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A review by wordylocks
Dark Things by Sukanya Venkatraghavan
4.0
Ardra, a yakshi, is in the service of Hera, the evil queen of Atala. A shape-shifter, she steals secrets from human men and leaves them dead. When one of her marks, Dwai, survives, a Pandora’s box opens. Secrets must be hunted down and questions answered before heaven and earth descend into evil. Accompanying Ardra and Dwai on their dark and dangerous quest is the monster slayer, Dara. Other than the trio the cast of characters also features legendary apsaras, wood nymphs, gandharvas, werewolves, assorted creatures from hell and a Huldra.
What I truly love about this book is that it has managed to extricate mythology from the grasp of religion, making this a book that truly crosses boundaries. Another thing to love is the female characters. They display a range of personalities and are multidimensional. There are enough twists and turns to keep even the ficklest of readers interested and at just 353 pages long, is a quick read.
The relatively short length of the book is however what led to my few, minor annoyances with this book. Too many questions I had were left unanswered at the end, or if they were addressed, they were not detailed enough. Also, because so many characters occupy so less a space, I did not get to see enough of some of the characters I really liked.
However, these complaints do not take anything away from the enjoyment of the book, and is easily solved by a sequel. Dark Things is certainly a book that stands apart from its peers in the genre and a must-read for those looking for good fantasy fiction.
Full review at: http://bit.ly/DrkThngs
What I truly love about this book is that it has managed to extricate mythology from the grasp of religion, making this a book that truly crosses boundaries. Another thing to love is the female characters. They display a range of personalities and are multidimensional. There are enough twists and turns to keep even the ficklest of readers interested and at just 353 pages long, is a quick read.
The relatively short length of the book is however what led to my few, minor annoyances with this book. Too many questions I had were left unanswered at the end, or if they were addressed, they were not detailed enough. Also, because so many characters occupy so less a space, I did not get to see enough of some of the characters I really liked.
However, these complaints do not take anything away from the enjoyment of the book, and is easily solved by a sequel. Dark Things is certainly a book that stands apart from its peers in the genre and a must-read for those looking for good fantasy fiction.
Full review at: http://bit.ly/DrkThngs