nightandday35
ALL CREDIT GOES TO THE AUTHOR: Sayantani Dasgupta, who created this amazing work
Hi!
So when I first got my hands on Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond), it was on Halloween lol. We had a free book mobile at the truck n treat and i went inside to grab a free book. After wandering and seeing the covers, the book stood out to me. The golden foil, 7- headed serpents and what stood out to me the most was the girl in the center holding a bow. She was Indian? and wearing a kurta? I stared at the book and without a second thought grabbed it and ran out the book mobile ready to go home.
I read the Serpent's Secret when I was 10, and this book held a special place in my heart. Being Bengali, it was amazing to see representation of my culture. Fast-forward: I'm now 17, and stumbled on this book after cleaning my room and reread it again. I loved the idea and concept, but the writing was to say the least, a bit cringe... To her(author) defense, it was meant for 12 year olds, But what if it got a rewrite for teenagers, instead of middle schooler. Soo...
I wanted to edit this book. (okay, slightly rewrite it)
Here's some changes I made:
Made Kiran 16 instead of 12, cause why do 12 years old have get traumatized?
Fixed the cringey writing
added more description
increase the stakes and make Kiran a bit more badass
More banter with Neel- I wanted more romance so i added it lol
more Niran obv
and some others I forgot to mention
Without further ado, thank you! And have fun reading!
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