{"id":17758,"date":"2022-04-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=17758"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:22:15","slug":"blog-tour-aru-shah-and-the-nectar-of-immortality-by-roshani-chokshi-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-aru-shah-and-the-nectar-of-immortality-by-roshani-chokshi-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARU-SHAH-5.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY by Roshani Chokshi! I\u2019m so excited to share an excerpt of the book with you today, AND more information about the author and tour, PLUS you can enter the giveaway to win a print copy!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-tiger-honor-by-yoon-ha-lee-excerpt-giveaway\/#more-16142\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png?resize=823%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/aru-shah-and-the-nectar-of-immortality-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/roshani-chokshi\/\">Roshani Chokshi<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/aru-shah\/\">Aru Shah #5<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  April 5, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/rick-riordan-presents\/\">Rick Riordan Presents<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/mythology\/\">Mythology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/retellings\/\">Retellings<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58684442-aru-shah-and-the-nectar-of-immortality\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roshanichokshi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roshani_Chokshi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roshanichokshiauthor\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/13695109.Roshani_Chokshi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roshani-Chokshi\/e\/B014JIF8G4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roshanichokshi\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nectar of immortality, which will grant him infinite power. But how can Aru, Mini, and Brynne hope to defeat him without their celestial weapons? The Sleeper and his army are already plundering the labyrinth, and the sisters can't even enter. Their quest to get in will have them calling on old friends, meeting new allies, and facing fearsome trials, like...performing in a rock concert? When the moment of confrontation finally arrives, it's up to Aru to decide who deserves immortality, the devas or the asuras. The most unexpected answer will come from a most unexpected place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-04-01T10:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Friday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY by Roshani Chokshi! 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She\u2019d imagined it would look like something out of the fairy tales she had read over and over until the book spines split down the middle. She thought it would be beautiful, with ginormous green mazes carved out of jungle plants where sleek panthers with glowing eyes would stalk and snarl at them from the sidelines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it wasn\u2019t. It was a cave. And it was dark.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only light came from what she gripped tightly in her right hand: Sunny, her trident, forged from a drop of pure sunshine. Nothing could penetrate the darkness except Sunny, and as the daughter of Surya, the sun god, only Kara could guide them through the labyrinth. No enemies would be able to follow, much less fight them. She\u2019d seen to that a few days ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heat spasmed through her chest. She didn\u2019t know what to name it . . . Even the thought of feeling guilty made her feel . . . guilty.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You did the right thing, her father had told her over and over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then why did that moment feel so poisonous? Why couldn\u2019t she stop thinking about Aru\u2019s face? Or the way Brynne had almost bellowed in pain? Or how Mini, the gentlest of them, had curled around herself like she\u2019d been kicked?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre you ready, daughter?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kara looked up at her dad. He stood tall and noble, his blue and brown eyes beaming down at her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of you,\u201d he said in his deep rumbling voice. \u201cYou have been faced with difficult choices, and each time you have done the right thing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words glowed in Kara\u2019s heart. She was reminded all over again that Suyodhana was her dad in every way that counted. He had rescued her from a bad place. He had taken care of her when her own mother, Krithika Shah, had abandoned her.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, Kara sometimes imagined a soft voice speaking to her in her dreams . . . He\u2019s lying to you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voice belonged to a young girl. If Kara really concentrated, she could almost see the girl\u2019s face. Dark brown skin, braids framing her cheeks, a pair of electric blue eyes. She looked like Sheela, one of the Pandava twins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re not real, she once told Dream Sheela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheela had regarded her mildly. Or maybe you just don\u2019t want me to be real? Kara figured that her mind was simply reaching for an elaborate way to protect itself from the truth that she\u2019d finally met her mom and now knew for sure that Krithika had given her up. And who could blame her? thought Kara with a pang. Krithika had moved on with her life. She had another daughter: Aru, who was funny and clever. Aru had the soul of Arjuna, the shining hero of all the stories. Kara had the soul of a mistake. She was a mistake, and it was only because of the Sleeper\u2019s mercy that she still existed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRemember what lies ahead,\u201d said her father now, placing a warm hand on her shoulder. \u201cWe will remake the world. We will all be together . . . as a family. Like I promised.\u201d Family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was all Kara wanted. She\u2019d meant what she said to Aru the moment she broke the astra necklace. She loved her mom and sister. She was doing this so they could be together, so they wouldn\u2019t fight one another anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the only way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s lying to you . . . whispered that voice in the back of her head.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kara shoved it aside and stood up straighter. \u201cI\u2019m ready,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She raised her trident, and a stream of sunlight snaked through the darkness. This was the true path inside . . . the only path inside. Behind her, her father\u2019s troops held their breath. His army was a strange mix of individuals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of them were pale and misshapen rakshasas, burned and scarred from fights with the devas from long ago. Others were pristine yakshas whose families had lost their homes due to human encroachment. With each passing hour, more beings joined her father\u2019s cause\u2014 celestial and woodland nymphs mistreated by human kings who had won the gods\u2019 favor, ghosts who had once haunted the edges of cremation grounds, members of the bear and monkey races who had fought in the devas\u2019 wars and won no glory.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her father had promised them all that this time the nectar of immortality would not be stolen from them. This time, they would have the power. Whenever Suyodhana spoke, his followers listened. Hope shone in their eyes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But sometimes Kara wondered what he really felt. When he thought no one was looking, Kara had seen him touch a pendant that he wore around his neck. He never took it off, and every time his fingers touched the stone, a look of pain crossed his face.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, daughter?\u201d prompted Suyodhana, snapping her back to the moment. \u201cLead the way. Be the hero to guide us into the new age.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kara fought the urge to correct him. Heroine. That was what Aru, Brynne and Mini always said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But heroism was nothing like what she had gleaned from all her books. There was no shining armor to protect her from emotions she didn\u2019t want to feel. There was no magical horse leading her into a battle between clearly divided good and evil. Even the monsters weren\u2019t so monstrous.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what does that make you? whispered a doubt deep inside her heart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kara ignored the voice and stepped into the dark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">TWO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I Hate It Here<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru Shah\u2019s life was, to put it simply, an absolute mess.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her previous pigeon mentor, Boo, was currently a flammable chick of some kind. Her crush, Aiden, had kissed her and yet was now acting like she was invisible. Her friend Kara had turned out to be not only her real-life half-sister but also the daughter of the sun god. And, as if that weren\u2019t enough for the past twenty-four hours, Kara had betrayed them, joined forces with the Sleeper to locate the nectar of immortality, and incinerated the Pandavas\u2019 celestial weapons. On Aru\u2019s birthday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even though Kara and the Sleeper had vanished, at least Aru now knew where she would find them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was almost evening in Atlanta, and the mid-February wind made her ears burn as she stared up at the stone gate marking the entrance to Lullwater Park. According to Krithika Shah, this was the current hiding spot of the labyrinth holding the nectar of immortality, but just for the next ten days. The only way to navigate the labyrinth was by the light of the sun, and now that the Sleeper had Kara\u2019s demigod solar powers on his side, the Pandavas\u2019 chances of reaching the nectar of immortality first were looking, well, low.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it wouldn\u2019t be so bad if they could simply get through the magical barrier surrounding the park. For the second time since they\u2019d arrived, Aru held out her hand. She could feel a pulse of energy near the gate, and it was like a curtain drawn tight. She couldn\u2019t push past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI told you, Aru,\u201d said Krithika softly, laying her hand on her daughter\u2019s shoulder. \u201cYou won\u2019t be admitted without your godly weapons. It\u2019s to be expected that the devas would devise a way to keep humans out.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut we\u2019re not humans!\u201d said Brynne. \u201cWe\u2019re demigods!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just then, a young white family walked past. The mom grinned at them and thrust her fist into the air. \u201cThat\u2019s the spirit of the future! We\u2019re all demigods!\u201d And then she laughed and kept walking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou okay, Brynne?\u201d asked Mini. \u201cYour forehead vein is sticking out a lot. . . .\u201d \u201cNo, I\u2019m not okay!\u201d said Brynne. \u201cWe have nothing. We can\u2019t fight without our weapons!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTechnically, we could . . .\u201d said Mini, weakly holding up her fists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnly someone with a godly weapon can control the Nairrata army,\u201d said Brynne. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that anymore! And we can\u2019t get into the labyrinth, either!\u201d Her voice broke, and she looked away from them right before she mumbled, \u201cWe can\u2019t protect anyone.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s not true, Bee,\u201d said Aru. \u201cWe still have this.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru shoved her right hand into her pocket. Her fingers instinctively searched for her lightning bolt, Vajra, which normally would either be nestled into a glowing ball of static electricity or wrapped around her wrist as a sparking bracelet. Aru felt a sharp ache. Without Vajra, the world felt a little less bright.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru withdrew her hand. She had meant to pull out the IO(F)U coin from Agni, the god of fire. But she must have reached into the wrong pocket, because instead she drew out half of an expired and possibly fossilized Twix bar. While her left hand fished around in her other pocket for the enchanted coin, Aru shrugged and took a bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAru! NO!