The River Goddess Ganga finds herself tricked by a man and cursed to birth her “godlings” into the world. The story follows Ganga as she fulfills the terms of the curse, but isn’t able to protect them all as she planned. She becomes a River once again and then the story becomes more of a history, following the River as one character and the remaining “godling” and many of the people around him. 

I LOVED Kaikeyi and was looking forward to the next novel from this author, but I found myself disappointed. This story had so many characters and the constant time and perspective shifts made it difficult to follow. Several times I wished for a character breakdown to be included or that I had had the foresight to take my own notes on characters. 

Overall, I still really enjoyed the story, but it was difficult to follow and that made me less likely to want to pick it up.

An extra note, please check the content warnings before reading. Cultural norms and mythology can take the reader by surprise and could be triggering to some.