Mayas Revenge

Getting even is never simple: The daughter of a Russian agent is coerced into taking matters into her own hands and to kill the person she believes took her.
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It is book to read over more than two sittings, and the thematic premise is indeed maturely handled and will appeal to the writer in you. Wednesday, 26 March Book Review: I will go back to what he says, but first, my impressions about the book. The setting of the book is an India that is a federation of princely and republican states.


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Glittering princes are seen drinking wine with khadi-clad politicians and conspiring against them too. In this context, young orphan Bindy enters the palace of Sheerpur as PA to Princess Riddhima — sometimes entranced and other times repulsed by the ways of royalty.

At the epicenter of the plot is a contract that Kamroop, a group of assassin yoginis with supernatural powers, has been given - that of murdering the crown prince, Riddhiraj. All three interlinked and very telling about our socio-political and cultural milieus. When proficiency in language is a given, enjoyable descriptions — of the beautiful or the bleak — follow as night follows day.

Deepika keeps us moving between kinds of scenes, with the aim to impresses upon us exploitative hierarchies and manipulative beings. What the author is actually conveying? How Power comes to occupy various Spaces. The old political order rules, while the younger lot indulges in inherited glory — royal or political. Difference of opinion and outlook runs like subversion. Most characters conform to the old order.

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Half the female population of the world! It is this aspiration that feeds the leitmotif of the book — political intrigue. The concept of sexual power in the 21st century is shown as is. Women are objects in male hands — masturbatory trophies or for buying kingdoms.

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Five minutes later Pran was grumbling about the water pressure in the bathroom while his wife was back in the kitchen, chopping onions for his tiffin. I am better than you at everything, and yet I leave here with nothing and you get everything. How is that fair? In the Maharani, sometimes, streaks of power shine like a thunderous silver lining.

Maya's Revenge by Deepika Ahlawat

So what does the author conjure as a way out of this real silencing and abuse of women? One, it is not real but what supernatural dreams are made of. An interesting read but the characters have a number of different names and are referred to in different ways very early on which means you're confused by page 5!

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Like all old Indian tales, there is a white clan, which is ruling Shreepur state for over years and develops an adversary.

Book Review: Maya’s Revenge by Deepika Ahlawat

This adversary stands up to destroy the ages old white clan and claim her name in the history of India. My Experience as an Avid Reader: As far as my personal experience is concerned, I found this book little difficult to finish as the book seemed slow to me. The story takes the pace after some about 60 pages. Moreover, one need to use Google to make the most of the book as the author have used terms like Machiavellian scheming, which makes one to Google the term.

At least, it did to me. So, the book enhances your vocabulary, which is good.