In this second adventure, Aru Shah and Minni have teamed up with a third
reincarnated Pandava sibling, Brynne. The teens are accused of stealing a
bow and arrow of the gods. To clear their names they must recover the
artifact and use it to stop whoever is amassing a huge zombie army. Once
again the kids must unravel the complicated mysteries of the Hindu
pantheon.
This is a good
second installment in a series that will appeal to the Rick Riordan
fans. It is fun that Chokshi added a male questing companion. I also
respect the fact that she resists the temptation to have Aru`s task
be a simple case of good vs evil. Our heroes face moral ambiguity that
is never fully resolved. These books don't have quite as much fun snappy patter as Riordan's books, but they also don't have a lot of GLBT grandstanding that made me stop reading Riordan, so I am likely to recommend them often in my library. (2019, 381 p.)
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