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Title - The Curse of Anuganga
Author - Harini Srinivasan
Publisher - Tree Shade Books
Genre - historical thriller/fiction
Pages - 280
Format - paperback
Plot - The Curse of Anuganga is a historical thriller sets up in 403 C.E. based in the thriving city of Nandivardhana where lives our protagonist Shaunaka,a young man(jeweller's son). His life changes when he ends up helping the local police solve a murder he accidentally stumbles upon. The deceased man, Vinayashura,is an affluent trader with mysterious links to the royal family in Nandivardhana. The rest of the story is about how Shaunaka helps the police figure out who killed Vinayashura and why?
And what's the curse of Anuganga?
"If you want to get on a time machine and travel back into the haunting mysteries and intrigues of the places of Ancient India,you cannot miss The Curse of Anuganga".
Review -
1)The cover of the book is impressive and clearly depicts that it is about historical mystery and the title of the book is totally apt.
2) The plot of the story is unique and intriguing. It is a perfect blend of history,mystery and thrill which is very well narrated by the author. Hats off to her for brilliant research work.
3) The language used by the author is simple and lucid with a tinge of Sanskrit and Hindi words but glossary is given at the end of the book for better understanding.
4)The book is divided into 12 chapters with prologue and epilogue which is reader's friendly.
5) Characters are very well developed and described by the author. I liked Shaunaka and Tanirika 's character the most.
6) It is a story of curse and revenge with lots of twists and turns. One can easily visualise the scenes and places described in this book.
7) The flow of the book is well paced but looses its grip in the middle.
8)Overall, a fantastic read.
Rating - 4/5
I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves reading historical thrillers.
Thanks for reading!
Title - The Curse of Anuganga
Author - Harini Srinivasan
Publisher - Tree Shade Books
Genre - historical thriller/fiction
Pages - 280
Format - paperback
Plot - The Curse of Anuganga is a historical thriller sets up in 403 C.E. based in the thriving city of Nandivardhana where lives our protagonist Shaunaka,a young man(jeweller's son). His life changes when he ends up helping the local police solve a murder he accidentally stumbles upon. The deceased man, Vinayashura,is an affluent trader with mysterious links to the royal family in Nandivardhana. The rest of the story is about how Shaunaka helps the police figure out who killed Vinayashura and why?
And what's the curse of Anuganga?
"If you want to get on a time machine and travel back into the haunting mysteries and intrigues of the places of Ancient India,you cannot miss The Curse of Anuganga".
Review -
1)The cover of the book is impressive and clearly depicts that it is about historical mystery and the title of the book is totally apt.
2) The plot of the story is unique and intriguing. It is a perfect blend of history,mystery and thrill which is very well narrated by the author. Hats off to her for brilliant research work.
3) The language used by the author is simple and lucid with a tinge of Sanskrit and Hindi words but glossary is given at the end of the book for better understanding.
4)The book is divided into 12 chapters with prologue and epilogue which is reader's friendly.
5) Characters are very well developed and described by the author. I liked Shaunaka and Tanirika 's character the most.
6) It is a story of curse and revenge with lots of twists and turns. One can easily visualise the scenes and places described in this book.
7) The flow of the book is well paced but looses its grip in the middle.
8)Overall, a fantastic read.
Rating - 4/5
I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves reading historical thrillers.
Thanks for reading!
