The Tiger at Midnight

The Tiger at Midnight, the first book in a YA fantasy trilogy inspired by Indian history and Hindu mythology, follows two characters who become entangled in a game of cat and mouse. Esha, who is secretly a vigilante known as the Viper, is trying to discover who framed her for an assassination, and Kunal, a soldier, is trying to capture the Viper, believing the rebel to be responsible for the murder of his general/uncle???but their lives and missions are made more difficult by their growing fondness for each other.

Although the characters do not have the kind of dimension that tends to make a book memorable to me, I had a great time reading this book and found it to be just the type of diverting read I've needed many times this year. It's especially fun because the author seems to really understand what makes the tropes she incorporates work and adds some suspense by letting the reader in on secrets the characters do not yet realize.

3 1/2 Stars

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