A historical thriller set in 403 C.E. India. I didn't expect it to be a murder mystery even the first quarter of the book didn't give any sign to that but as the plot developed, it became a gripping story involving a mysterious family and a royal family. I guess the description and character developments were pretty good and interesting. Though there were many characters involved, it didn't confuse the plot. Even the writing style was really good.
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But there were three things that didn't sit with me well. 1. The mentioning and emphasizing the well known historical character named Kalidasa to be the centre of the story by the author in the beginning. But his appearance was only few times throughout the book and he didn't do anything much as he appeared to be at first which was disappointing. 2. The title of the book. It says 'the curse of Anuganga' but even the name Anuganga was only mentioned once or twice and I don't know why the plot has anything to do with the title. 3. I loved how it was descriptive but also I find it too lengthy and boring at times. It would have been better with some more editing and cutting down some unwanted descriptions.
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Apart from these three points, I really enjoyed the book. As I mentioned earlier, it was gripping. So I couldn't put it down for any longer and finished it in two sittings.
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