The Pandava Quintet - Blog Posts

The potatoes as Phil's osophy quotes

Rudy: marry someone who looks sexy while disappointed

Mini: ...

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Aru: older black ladies make the best iced tea

Aiden: huh?

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Aiden: watch a sunrise atleast once a day.

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Mini: if you ever get pulled over for speeding, tell the police officer your spouse has diarrhea

Rudy: what's diarrhea?

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Bynne: when life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like "whaaat?"

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Aru: you only get one chance at first impressions. I suggest julia child as it is easy to do

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Aru: dance until your feet hurt , sing until your lungs hurt and act until you're will-

Aiden: shah don't you dare.

Aru: act until you're william hurt *evil smirk*

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Mini: success is 1 percent inspiration , 98 percent perspiration and 2 percent attention to detail

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Brynne: the most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you if you lower your expectations.

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BONUS

Boo: if you love something , set it free , unless it's a tiger.

he’s. he’s singing about her. HE’S SINGING ABOUT HER

Four years ago, I picked up a copy of Aru Shah and the End of Time in my middle school library. I had just found out about Rick Riordan Presents and I was thrilled to discover a series about Hindu Mythology.

For the next three years, I would follow Aru as she laughed and cried and learned, and I would revel in the knowledge that there was a character who looked like me. And she was a hero heroine.

Aru had the same skin color as me. She ate the same food as me. She had the same experiences as me. In a way, she was me.

One year ago, April 14th, I went to one of Roshani Chokshi's virtual book tours, the one she held with Rick Riordan. I was ecstatic. That night, I met two of my biggest inspirations, even if they didn't meet me.

Then a few days later I received my signed copy of Aru Shah and the City of Gold. I read it all in one night and screamed so loud my parents had to tell me to shut up. I couldn't wait for the final installment.

Today I clicked download on my library's digital copy of Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality. I read it in one sitting, in the middle of my 10th grade English class. And when I finally reached the end of a four year long journey, I cried.

And so today I said goodbye to Aru. To Mini and Brynne and Aiden and Rudy and Sheela and Nikita and Boo and even Kara, who I partially despised for most of last year.

I also said thank you to Roshani Chokshi, because I found myself in her writing. Because I found myself in her.

At ten years old, I entered Aru's world. Today, at fourteen, I'm leaving it behind.