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Stunned, and struggling to come to terms with the baffling murder of her entire family, Agent Myla returns home to find proof that there is a lot more to the situation than meets the eye. Her years of training and experience as an elite covert operations specialist has alarm bells ringing in her head.

As the bodies of family and friends continue to pile up,  Myla reacts in the only way she knows how, the only way she has been trained to - by picking up her gun. Mounting her own investigation, she finds evidence contradicting everything the Police have concluded. Evidence that points to a deep-rooted conspiracy aimed at bringing her out Into the open. Exposed and unprotected.

With the criminals, the Police and her employers in the Army arrayed against her, can she stay ahead of it all and beat the greatest threat India has ever faced, or will she end up as just another bullet-riddled body on a cold tiled floor somewhere?

318 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 30, 2020

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Arjun Rao

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Arjun Rao has been in the sports and entertainment business for almost 2 decades. Having been a fan of action and thriller novels, he has been an avid reader all his life and a big fan of the masters in these genres.

Having dealt with people from all walks of life, people of differing backgrounds, cultures and mindsets, he decided to pick up his pen and write compelling fiction, with the benefit of his varied experiences.

In his own words about his first novel, “It’s about time we had a hard-hitting female protagonist. One that speaks her mind. One who is not ashamed of who she is, what she does and what she stands for. In our male-dominated action hero world, I hope to develop a female character that stands for all things good, righteous and just, despite her unique and unorthodox methods.”

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124 reviews17 followers
October 4, 2020
This book is an Electrifying drama with an action packed vengeance story of Agent Myla 😁

Its so good to read a (Kill-Bill) 😀 kind of hustle bustle fast paced story with a female lead 😍
Myla is like a ticking time bomb 💣 😎A special forces agent who has rightfully earned respect in her line of duty and ranks 🇮🇳

Her family is brutally murdered only for information on her whereabouts (classified information which they were not privy to) and when she returns to Calicut for the last rites all hell breaks loose as she is nearing the truth😭

What is the mission of these assassins who are dead set to kill Myla? 😤
Local Goons, Underworld, Drug Lords, Mole in Police its a maze leading only to our female protagonist 💪🏻
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230 reviews22 followers
June 9, 2020
Myla insurrection is a story of a one strong brave woman . The one who should be ideal role model of feminism . Yes , I am saying because Myla , one of the few exceptionally well defined female protagonist from an Indian author . Now coming to the book , the cover of the book is on point , the simplicity of it makes highly acceptable as from the cover itself , the person can that the book and author is into serious business . The plot of the book is very well written and streamlined . The book contains just the right amount of description . The situation and scenes are very realistically described . The dialogues have a very smooth flow , it doesn't seem to be forced at any point . The mystery is cultivated at the inception of the book with the muders which readers glued till the end . Overall I think it was great book.
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Author 3 books35 followers
February 19, 2020
I finished reading this book in one go. You may ask what big deal about this? This is a 316 page book. Considering the size of the paper and the content, it would very well cross 400 pages, if it was printed in a regular size.



By the way, I do not know as to where to start because this book is surreal. I could see the character - the Protagonist - Myla living in front of my eyes. As soon as I finished reading this book, there was just one thought that ran in my mind. This story certainly commands to be made into a movie - preferably in Tamil to start with and the lead role would perfectly fit for either Amala Paul or Andreah Jeremiah.



What is so special about this book?



Firstly, it is the character. We only find a story line, once in a while, that gives prominence/importance to a female lead. Arjun Rao just did that. His protagonist was a female. Having said that, when you complete this book, you would be more than convinced that she did a proper justification to the role.



The writing style was simply splendid. It was captivating. I could vouch this because it held me captive for good 4 hours almost. The story has the element of all that is required to make it interesting. It has a quotient of suspense, thrill, revenge, treachery, crime and what not.



It all begins with a massacre of Myla's entire family.



Who did that?

Why they did what they did?



Though it looked like a dacoity in the beginning, Myla was convinced that this was done not with the intent to rob them but for something else. When she springs into action, the trail leads to a huge network which was span across India.



They had people all over, including the Police department.



Will a single woman be able to take the sheer force/network?

Was she able to face the brutal characters who were behind the assassination of her family members?



