Narasimha by Kevin Missal (Book Reviews: 4/5)

Moving ahead with his Hindu mythology genre, author Kevin Missal has laid hands on another Hindu deity trilogy, Narasimha. The first book of the trilogy introduces us to the mighty Narasimha, noble yet confused Prahalad, and the smart Asura king, Hiranyakashyap. The side characters including Andhaka, Anuhrada, and Holika have been given justified place in the first book of the Mahaavatar trilogy.

The novel is quite gripping; there's just the perfect amount of action, emotion, and drama in the story, no less no more. Missal has made sure no incident or character is dragged too much for the author to get bored off of it. The character build-up and description is admirable. As a child who grew up listening to the tales of Prahlad, Holika, and other characters, it was refreshing to hear yet another story of the Devta versus Asura clans.

Quite young in age, Missal has risen up to be a promising author and that reflects in his latest bestseller already. The USP of Narasimha is that it's quite easy to read without a cluster of heavy words. It is a suitable read for the weekends.

Signed copy, at Crossword Indore

As a major Game of Thrones fan, I find pleasure in elaborated battle scenes, whenever any. And thus I slightly found the battle scenes in the novel a little rushed and less detailed. That's a point that could be considered from the reader's point of view.

All in all, I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Title: Narasimha (The Mahaavatar Trilogy)

Author: Kevin Missal

Genre: Mythology, Fiction

No.of pages: 350

Suitable for age group: 4 yo onward

Publishing House: HarperCollins Publishers India

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