The mystery of a centuries old curse, framed by a backdrop of Indian culture and mythology; this book had an original premise that was really interesting to read about. It was also really fast paced, with action on almost every page. The characters were constantly doing something, trying to solve some part of the mystery. 
 But the main character, Kelsey, is just so annoying . I couldn't identify with her at all and she didn't seem to learn from any of her mistakes, just couldn't work out her own emotions, and was so freaking dramatic for someone that was supposed to be specifically chosen for such a significant purpose. 
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 I really wanted to love this book and give it five stars, but I found myself disagreeing with so many things that Kelsey did. She was whiney and self centered, claiming to do things to benefit Ren that were obviously so based off of her own motivations. I sort of understand why she said and did some things, but overall failed to see any character development with her OR Ren. I wanted to see her be more confident in herself by the end of the novel, but she was constantly doubting everything she did and treating Ren like shit. And somehow Mr. Kadam was basically agreeing with her for most of it? He constantly seemed to be lacking words of actual wisdom for someone who was supposed to be so old, cultured, and worldly. I found him to be more of a history book with a voice than anything else. 
 But, I think what bothered me most about this book, was how flat the characters were. I constantly found myself wanting to know what Kelsey was thinking, but being disappointed with it because she evaluated her feelings on such a surface level and denied herself any really expression of her feelings, and then when she did she was usually hurting other people. Also, when Ren was finally able to be human for more than 24 minutes a day, his character became extremely inconsistent. It was then that I actually agreed with Kelsey's decision to leave India, but the fact that she had felt so strongly about it before then confused me a lot . I think in later books I'm really going to be looking for some kind of actual connection between them because from a reader's POV it really does seem like they haven't had that deep of an emotional connection. 
 Also we still don't know why she's the chosen one? 
 I'm just guessing each of the other books will lift another 4th of the curse? 
 I'm 99% sure that at some point Kishan is gonna complete the 3rd point of a love triangle? 
 The other books have higher ratings, so hopefully Kelsey becomes a more interesting protagonist. 
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