Read the story and I am sure you would be convinced thoroughly because there is no exaggeration but at the same time, the character is nothing less than a super woman. Though the story ends with this book, I felt that there is an opportunity to extend it further - a sequel, if the author wishes to do so because as a reader, I seriously wanted one more part to this story which I am sure would be as much appealing and captivating as this book.
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149 reviews33 followers
June 14, 2020
Myla: Insurrection written by Arjun Rao is a thriller which will keep you pulsating till the end. I have seen fearlessly ruthless female assassins in many Hollywood movies. But something like this is rare in Indian literature.

We all are familiar with strong, masculine, fearless, well-trained heroes popularized by our movies and books. So why not a female superhero?? This book is an apt answer. I'm sure your thoughts will change after reading this story of a brave woman who can do anything in life.

Malaika Menon, known as Myla, is a trained army agent. One day she finds that her whole family is murdered. Without any emotional support left, she slowly losses control over herself. She is determined to found out the murderers and bring justice in her own way.
As the story moves Myla unveils many deep things.
What were the truths hidden from her?
Will she be able to give her family justice?
or will she end up being one of them?

This is a very engaging thriller indeed. A true entertainment. The author has portrayed the action sequences vividly. Each scene is described with utmost care. I liked the way he was unveiled the whole story much slowly adding suspense to the plot. Overall a good read.

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43 reviews6 followers
May 3, 2020
This is the story of an army officer Myla who is very efficient in carrying out dangerous operations and super trained in NDA, martial arts and lots of other combat skills. Myla is super Strong and powerful character who can handle situations single handedly.

When she is on a secret mission in Karachi, she gets a call from her colleague holding information that her whole family was brutally murdered by some local goons.
She returns home, to unravel the truth behind the tragic murders of her family members. she starts investigating on her own and gets on a personal mission to avenge the murder of her entire family.

As the story unfolds she gets to know that some underworld Don wants her head at any cost. But why and why did they kill her entire family for? Her war is not just against the massive terror network but also with the corrupt police officers!

This novel is Full action packed with thriller. It'll keep your interest intact till the very end because of the writing and narrative style of the author. Myla's character is such a badass, strong, bold, destructive and Intelligent! If you've watched the Mardaani then you'll get the same vibes from this bold character!
Profile Image for Neha Tiwari.
99 reviews6 followers
October 1, 2020
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📚. So the story start with a very described and strong protagonist women name Myla aka agent myla. Society as well as her own family knows that she joined NDA at the age of 15 but the reality is different. And because of her profession their family members are brutally killed .
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📚. Myla is a strong girl her character is described well. Language of the book is quite simple . Third person omniscent point of view used in whole book. Discription is more in comparison to dialogue.
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📚. And because of lots of description it become boring sometimes. Book is approx descriptive type. Sometime it become hard to continue reading because of lots of discription.
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📚.If we ignore lots of descriptive ways than it's can be a good feminist thriller book.
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Till than 🌼 Happy Reading 🌼
Profile Image for Shreemanti.
207 reviews
October 2, 2020
Oh My Word! What an action filled novel! Malaika Menon , professionally known as Agent Myla , is brought back to her hometown,Calicut, when she received a call which delivers the news of her family being brutally killed . She suspects that her family was used as a bait to lure her and she was the ultimate target. And boy she was so right!

Began the chase, the killings , the suspense , the action - honestly speaking it felt like a movie/web series. I could literally hear the gun shots , the fightings, the agony , the pain. It was like a movie flashing infront of my eyes while I was reading those action filled scenes.

I really loved the way the author has sculpted Myla's character - a fearless , badass Death Squad soldier, nah warrior.

Myla is independent and has the guts to do right to the right and definitely right to the wrong too! She knows very well how to deliver justice. She is quick but she always has a plan. She is organised and very good with weapons.

To be honest, I have very limited knowledge about weapons but the simple language used by the author helped me to broaden my horizons and I know a lot more now!

Trigger Warning : This book has a lot of violent incidents, gun firings , drugs, and everything that happens in tbe underworld , so read at your own discretion.

I really loved this book and am looking forward to read more action filled novels by the author in tbe future. This was first time I read something like this and oh boy I am in awe. The title is justified and the cover is also so beautiful It's the ending that has made my heart feel heavier.

Overall it was a great read .

