Honestly Idk how to start this but I’m going to keep this short. Aru Shah is horrible with lackluster storytelling and making 0 sense in regard of culture. Idk how other people feel about this but THIS IS MY OPINION so don’t get offended. I feel like Aru Shah is a blend of stereotypes and minimal understanding of Hindu Culture being shoved out to western audiences. It wouldn’t be to bad if a fact here of there was incorrect. But the author screwed up so bad she messed up the core concepts of Hindu Mythology. Also the Pandavas getting reincarnated what the heck. Honestly I wouldn’t care if it wasn’t screwing up my daily life. Also An elementary school in my district decided to make the entirety of the 5th grade class read this book and the second those 5th graders came into middle school all hell broke loose. People started pointing me out because of my Indian first name and last name (my last name is ****) and giving me a half-baked rundown on Hindu culture and saying making some “racist” comments based on what they read on the book. I sorta wanted to address and get this out there.