I was super excited when I heard Rick Riordan created his own imprint with Disney to help bring other culture's stories to readers. After loving everything I've read of his so far, I pre-ordered Aru Shah and the End of Time as soon as I heard about it. Getting to read another story focused around Hindu mythology was great. Aru and Mini are a fun duo to follow through the experiences on their quest. There is also a lot of good humorous moments that brnig about a chuckle. My favorite being a Harry Potter reference during one scene. I'd say my only issue was the the writing/story wasn't that fluid in the beginning. As the story progresses though, everything finds a great pacing and I never really had that issue again. I definitely look forward to the sequel.