If you are looking for an action thriller with a badass female protagonist then this is the book for you, read it ! If not then also read it.
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~Shree x
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1,182 reviews53 followers
March 26, 2020
Malaika aka agent Myla trained in NDA , out of Calicut for 10-12 years had to visit her home as her home was burnt to ashes , parents heads , limbs slashed off , raped , children crushed to death. Gruesome crime but for what ? Only few knew her whereabouts and fewer knew her real name . Very smart , she has been trained jujitsu and multiple combat skills , she is an expert in investigation and using firearms . She is beautiful , intelligent , very smart , highly skilled ,  fast in action ,  but what secret she is hiding in the veil of her icy toned conduct  and extremely controlled emotions and professional frontier ? Each person she meets somehow meets hellish death. A huge ugly giant criminal who tries to crush her to death in the hotel and her tickling and fighting skill starts this story of presentation of intelligence, physical strength, mental stability, invincible willpower and ability to think at the right time. Each character feels like a suspect , who is kichu ? Who are trying to pin her down  and why ? Descriptive , not dragging and step by step formed twists. Action filled plot, sadistic criminals , mystery that unfolds the suspense slowly in each chapter ,crime thriller that makes imagination of the dark goosebumps rising events smooth along with strong , bold , fearless female protagonist ,gripping narration and an unexpected ending , everything is there in this story that will keep you at the edge.We only imagine such heroes to be tall ,dark and handsome male, like in action movies  but now Myla shows women can do it too. I watched Mardaani , Article 15 this month so yeah I like the thrills and in the mood and the need to stand for the right . 
It is a 4.5 star read for me . So rounding off its 5
16 reviews
November 29, 2020
I found it interesting while i started reading it.
It has some twist and turns.
So......
The story is about The strong Female Protagonist, she is a powerful women , Malaika menon is a Agent In Indian Army ,
she decided to join indian army at the age of 16.
Her family is murdered !!! You might be wondering by whom? ,
That's where the twist starts .
And the journey of myla starts from to find the killers and after this she want to give justice to her family.
By an investigation she came to know about many different things.
She had a training by her experience of years.
She is going on killing every one who had been involved in that muder .
As the story goes myla discover deep things which had been writtened in the story .
Will her family will get justice?
Will she be successful in finding all the murderers?
To know more about the story you must read it .
it is a interesting story about myla 🙂.
Ratings:-
Cover : 5/5
Contents : 4/5
Overall : 5/5
Must read !
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53 reviews5 followers
February 29, 2020
This is a racy, scintillating 'can't put it down' kind of read. It narrates the journey of a strong, honest tough young woman (Myla) that faces the wrath of the underworld and sets out to seek justice for the same. In doing so, she single handedly takes on a war against the mighty web of evil comprising narcotics dons, prostitution rings and corrupt police officials. She partakes in this mighty battle relying primarily on her skills & training from her intelligence services training. What ensues is a massive blood bath across cities with confusion and fear - does Agent Myla manage to survive the power of the massive terror network or is another helpless victim that tries but does not succeed. Read on to know more...I finished this within a day as I could not put it aside...I hope there is a sequel super soon.
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333 reviews17 followers
June 4, 2020
Myla - Insurrection by Arjun Rao is a story about the protagonist Malaika Menon known as Myla a sharp minded army officer and investigator. In her teen life she joined army and worked on high profile cases. When Myla returns home her eyes receive a stunning shock of personal loss and all over bloodshed. Suddenly her life brings hard-hitting twist and turns which leave her heart broken, but she didn't let her tears interrupt. Myla made herself strong and fought for her family. What problems was Myla's family going through? Why she joined army at a very young age? Will Myla be able to arrest the culprits? Will justice be served to Myla's family?

A fast paced thriller and mysterious story which will make you curious to reach its depth, seek for the answers and solve the mysteries. Imagining the whole thrill gave a quite cold creeps. I liked the character of bold, fearless and strong Myla. The plot line was superbly interesting. The narration was simple and easy to understand. The cover gave a perfect thrill look and the title matched the concept.

Overall it was an amazing thriller read. I would recommend this book to the readers who would enjoy reading thrill, action and crime.

