We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim
We Shall Be Monsters by Tara
Sim
English | 2024 | YA Fantasy
Frankenstein meets Indian
mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the real horrors are
not the monsters you face, but the ones you create.
Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn’t
selfishly be risking her sister’s soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to
life. She would let Lasya rest in peace—but Kajal cannot stand the horror of
living without her.
As Kajal prepares for the resurrection, the worst happens: Her
sister’s soul warps into a bhuta—a murderous, wraith-like spirit—and Kajal gets
sentenced to death for her sister’s rampage. There seems little hope of escape
until two strangers offer to free her. The catch: She must resurrect the
kingdom’s fallen crown prince to aid a growing rebellion against a tyrannical
usurper. Desperate, Kajal rushes to complete her end of the deal . . . only to
discover that the boy she’s resurrected, Tav, is not the crown prince.
Now Kajal—prickly, proud, admirer of the scientific method—must
team up with Tav—stubborn, reticent, and fonder of swords than of books—to find
the real crown prince. With only a scalpel and her undead dog, Kutaa, at her
side, Kajal must work fast before her mistake is exposed or Lasya’s bhuta turns
its murderous fury on the person truly responsible for her death: Kajal
herself.