BOOK REVIEW

THE CURSE OF ANUGANGA

【THE CURSE OF ANUGANGA】

Author:Harini Srinivasan
Pages:270
Genre: historical thriller
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RATINGS: 3/5

🌔(Review)🌖
Starting from the cover, it looks beautiful and attractive. But the title is not apt for the story.

It breaks my heart to say that plot has strong potential but the burden of carrying lots of unnecessary events failed to make any interesting impact.

Before going any further, This is a historical fiction set in 403C.E. in the city of Nandivardhana where Shaunaka,a young well educated man, is forced to join his father’s business and given the charge to work on his father’s orders. In the mean time, Vinayashura, an affluent trader deeply connected with royal family, was suddenly murdered.

Who killed Vinayashura and why? What was the curse of Anuganga? Will Shaunaka be able to solve the mystery behind this murder?

Well the book is not engaging enough. It’s charming in parts, but so dragged and so muddled that you will be constantly bored. The bold characterisation, easy language and climax were perhaps the only reasons why you would give it a shot.

In the end, author’s attempt may be faulty in execution but kudos to author’s skilled research to introduce such genes with us.