Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Redhook Release Date: April 26, 2022 Pages: 497 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: "I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions - much good it did me." So begins Kaikeyi's story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and d...