My magical palace

I liked this book so much! I enjoyed reading about Rahul's coming of age, everything he went through, the way he grew up, and how he learned about himself. I think this is the most honest and in dept book that I read when it comes to boys growing up. This is also my first book by an Indian author and I should really seek some more, from all over, because there are so many things, so many experiences to read about.

The writing was great, I liked the way Rahul described everything and I felt everything he was feeling, it was awesome.

The palace was really magical. So big and beautiful; full, wide gardens and all kinds of animals. I don't think that Rahul is the only one who's missing that place.

While Rahul was telling his story I liked how I also learned about Andrew as well, how he grew up, how their relationship is. The present time instances were few, but packed with information.

Then there was Mallika. Oh, Mallika. I liked her a lot and her story made me feel things.

There's one thing that keeps me from giving this book five stars and that's the fact that I don't know what happened with some of the characters. I don't know where they are now and how they feel about Rahul right now. I wanted to know about everyone.

But the book is great and I think it's an important read. There are so many terrible things that can happen and it might seem like there's no way out, but this book shows that there's that little flicker of light, brighter and brighter as you go forward. Great book.