Kiki has a humorous style which lightens the darkness of the story appropriately for middle grade readers. The story is told through first person narration. Kiki is a talented artist and has embellished her sketches with wonderful touches, but being only twelve years old, she added lots of inventive details – which turn out to mean surviving Mysore is even more difficult (for example, trying to escape a palace full of hidden traps…) If she had known she would end up inside her world, Kiki would have drawn it completely differently, of course (so maybe keep that in mind next time you sketch). This is a brilliant story, hugely imaginative, with high stakes and fantastic characters. If she loses, Mahishasura will break into Kiki’s world through her bedroom, no doubt killing the first person he meets (Kiki’s Mum) before enslaving the human race. Kiki has to enter her sketchbook and the world she drew to help The Crows defeat the demons – but if she succeeds in destroying Mahishasura, the world and her new friends she makes there will cease to exist. The Crows are locked into an endless battle with the Asura that they cannot win, while Mahishasura plots to break into Kiki’s world to enslave it. When through a series of unexpected circumstances, her drawings of the world of Mysore, featuring the demon god Mahishasura and his demon Asura from Indian folklore, complete with the kid rebels of her own invention, The Crows, spring to life, Kiki has to face problems many times greater than any she imagined. Knowing her fears are irrational doesn’t help Kiki, although she gets some solace when she draws, losing herself in her sketches. Even out with her friends, she worries over whether she locked the front door of her home, and imagines a stream of catastrophes from a burglar to a goose breaking in and attacking her mother. Kiki must overcome her fear and anxiety to save both worlds – the real and the imagined – from his wrath.Kiki Kallira has an anxiety problem. There, she discovers the band of rebel kids who protect the kingdom, as well as an ancient, monstrous god bent on total destruction. One day, her sketchbook’s calming effect is broken when her mythological characters begin springing to life and Kiki is pulled into the mystical world she drew. Kiki’s sketchbook is full of fantastical doodles of the Hindu myths and legends her mother has told her since she was tiny. Did she lock the front door? Is there a terrible reason her mum is late? Recently her anxiety has been getting out of control, but one thing that has always soothed her is drawing. For 8+ fans of Abi Elphistone and The Land of Roar. A middle-grade fantasy inspired by Hindu legends about anxiety, creativity and finding your own strengths. The mythical beasts she loves to draw have come to life, and she is the only one who can defeat them. Kiki Kallira is more of a worrier than a warrior – but today she will learn to be a hero.
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