My favourite character was Kaleb, the oldest brother.
Nevertheless, I’m sure she’ll be the character that will grow the most.
Although I understand why she did what she did, I feel that she frequently makes stupid decisions. I have to say I felt the least affinity with Vira. The four main characters are constantly at odds with one another, but due to the fact that you get to know them all so well, you truly understand all of them and they all feel very convincingly “real”. I greatly enjoyed the way in which the different chapters alternate between the four siblings, as well as the character descriptions and development. “Identities don’t always fit in neat boxes, and the people who want to put labels on you will always do so regardless.” I love learning about other cultures so I found this novel to be very enriching. I looked up several words, but out of curiosity rather than out of necessity to understand the story. Sometimes, stories inspired by a culture that you are less familiar with can require a bit of additional effort to understand the references and/or lexicon, but that was not the case here. I don’t think I’ve ready any fantasy novel set in a world inspired by India before. This is a type of magic that I’ve rarely encountered before and which has definitely triggered my interest. Third, it is woven into objects to give them magical properties. Second, it needs to be transformed into a form that is safer to work with. First, the raw magic needs to be extracted from the soil (which is quite dangerous). Magic is mined as a natural resource and there are three specific skills needed in order to do so. I also greatly appreciated the magic concept, which felt really unique. It’s written in such a way that I almost felt that it was I who was lost in the jungle on a treasure hunt. I loved the world building and the fluent narration.
The Ivory Key is the first book in a YA fantasy duology inspired by India. Together with her captain of the guard and her three siblings, she sets out on a mission filled with dangerous traps and riddles. To do so, she will require a legendary artefact, the Ivory Key, but she will not be able to retrieve it on her own. The Eldest sister, Vira, has recently become the new Maharani and knows that the only way to save the country is to find a new source of magic.
Ashoka relies heavily on magic for the defense of its borders, but this mineral resource is now running out rapidly. The Ivory Key tells the story of four royal siblings who have to find a way to put aside their differences and save their country.
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