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When Shadows Turn Dark
Anirudh is clouded with the mysteries of a past life, which he relives through his nightmares. Though his logical mind denies it, he sets out to unravel the secrets about the girl in his dreams, Chitrangada, and her brutal death.
His friends, Madhav and Trisha, support him through his inner battle.
In another part of the world, Sanjana and Abhimanyu are happy in their lives, quite unaware that they are also destined to become a part of this cryptic game.
Will Anirudh be able to save himself from slipping completely into the past?
When Shadows Turn Dark is a tale about friendship, love, betrayal and revenge that interweaves the lives of these people.
A tale about the mystical world of rebirth, and much more!
His friends, Madhav and Trisha, support him through his inner battle.
In another part of the world, Sanjana and Abhimanyu are happy in their lives, quite unaware that they are also destined to become a part of this cryptic game.
Will Anirudh be able to save himself from slipping completely into the past?
When Shadows Turn Dark is a tale about friendship, love, betrayal and revenge that interweaves the lives of these people.
A tale about the mystical world of rebirth, and much more!
222 pages, Paperback
Published March 29, 2016
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January 14, 2017
Another first-read of the season. Thanks Vidya for Giveaway copy.
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Story starts with a young architecture Anirudh. He was successful in his professional life, but his personal life was shadowed by his regular nightmares. He was witnessing murder/death of a girl called Chitrangada. Unable to have a decent sleep in last 10 years made him reserved and disturbed person. His friend Madhav was his only support in this struggle. Twist came to Anirudh life when he shifted to Bangalore and joined Madhav's firm. He met Trisha, with whom he opening his nightmares. At the same time, in London Sanjana and Abhimanyu were have really happy college life. They were preparing for a drama on reincarnation based story.
Book has another parallel almost a century back where a mere painter Arjun fell for princess Chitrangada. Though Chitrangada was engaged in her childhood, she also fell for Arjun. They started meeting secretly with help of Chitrangada's sister Nayanika's and maid's help. Story became complex when Nayanika also wanted to relation with Arjun. On other hand Chitrangada's childhood fiancee also came to know about this love triangle.
Interesting point came in story when Sanjana and Abhimany came to India for drama performance and Anirudh went to watch drama. Suspense behind Chitrangada's death and role Arjun, Nayanika & Chitrangada's fiancee revealed at the end.
In short, the story has all what it takes to visualize as normal Bollywood movie script. Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Love-triangle, Betrayal, Revenge. One liner about book would be "A light read, which can be finished in 3-4 sittings"
Detail Feedback - http://chevusread.blogspot.com/2016/0...
Author Interview for the book - http://chevusread.blogspot.com/2017/0...
Story starts with a young architecture Anirudh. He was successful in his professional life, but his personal life was shadowed by his regular nightmares. He was witnessing murder/death of a girl called Chitrangada. Unable to have a decent sleep in last 10 years made him reserved and disturbed person. His friend Madhav was his only support in this struggle. Twist came to Anirudh life when he shifted to Bangalore and joined Madhav's firm. He met Trisha, with whom he opening his nightmares. At the same time, in London Sanjana and Abhimanyu were have really happy college life. They were preparing for a drama on reincarnation based story.
Book has another parallel almost a century back where a mere painter Arjun fell for princess Chitrangada. Though Chitrangada was engaged in her childhood, she also fell for Arjun. They started meeting secretly with help of Chitrangada's sister Nayanika's and maid's help. Story became complex when Nayanika also wanted to relation with Arjun. On other hand Chitrangada's childhood fiancee also came to know about this love triangle.
Interesting point came in story when Sanjana and Abhimany came to India for drama performance and Anirudh went to watch drama. Suspense behind Chitrangada's death and role Arjun, Nayanika & Chitrangada's fiancee revealed at the end.
In short, the story has all what it takes to visualize as normal Bollywood movie script. Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Love-triangle, Betrayal, Revenge. One liner about book would be "A light read, which can be finished in 3-4 sittings"
July 13, 2016
When Shadows Turn Dark is typical bollywood reincarnation story of love triangle. I finished book with ease. Simple and straight story.
June 1, 2016
Very interesting plot where every character had a chance to grow up slowly. The best part was the small lines that was at the beginning of the chapters. It summarized the chapter well. A warm cozy story which will keep your interest till the very end.
March 29, 2017
I did not enjoy this book much and I had to concentrate hard to get through it. The main plot seems to have come right out of a Bollywood script, with so many similarities that it is not so easy to distinguish which is original and which is not.
Anirudh, the protagonist, has had dreams about the death of a girl named Chitra, his entire life and he doesn't know why. He doesn't even know who she is. Sanjana, the descendant of princess Chitrangada, who lived almost 100 years ago, suddenly experiences changes in moods and we have no idea why. Set in a time when everyone has secrets and won't talk openly, the concept of rebirth is frowned upon. The story draws upon the past to define the present and the decisions of the various characters take the story forward.
The characters are not very interesting or well developed. The reader is not given much to go on and it is quite difficult to relate to the characters. The women are created under the usual stereotypes of gossip, giggles and being bothered about guys more than their work or career. The men are shallow and there is no depth in the character personalities.
The story runs in two parallels, present day, and a story-line from almost 100 years ago, about which the protagonist has been having dreams his entire life. It doesn't seem as though a lot of research has gone into the career choice of the characters and it's ironic how they all end up in the same palace that the past refers to. Even though his friend Madhav has been shown as supportive, the characters never really express themselves and the reader doesn't know what they are really thinking or how they fit into this story.
There is a lot of repetition of points and this acts as a deterrent while reading, making it difficult to concentrate. Also, while bringing together the past and present, and introducing the concept of rebirth, there is no clarity in the plot. When all the characters meet (this is extremely brief), there is no explanation or connection to what they have experienced. It's just a short connection and then all of a sudden they all go their own ways. This makes the story uninteresting as it ends up flowing without coherence of thought. The story could have been brought out better with a little more explanation and stronger background information.
On the whole, however, the story is simply written and if you're looking for a quick read that doesn't need much thought, this is worth a shot.
Anirudh, the protagonist, has had dreams about the death of a girl named Chitra, his entire life and he doesn't know why. He doesn't even know who she is. Sanjana, the descendant of princess Chitrangada, who lived almost 100 years ago, suddenly experiences changes in moods and we have no idea why. Set in a time when everyone has secrets and won't talk openly, the concept of rebirth is frowned upon. The story draws upon the past to define the present and the decisions of the various characters take the story forward.
The characters are not very interesting or well developed. The reader is not given much to go on and it is quite difficult to relate to the characters. The women are created under the usual stereotypes of gossip, giggles and being bothered about guys more than their work or career. The men are shallow and there is no depth in the character personalities.
The story runs in two parallels, present day, and a story-line from almost 100 years ago, about which the protagonist has been having dreams his entire life. It doesn't seem as though a lot of research has gone into the career choice of the characters and it's ironic how they all end up in the same palace that the past refers to. Even though his friend Madhav has been shown as supportive, the characters never really express themselves and the reader doesn't know what they are really thinking or how they fit into this story.
There is a lot of repetition of points and this acts as a deterrent while reading, making it difficult to concentrate. Also, while bringing together the past and present, and introducing the concept of rebirth, there is no clarity in the plot. When all the characters meet (this is extremely brief), there is no explanation or connection to what they have experienced. It's just a short connection and then all of a sudden they all go their own ways. This makes the story uninteresting as it ends up flowing without coherence of thought. The story could have been brought out better with a little more explanation and stronger background information.
On the whole, however, the story is simply written and if you're looking for a quick read that doesn't need much thought, this is worth a shot.
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