Thankyou.
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Author 21 books1,780 followers
March 3, 2020
An excellent effort for a first time writer. Had to finish the book without stopping. Congrats Arjun. Look forward to many more about Agent Myla.
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148 reviews1 follower
October 1, 2020
Author's note :- With Agent Myla, it is my hope that I can seed a character who is strong-willed and highly skilled. A strong and independent woman. A real one. Full of heart. Strength. Compassion. She sees wrong that has to be made right. She takes action against the perpetrators of crime as she sees it happening, even while everyone around her stays quiet.
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The story myla: insurrection revolves around our protagonist Malaika menon also known as myla. The character of myla shown as very pretty, beautiful sweet , calm, badass, bold , destructive, intelligent . she expect no favors ,no liniency ,cold hearted woman.
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She was tall. Taller than the average Malayali girl. High cheek-bones, a dusky complexion, pretty, even without any hint of makeup. Her shoulder-length, jet-black hair was tied in her signature high ponytail. She's performing the final rites of her family . All her family members were tortured , raped and killed as the goons were looking for her.
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Soon she started looking for people who killed her family nd within a day she killed everyone, she did wht police don't even find out. That's where she got to knw tht someone gave betel nut for her , to present her head in a plate!
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The story unfolds with many twists and turns , it'll hook you till the end . It's the best thrilled mystery I've ever read. The suspense is very well maintained. Reading this story feels like you're living in the moment . It's very well linked.
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The story covers all the illegal work going in every part of country . Whether it is corruption, underworld, brothel , smuggling , drug trafficking.The story shows is fictional but still whtever written is very well true , there are so many leaders , police, political parties which works with underworld dons for their profit or for there needs, assessts.
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Now it's ur part to find who r these people who r paying very much big amount just to kill her ? What has she done fr deserving all this? Will she able to find out? Will she come out alive or dead ? Who is she ?
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Author through this book want to show , so many things which need our attention . The ending is suspenseful. It's really need to ne adapted into movie. Author rao please it's a humble request release 2nd part soon ending all the suspense.
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The cover is very bold , catchy. The language is simple , connected .
Profile Image for Prudhvi Teja.
86 reviews4 followers
April 24, 2020
Book : Myla : Insurrection.
Author: Arjun rao.
Source: kindle.
Pages: 314.
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Our protagonist Agent Myla was an army officer , who is in front-line commando unit and eventually became a covert operator in operation team. She heard news about her family is brutally murdered. Will she find culprits ? Who is behind this ? What was actually happened? .
Actually as she is as covert under a operation team . Her information is highly secured by officials. No body knows she is working as agent.
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Here mystery for her is how culprits know her secured details ? Any bigshot hands behind this ?will she find them ? If she caught them , what she will do ?
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🎯Its a fast paced thriller book of female leading character. Its totally action packed book.
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🌏Some lines from the book:
》All of them. They are all dead. They have never harmed anyone in their life. How could this have happened?”
》Only HR command has my original record. My whole life is top-secret.
》This woman is obviously well-trained, highly skilled and a phenomenal fighter.
》what do you mean she blew up the house ? .
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》Book cover and title is apt for the story.
》From commencement to conclusion, everything is portrayed well with Action and thriller based. unexpected ending.
》Overall its a good read.
》I can recommend this for thriller lovers.
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Rating: 5/5
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1,215 reviews47 followers
July 12, 2021
Malaika Menon, a young and beautiful Malyali woman returns to Calicut after many years. It is not happiness but the death of his family the reason for her visit. Everyone in her family parents, siblings, kids everyone are brutally slaughtered by a robbery gang (as per local police description). But Malaika doubts the police deduction, she believes herself to be the reason for their death.

How can Malaika be the reason for the death of her family?

Who is Malaika?

Malaika Menon leaves her house and family at a tender age of 16 to join the Indian Army, so for the society Malaika is an Army Official. But the truth is, Malaika Menon aka Agent Myla is a member of front line commando unit, a unit conduction covert operations of army. The beautiful lady is a trained assassin and a stealthy spy of Indian Army. 

Agent Myla is on to avenge her loss, but who is the offender..?

Brilliantly scripted swanky action thriller - in short this is my take on the story. I just loved the main protagonist of the book, she is everything I see in a woman. Kichu is another intriguing character in the story, he is everywhere helping everyone - strange. 

Normally I pick books if like its title, in that way I didn't find the book title interesting. What made me pick the book is its 'Cover Page' I just couldn't leave the book. 
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384 reviews28 followers
January 1, 2021
Myla: Insurrection written by Arjun Rao is a female-centric action packed thriller story which will keep you at the edge of the seat, whole the time. I never came across this kind of protagonist ever in my reading life. I have seen the ruthless fearless female assassins in many Hollywood movies. But in Indian literature, this one rare. Hats off to the author for taking this unique subject.

