I wish there were half stars, because I would have given this 3.5. Don't be fooled; those are 3 very strong stars. I enjoyed the Indian culture and mythology in this book as well as the haunting. There were a couple of scenes of "action horror" that had me optimistically hoping for a good outcome. I also enjoyed the ending and twist on humanity/life and death. I wish it was slightly longer. And sometimes the narration irked me (the sentence structure). All in all, this was a good read for the little amount of time that was required to read. I'm definitely interested in more of his works now.