Thursday, 15 August 2019

Not Worth Living For

Book Review : Not Worth Living For

Title - Not Worth Living For
Author - Shreyan Laha
Publisher - Bigfoot publications
Genre - sci fi thriller/fiction
Pages - 172
Format - paperback


Plot - The story revolves around our protagonists Ishita Singh, a student of St. Pierce's college, Mumbai who was living a pretty normal life with her friends and Shweta, who wakes up all of a sudden in the unknown planet of Isthenope.
Underlying the lives of the two completely different worlds, there lies a dark secret.
Will they every come to know about the secret? Or will it be so chilling that it won't be worth living for? Grab the book to find out.


Review -
1) The cover and the title of the book could have been better.
2) The plot of the story is unique and interesting. It is a perfect blend of sci fi, mystery and thriller with a tinge of romance. This book talks about social issues like stalking, rape and honour killing which is very well narrated by the author.
3) The language used by the author is simple and lucid.
4) Hats off to the author for his superb imagination and research work.
5) The writing style is commendable.
6) The author has set up three scenes simultaneously in India, Russia and another planet : Isthenope which he managed very well.
7) The story is focused mainly on events rather than characters.
8) Editing part of the book is quiet weak though.
9)The flow of the book is well paced and engaging making the readers wait for the sequel. 10)Overall, a refreshing read.

Rating - 4/5

I recommend this book to all sci fi and thriller lovers out there.


About the author -
Shreyan Laha is currently a management trainee in Samunnati Financial Intermediation and Services. He has been an alumnus of Xavier School of Rural Management. He hails from Jamshedpur has two novels, 'The Adventures Beyond Existence ' and 'Never Shaun's, and half a dozen short stories to his credit. He has been the winner of Rajiv Gandhi Youth Literary Award, 2014 and apart from writing,Shreyan loves watching football and learning foreign languages.

Thanks for reading.

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