\u201d shouted Mini, smacking Aru\u2019s back so hard that Aru spat out the candy bar. \u201cThat was perfectly good chocolate!\u201d said Aru.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d demanded Mini. \u201cYou cannot eat that! Expired candy can carry microbes! Some even has strains of salmonella! And if you eat it, you could die.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re already going to die!\u201d said Brynne, crossing her arms. \u201cEspecially if Aru thinks a moldy candy bar is a way to avoid doom!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I meant to take out was this,\u201d said Aru, holding up the glowing coin. Brynne still didn\u2019t look convinced. \u201cYeah, but it doesn\u2019t seem to work, does it?\u201d Aru sighed. Nothing was going her way. She couldn\u2019t even eat some chocolate without the risk of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they\u2019d previously tried to contact Agni with the coin, Mini, Brynne, and Aru had taken turns holding it tight and making a wish. They\u2019d even called out Agni\u2019s name and held it to the sky, but nothing seemed to make a difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo how exactly are we going to find the god of fire, Shah?\u201d demanded Brynne. \u201cIf we step foot in the Otherworld and start asking questions, the devas are going to figure out we don\u2019t have our weapons anymore. Everyone will panic. What if they know already? What if Rudy goes back to the Naga Realm and doesn\u2019t keep his mouth shut?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think Rudy and Aiden are still at home fighting over who gets to hold BB,\u201d piped up Mini.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BB was what they had decided to name baby Boo, who had hatched at the museum this morning and had already left multiple singe marks on the floor. Mini hadn\u2019t wanted to take him outside, worried that he would catch a cold\u2014even though Aru had pointed out that he was literally a firebird\u2014so they\u2019d left him behind with the boys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brynne groaned. \u201cThere\u2019s no way to hide what\u2019s happened to us. Hanuman and Urvashi are bound to check in any minute now.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru flipped the coin between her fingers, weighing a new idea in her head. \u201cMom? Can you talk to Sheela and Nikita\u2019s parents? The twins may be able to help us.\u201d \u201cOf course,\u201d said Krithika. \u201cBut the girls are still too young to have inherited a godly weapon, so they won\u2019t be able to open the boundary either.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut they still have their Pandava powers,\u201d said Mini.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brynne looked like she was chewing on the inside of her cheek. Like Mini and Aru, she had lost her control of wind, her element. But she was half-asura, which meant she could still shapeshift. The only problem was that she couldn\u2019t turn into anything big anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brynne shook her head. \u201cSo what? It\u2019s not like we can make the twins fight an entire battle on their own.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know,\u201d said Aru. \u201cBut we need a prophecy. Something that will let us get around the Otherworld and look for Agni without anyone bothering us for the next few days.\u201d Brynne kicked at a bottle cap on the sidewalk. \u201cRight. We\u2019ll just pop over to a convenience store and pick a prophecy off the shelf.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru ignored her soul sister\u2019s tone. She knew Brynne was hurting\u2014they all were\u2014but Brynne was taking it even harder than Aru expected. A small part of Aru felt responsible for this whole mess.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the drive over to Lullwater Park, she kept replaying all the things she could have done differently. She should have worded her answer better when the god of treasures, Kubera, had asked her to decide who could wield the Nairrata army. She should have stopped the Sleeper the first time she\u2019d had the chance. She should have confronted her mom about the truth ages ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it was too late for all that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aru squared her shoulders and frowned at the darkening sky overhead before she faced her mom and her sisters. \u201cI never said it had to be a real prophecy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png?resize=823%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Roshani Chokshi<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-Roshani-Chokshi-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>Roshani Chokshi (www.roshanichokshi.com) is the author of the instant New York Times best-selling books in the Pandava series, Aru Shah and the End of Time, and its sequel, Aru Shah and the Song of Death. She also wrote the New York Times best-selling YA books The Star-Touched Queen and The Gilded Wolves. She studied fairy tales in college, and she has a pet luck dragon that looks suspiciously like a Great Pyrenees dog. The Pandava novels were inspired by the stories her grandmother told her as well as Roshani's all-consuming love for Sailor Moon. She lives in the south and says \"y'all,\" but she doesn't really have a Southern accent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roshanichokshi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roshani_Chokshi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roshanichokshiauthor\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/13695109.Roshani_Chokshi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roshani-Chokshi\/e\/B014JIF8G4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roshanichokshi\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png?resize=823%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png?resize=823%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enter here to win a print copy of&nbsp;<em>Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality<\/em> by Roshani Chokshi!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png?resize=823%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022.png 1024w, 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Have you added it&nbsp;to your tbr yet?&nbsp;Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY by Roshani Chokshi! 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