Book Review : Devi

Book Review : Devi

Title - Devi
Author - Nag Mani
Publisher - Xpress publishing
Genre - horror/fiction
Pages - 270
Format - paperback

Plot -

The story sets in a village of Bihar, Ufrail, a remote village infamous for it's blood-curdling history where Aditi had to shift with her husband and then she hears about the temple of the Devi where no one worships but she is tempted to go in.
Grab the bone chilling horror thriller that will hook you right from the first page.

Review -

1) The cover and the title of the book is eye catchy and scary which made me buy this book.
2) The plot of the story is intriguing. It is a perfect blend of thrill, horror, mystery which is very well narrated by the author that one can easily visualise the scenes.
3) This book talks about traditional stories, beliefs and myths of villages in Bihar. It also talks about the sufferings faced by the woman.
4) The language used by the author is simple and lucid.
5) The book is divided into four sections and each section is further divided into many chapters which is readers friendly.
6) The characters are very well developed and described by the author. I liked the character of protagonist the most.
7) Hats off to the author for his imagination and research work.
8) The only thing which I didn't like about the book is it's length. Unnecessary details given could have been skipped.
9) The flow of the book is well paced which makes it a page turner.
10) Overall, an engaging read.

Rating - 4.25/5

I highly recommend this book to all especially horror thriller lovers.

About the author -

Nag Mani is an alumnus of Sherwood college, Nainital and holds a B.tech degree from Delhi Technological University . He currently lives in Bangaluru. Nag Mani published his debut novel, The Green Room, in 2015. Devi is his second novel. 

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