April was quite the month. It was so filled with book reading, book clubs, birthdays, birthday dinners, and busy work that I now find myself in danger of failing my 2018 reading resolution. Rather than be defeated, I’ve decided to post twice in one day because there was no rule about the posts needing to be on different days in order to count. More importantly, I am the rule maker, and I say there are no rules other than twice a month every month during the school year, so th

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi is a book that leans heavily on Rick Riordan’s charming formula. Sadly, it decided to lean not against the solidity of Riordan’s characterization and deft story telling, but against an insubstantial something that allows the story to fall flat on its face time and time again. Riordan’s shoes are big. Maybe they are too big to fill. It may seem unfair to compare Aru Shah and the End of Time to Lightning Thief, but trust me when I