The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta

She’s the daughter of East Indian immigrants who’ve settled in New Jersey and own a nearby Quickie Mart. She’s a pretty normal/average girl, she thinks. It centers on a young Indian-American girl named Kiran.

Today I’m excited to give you a full review of that novel and congratulate the author, Sayantani Dasgupta, on the “Book Birthday” of her debut title, THE SERPENT’S SECRET: KIRANMALA AND THE KINGDOM BEYOND (BOOK ONE).įirst of all, I loved this book every bit as much as I’d hoped. I must’ve stared at that cover for a full half hour the first time I saw it, and each time the cover flashed through my Twitter feed, I fell more and more in love with the courage and confidence etched in the features of the character on the cover. I started following the author and, piece-by-piece, I learned a little bit about the story and its inspiration and the more I saw the cover and the more I read about the synopsis, the more excited I became about it’s impending release and a chance to read it.

She’d save herself and Prince Charming, if the need arose. I remember thinking that this was a girl who knew what she wanted out of life and didn’t need Prince Charming on a white horse to save her. To say she looked completely badass is an understatement. With a bow and arrow in her hands, a full moon shining behind her, and six cobras ready to strike on each side of her, she stood confident and ready for battle. Poised atop the head of a cobra with her legs even with her shoulders is a fierce-looking young Indian girl. As I’ve said countless times, I don’t read very many middle grade books, but something about this cover called to me and I fell in love with it. Several months ago I was scrolling through Twitter and came across the most interesting book cover reveal for a middle grade novel.

The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta