A Line in the Sand by A Mohit was a great read that grabbed my attention right from page one and held it captive until the very last page! The descriptive language was beautifully crafted to create a picture in the reader’s head of the different characters and settings while creating an emotional attachment to the characters' lives. I really liked the fact that the author included the date at the start of each chapter as it made it easy for me to keep track of when the events of the story were happening in my head. While the book itself was fictional, I felt like I also learned of their culture from it as well when I learned new words like chinnomul, which I now know means people with no roots. The history mixed in was also quite interesting like the history of Dhol Samudra Dighi and King Mukut Ray. I found myself often googling the different bits of history and culture throughout the book as I was inspired to try and learn and understand the culture and setting more myself.  

The characters the author created were so very real that I found myself wondering if he based them off real people with how their emotions resonated with me. One quote that really stuck with me was: “Only when I am gone will you realize what I was in your life." This quote made me see so much of myself in Nilima and made me become emotionally invested in the book. I wish there was more of Nilima’s story in the book, but I found it very easy to become attached to Irene Sebastian. Irene was an easy character to like, and I could not help but feel for her impossible choice of choosing between safety or gaining an understanding of her origins.

Overall, the book was simply an amazing read with how the author pulled me in with history, descriptive settings, mystery, and wonderful characters!