Vedant Saxena picks two topical issues of today – women’s exploitation and mental health – and weaves an engaging story combining the two. Arman and Ananya develop a kinship stemming out of their exclusion from the mainstream and the story follows their sweet and yet strange relationship. Saxena does a great job with the telling. Two points that particularly stood out for me: One, he keeps the reader guessing till the end. As with any thriller, the reader (at least this reader) makes several guesses as he reads, but Saxena still manages to surprise one at the end. Two, in his exposition, there are several insights on various dimensions of life that make you pause and think. For such a young author to be able to do that, it is quite remarkable. It’s an excellent read indeed! 

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