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A review by wayfaringbibliomaniac
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
5.0
I really wish I could give more than 5 stars for this one... to say I loved it is an understatement. I need time to mull...
EDIT: Right, so I've mulled...
GIVE ME MORE REBEL ASSASSIN LADIES, NOW, PLEASE!
To say I loved this is an understatement, this story took my breath away. It's so unlike most of what I've been reading lately, and I've always been fascinated by Indian culture and history. I really enjoyed the connection between the two MC's, Esha - the Viper - and Kunal - the soldier. They were so well written and relatable! Both have flaws, but are still such wonderful people. They're actually a lot alike, yet still on separate sides of a conflict.
The story is told through alternating POV's chapter to chapter, so you get a lot of information regarding each side. I really loved that sometimes you would read one chapter and go through an entire scene from one POV, but then the next chapter would backtrack a bit to the beginning of the same scene. So you would get the other character's POV and oftentimes more information that explained motivations and actions you wouldn't have gotten from just the one POV. It made for a more complete picture of what was happening.
Now, I don't know if you know this about me, but I absolutely love multi-dimensional characters. Especially when their various sides seem mildly incompatible. For example, KUNAL - THE SOLDIER - LOVES TO PAINT! He's an artist, not a killer, forced into the solider life because of events in his childhood. My heart is crying for this child and I want to cuddle him. Although, I think Esha is taking care of that quite nicely! And Esha, she is just one of my favourite characters ever! She's so wily and slippery like a snake (see what I did there?) hehehehe
There's also a huge connection between Esha and Kunal, which I loved. They wrecked my heart and I enjoyed every minute! The connection goes deeper than just romance and I really adored the way Swati Teerdhala approached their story. It wasn't the focus, but added nicely to the rest of the story.
100% a FIVE STAR read for me, and I wish I could rate it higher!
There's also a pre-order campaign at Swati's site
See this and other reviews on my blog
EDIT: Right, so I've mulled...
GIVE ME MORE REBEL ASSASSIN LADIES, NOW, PLEASE!
To say I loved this is an understatement, this story took my breath away. It's so unlike most of what I've been reading lately, and I've always been fascinated by Indian culture and history. I really enjoyed the connection between the two MC's, Esha - the Viper - and Kunal - the soldier. They were so well written and relatable! Both have flaws, but are still such wonderful people. They're actually a lot alike, yet still on separate sides of a conflict.
The story is told through alternating POV's chapter to chapter, so you get a lot of information regarding each side. I really loved that sometimes you would read one chapter and go through an entire scene from one POV, but then the next chapter would backtrack a bit to the beginning of the same scene. So you would get the other character's POV and oftentimes more information that explained motivations and actions you wouldn't have gotten from just the one POV. It made for a more complete picture of what was happening.
Now, I don't know if you know this about me, but I absolutely love multi-dimensional characters. Especially when their various sides seem mildly incompatible. For example, KUNAL - THE SOLDIER - LOVES TO PAINT! He's an artist, not a killer, forced into the solider life because of events in his childhood. My heart is crying for this child and I want to cuddle him. Although, I think Esha is taking care of that quite nicely! And Esha, she is just one of my favourite characters ever! She's so wily and slippery like a snake (see what I did there?) hehehehe
There's also a huge connection between Esha and Kunal, which I loved. They wrecked my heart and I enjoyed every minute! The connection goes deeper than just romance and I really adored the way Swati Teerdhala approached their story. It wasn't the focus, but added nicely to the rest of the story.
100% a FIVE STAR read for me, and I wish I could rate it higher!
There's also a pre-order campaign at Swati's site
See this and other reviews on my blog