Two amazing reads by Indian Authors
I read A Drop of Venom because I was sucked in by the cover (it IS very entrancing!) but was even more excited to read it once I read the blurb about the content. Patel's story combines Indian fables & folk tale elements along with her own exploration of the story of Medusa. The combination of Naga (snake people) and Medusa (snake hair) ideas seems so....obvious that it seemed like someone should have written this; and I'm so glad Sajni Patel did. I must warn you, this is a dark and intense story, even if there is a love story attached to it. Manisha and Pratyush have not had good lives, and even if their story is sweet; it quickly takes a terrible turn. This story was so well done and is so full of adventure that I loved it, but I did cry at the tragic parts. This is a new book, just out this year and you should definitely try it; but you probably should be in high school due to the content. This isn't a new book, but I re-read it for a book club and decided to