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A review by rohit09
Missing, Presumed Dead by Kiran Manral
3.0
The story is about Aisha, who is in a dysfunctional marriage and suffers from mental illness. Only her kids, Maya and Aryan, are the reason she is still trying to keep herself functional. Her husband, Prithvi, is quite wary of her and there is hardly any communication between them. One day Aisha's half-sister, Heer, comes to meet her for the first time and two days later Aisha goes missing!
The story was a bit slow in the beginning but the narration was so strong that it kept me hooked. The second half picked up and was intense. The characters were fleshed out fantastically, especially the children, Maya and Aryan. The dark and grim atmosphere added to the caliginous mood of the story. The author was on point the way she described BiPolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorder and the way they affect the person and their relationships.
However, I found a few things lacking which ended up making the story less impactful. I wish Aisha's and Prithvi's POV were narrated alternatively rather than in the form of Book 1 and Book 2. Also I found some inconsistencies which would act as spoilers so I'm refraining from mentioning them. There are some books where ambiguous endings might work but this one wasn't one of them and the climax didn't give any closure to the story. Also, I wish there were less of the description in the last 50 or so pages. They acted as hindrance rather than adding something to the story.
There are some parts which are very well written and had me completely hooked but the ineffective execution made the book fall short of the hard hitting read it could have been!
The story was a bit slow in the beginning but the narration was so strong that it kept me hooked. The second half picked up and was intense. The characters were fleshed out fantastically, especially the children, Maya and Aryan. The dark and grim atmosphere added to the caliginous mood of the story. The author was on point the way she described BiPolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorder and the way they affect the person and their relationships.
However, I found a few things lacking which ended up making the story less impactful. I wish Aisha's and Prithvi's POV were narrated alternatively rather than in the form of Book 1 and Book 2. Also I found some inconsistencies which would act as spoilers so I'm refraining from mentioning them. There are some books where ambiguous endings might work but this one wasn't one of them and the climax didn't give any closure to the story. Also, I wish there were less of the description in the last 50 or so pages. They acted as hindrance rather than adding something to the story.
There are some parts which are very well written and had me completely hooked but the ineffective execution made the book fall short of the hard hitting read it could have been!