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My Review:
I’ll start this with a little confession: Mythology is one of the two genres I always liked the least; the other one being horror. Wait; there’s a third too; add erotica to the list. (sorry E.L James). Grunting over.

Coming back to Pradyumna, it is written by a writer who I revere, Usha Narayanan. Naturally, I had to give the genre, another try. It pleasantly turned out to be one of the better decisions I had ever made. Everything about this book is pure perfection; right from the way the writer has described the dresses worn by the kings and the queens, to the palaces, to the tightly-bound story line.

I liked:
It would be cliched to say ‘everything’, right? Alright, I’ll try and name a few special ones. I liked that in spite of being a professional editor and a proofreader and reading the book twice, I couldn’t find a single error I could put a finger on; which I must admit is a first for any book I’ve read, coming from Penguin factory. I’m sure the writer would have done extensive editing work herself, before handing it over to the publishers.
The writer has also managed to keep a perfect balance between true mythological facts, and some scenes which fall in the category of truth-well-told.
What I loved is how the writer ends each chapter with a question, to be answered in the coming ones. A hook to keep the readers bound and enchanted; a masterstroke, Ms Narayanan, an absolute masterstroke.

I disliked: that it ended. 🙂

My take: GRAB IT TODAY; thank me later.