A review by tori_renee_reads
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

While the beginning was a bit slow for me at times, I was fully absorbed in the second half of the book. I felt so much feminine rage while reading this. The eternal plight of women is wanting to make a difference only to be told we don’t matter or blamed for the follies of men.

I’m not sure I feel more enlightened after reading this, but I do feel seen. This was such an interesting take on a mythological retelling and does an excellent job of sharing the other side of “evil” women.