Book Review: "Blue-Skinned Gods" By S.J. Sindu

 

Can love heal?

Can faith conquer all?

Does a god really exist?

If I was to say that this book touches on so many alluring and deeply profound topics would you trust my opinion?

Or, would you think that cons and frauds exists for one soul purpose to disenfranchise and suppress the weak?

Life is funny isn't it?

We live in a world in which we take everyone at their word. If someone told you that you possessed a high I.Q. or that you could perform a miracle through the use of your inner talents - would you believe them?

S.J. Sindu has created a beautiful rendition of truths v. lies. A magical world that takes the form of a blue skinned individual who spent a lifetime believing he alone possessed the skills to pay the bills.

He had a raw talent- healing others- but perhaps that healing took on a different form.
There's something to be said for growing up with honesty, integrity, guidance, and moral support.

So, what then happens if you don't have that solid foundational platform upon which to build?
Could we say -hypothetically- that foster kids, adopted children, or unwanted children could still be loved and love?

In fact, as I sit here writing this I'm drawn away by the Covid pandemic crisis in India. India is at the heart of this story.

It's here that we meet our young man with blue skin named Kalki who was raised by his mother Amma and his father Aaya.

They raised him to believe he could heal and transform the villagers through this special power he possessed. He surely was tested and passed with flying colors all three trials even with wild horses in the backdrop.

"The slayer of sin" has arrived to claim his rightful spot.

Yet, could his powers confirm, transform, and heal those he touched?

Would they forever be subjected to diseases, infections, depressions, and the like?
I'm absolutely honored to have been able to receive an early ARC copy. This is my first book from this author and it won't be my last.

The manner in which she addresses the Hindu culture as well as the sensitive topics such as gender identity, faith and or religious beliefs, superficial and or artificial procreation, sexual experimentation, and more has captured the minds and created a new found system of respect.

As someone who suffers from microcytic hypochromic anemia as a result of heavy menses has led me to many discussions about blood, anemia, low iron, and the effects that having low iron as well as insufficient vitamins can effect one's overall health. I suffered from sinus tachycardia after having the flu as a direct result of these underlying issues for the past thirty plus years.

It's difficult to breath at times with asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, 20 years pneumonia (nonsmoker/former factory worker) etc. and it affects one's heart as well as other organs of the body.

This book touched upon issues such as darkened blood, anemia, genetic mutations, and the fact that an animal bite might be worthy of discussion.

What is shocking is the lengths some parents will go to give their child the best that life has to offer. Often, they perform such acts that go against the very foundation they are trying to build.

S.J. Sindu has written such a beautiful piece that makes you consider what you would do if actively engaged in a similar set of circumstances from an inner circle of friends and family.
She creates a platform for discussion on difficult topics including adoption, child rearing, drugs, alcohol, freedom of sexual exploration, and acceptance.

Societal norms are constantly altering and changing and with this comes alteration in perception and beliefs.

As a survivor of narcissism we often have a quote, "Don't drink the Kool-Aid" yet it's precisely what gets many in trouble. They ignore the warning signs. They believe the enablers. They believe everyone is inherently good as if such evil cannot exists simultaneously with good.

The revelations, the powerful twisters, the enamored human thought process was magnificent and brought me to my knees.

Sometimes your greatest gift exists within you and the only set back is yourself.
To think one's a god one only needs to believe it to become true.
In closing, I can leave with this, "Go Explore" and see what the world has to offer.
I see your pain. You cannot flee from truths.

Faith or fraud. Meal ticket or God's will. A vision or a curse.
You decide and make it good!

Thank you to S.J. Sindu, the pub, NetGalley, and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.