As Kalki struggles to extract himself from under the thumb of his controlling father, he must also reconcile with the idea that everything he's ever been told might not be true. When his father drags him on a tour to America, Kalki seizes his chance to explore what life as an ordinary man might be like.
Pulled between India and America, and his father's web of control, Kalki must find his true place in the world.
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The driver slammed the brakes, whipping my head forward and back. 1
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(@Legend_Times_, 8 November, ebook, 341 pages, copy from the publisher via # NetGalley)
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This is not the book I was expecting - in a good way. I loved the premise, a boy born with blue skin believed to be a god on earth. Kaliki passes three trials needs to prove he's a god on earth - but does he? I love the way the book explores family and the power of hope and religious beliefs. The book is narrated by Kaliki and you really get inside his head as he struggles with the burdens of passing three trials and his doubts about himself. This is a great book.
