Monday, 25 November 2013

Review of the Book: The Shadow Throne


Book:    The Shadow Throne

Author : Aroon Raman

Publisher : Pan Macmillan India

Genre :  Mystery

Ratings : 4/5

ISBN : 9788192398006

Number of Pages: 332



Review Date: 24th November 2013

Review on behalf of - Self



My Ratings:

Plot – 4.5/5

                                              Characters – 4/5                           

Style – 5/5

Climax – 4.5/5

Cover Page – 4/5



My Review:
The Shadow Throne is murder mystery molded in a frame of socio political aspect. This book has a perfect notion to turn the pages till one finishes reading the complete book. Writing style is detailed and the plot is well organized.
The number of character are more in number and  sometimes confusing as the author has portrayed intelligence and secret mission very intelligently. Often, a reader has to refer back to see who was character number 1 and who is character number 2.  Author has done complete justice to the description of places like Delhi and Afghanistan.  Again, in another part he has described human emotion in the loss of a wife and the despair of a friend.
Further, the parent child relation has been beautifully described. I loved the way the infamous Indo-Pak relationship has been penned down in a sophisticated, clean and politically correct method giving a bash to the open wound of the though process  of either party without any reluctance. The convincing outlook of RAW in India and ISI in Pakistan has been delivered effortlessly and being a diligent writer, he has gathered no retrospect of controversy.
 I completely enjoyed reading the book and would definitely expect that the author is here to stay unlike a lot others who come and go with their stories.
A must read for the thriller hungry crowd.


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