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A review by chaptersofmads
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi
3.5
“The things that scare us can also give us joy. We just have to learn how to see them in a different light.”
Yet another really fun addition to what is such a sweet, adventurous series.
In this one, Aru is fourteen and I loved the way her getting older is handled. She's still young and naive, but there's beginning to be moments of realizations throughout the story as she's becoming aware that the world isn't quite as easily divided as she'd once believed.
Amidst that, there's also plenty of silly humor and fun hijinks. It was nice to be back with these characters and I appreciated Mini getting some more attention. She's such a sweet character and it was cool to see her strengths represented more in this one.
I did feel like a lot of the book felt pretty repetitive, but that can happen really easily with quest books where they're going from place to place.
There's also quite a few Harry Potter references in here which... is understandable, but always a bit jarring lol.
Overall, I stand by the fact this really is such an underrated middle grade series and I will continue to recommend it to everyone looking for a series for their kids (or anyone that loves middle grade.)
Yet another really fun addition to what is such a sweet, adventurous series.
In this one, Aru is fourteen and I loved the way her getting older is handled. She's still young and naive, but there's beginning to be moments of realizations throughout the story as she's becoming aware that the world isn't quite as easily divided as she'd once believed.
Amidst that, there's also plenty of silly humor and fun hijinks. It was nice to be back with these characters and I appreciated Mini getting some more attention. She's such a sweet character and it was cool to see her strengths represented more in this one.
I did feel like a lot of the book felt pretty repetitive, but that can happen really easily with quest books where they're going from place to place.
There's also quite a few Harry Potter references in here which... is understandable, but always a bit jarring lol.
Overall, I stand by the fact this really is such an underrated middle grade series and I will continue to recommend it to everyone looking for a series for their kids (or anyone that loves middle grade.)