A review by vcrog
Leila by Prayaag Akbar

3.0

This has a very Handmaids Tale vibe to it - which is no bad thing! The creeping sense of dread at learning Shalini’s history is extremely well done, but then it just kind of ends, and nothing is really resolved. This feels like maybe 2/3 of a book - I would have liked more about the society that Shalini lives in, do they actually worship air conditioners?
This has great potential, but just feels very rushed at the end.