My Rating : 4🌟
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This story is set in a very futuristic Earth where mankind is immortal ( It's a super cool concept and you need to read the book to understand it ) and is stagnant. We follow our main character Krishna who plays a key role in how the world came to be, and how the threats now arising are endangering the future residents of Bhoomi ( Name of the future Earth after 2 million years ) and how he along with his friends figures out a way to save it and accept his destiny.
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I received this book from the author for review in exchange for my honest opinions. All views are my own and is not influenced in any way.
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Okay, first of all, the fusion between the concept of Mahabaratha and the futuristic technologies was really intriguing. The way this book started with the description of a butterfly for a whole page was really something to appreciate! The character introductions were really good, and their characteristics were quite distinguishable. The way the story was written and the flow of the words was done, caught my eye and it made it even more interesting to read about the story.
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Now coming to the plot, the book started with our main character Krishna in the futuristic Earth also called Bhoomi. The way this world is introduced is through his narrative and you get to experience a lot of surprises along the way as well! He is a technical genius who is also responsible for keeping the people of Jambu-Dhweep alive after the apocalyptic event that pushed man-kind to their limit. The story then progresses in finding out a new threat that puts the existence of them all in jeopardy, and how Krishna along with his group try to find a way and help the people evade this. The first half of the book was figuring out what is happening, and exploring the new world and understanding the society as well. But towards the end of it, you feel the plot being rushed, and you don't get to grasp what is happening. The pacing till 60% of the book is quite good and after that it feels rushed and the wrapping up of the story feels forced towards the end as well. And that ending!! I am so happy this is a series, otherwise I might cry from that ending!! I hope to read the next book as well and get some of my questions answered !!
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Coming to the characters, Mohan's character is strong, confident, fact driven, loyal and annoyingly charming. His character along with his partner in crime at work Mohan makes for a wonderful pair!! I loved the relationship between them both, and especially their trust. The characters all get their own scenes to mark their presence and have us as readers get a taste of their personalities. But, I would have loved to see some character developments or just some kind of a backstory to get attached to them as characters as well. The character I was most attached to was Krishna, and it makes sense because we spend time with him the most. Second best was Vallabha, and you need to read the book to see why 😏
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But overall, I really loved how the concepts & names incorporated from one of my favourite epic stories Mahabaratham and how this book gave a twist to it , and also delivered a very important message along with it as well! If you are a fan of Indian Mythology, retelling or just mythological fiction, give this book a go!! I was really surprised to how much I really liked this story!!