We all are familiar with strong, masculine, fearless, well trained heroes popularized by our movies and books. So why not a female super hero?? This book is the apt answer. I'm giving my full support to this experimental book.

Myla is a trained army agent. One day she finds that her whole family is murdered. It was a gruesome crime. Without any emotional support left, she slowly losses control over herself. She is determined to found out the murderers and bring justice in her own a way. A blood bath begins shortly. But it was not mere crime. It was in a web of lies which is trying to drown her as she fights back.

This is very engaging thriller indeed. A true entertainment. The author has portrayed the action sequences vividly. Each scene is described with utmost care. I liked the way he was unveiled the whole story much slowly. It adds suspense to the plot. A good read indeed.
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202 reviews7 followers
May 12, 2020
Book Name:- MYLA Insurrection
Author:- Arjun Rao
Format:- Kindle
Genre:- Thriller, Investigation, Mystery
Ratings:- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review:- This was my first thriller book which I had ever come across that made me kept on going and engaging till the end. It had bunches of suspense in it. I was impressed by the protagonist Malaika Menon called as MYLA her character, her energy, her braveness, her skills would make you realise that every woman should have this sort of determination. Though this book is not a true story, but the imagination of the author has made me astonished.
The book is of the story of Agent MYLA. She is such an incredible character in the story. She was a woman who is strong,highly-skilled, courageous, and has been trained into handling as one of the risky missions of the Indian Army so one could visualize her the level of personality and then strength which she is possessing along with skills of investigations.
She comes to her home town because someone had murdered her family and her sisters were brutely assaulted by some gangsters. She blames her own self for such occurrence and going beyond laws and her own restrictions, she glances at the case her own self without thinking of her post and other police matters, she reaps into her own investigation. While doing so, she loses her all near and dear once, which makes her unstoppable to reach till the core.
She ruptures the whole network that has been laid down by one of politicians and officers, she finds out the corruption, all illegal activity, she finds out people who are smugglers and kills everyone from the bad network hookups of people entangled into the chain. She tends to give an eye for an eye. But she once gives a word to anyone she makes sure she keeps upto it.
Through her battle, she does not hurt the innocent ones by keeping her target clear.
Her mind operated in such way that no one could stop her till the end, she did things that normal police commissioners could not do throughout their life, due to internal moles into the police department of the gang managers involved in itself.MYLA's subsequent actions would always keep you in suspense and one could not imagine it actually that how will be she executing.
Many characters are involved in the story. The author has written the book in a straight forward aisle. The story goes intriguing and makes you feel the pain, actions being played right in front of your mind screen. Each and everything was adequately placed and described, the plots placed by the author was just flawless. The imagination and the tale of the author has made the book more absorbing and would carve you to read the next action role stage.
26 reviews1 follower
September 26, 2020
A pure action thriller with a strong female protagonist,Malaika Menon alias Myla who is a “covert operations specialist with a special-forces-background.” The story is the revenge of Myla towards a big underworld gangster who murdered her family brutally,just to lure her who was under cover and get her killed.But, the villians in the story (like our society) has highly mispredicted a woman’s power to outthrow them.Myla is not that woman you normally see in an Indian soap, or a puny girl you read in memes who is afraid of cockroaches. She is a woman of substance, who left for a job the society has not categorised for women.She cannot be easily outsmarted neither in intelligence nor strength.’ Myla :The Insurrection’ leads through her step-by-step vengeance to completely destroy her enemy, along with their badly-owned wealth.This book pushes you to the edge of your chair each time, when she is busy with her ‘fireworks.’The book also discusses the incapability of our law-makers and how anyone with some power and a bad mind can ruin a society.And also , how easily we can address such issues if you are as persistent as Myla is ( maybe you can choose a different path,but ).

One who enjoys violent stunts and action thrillers must surely give this book a try. And also, anyone who underestimate any person based on their gender must also give it a glance.This book has broken a lot of stereotypes revolving around women. As seen in this book, Myla completely destroys one of the strongest underworld team, almost single handedly with her strong will power and persistence.The general notion about a woman’s capability to fight is also smashed out in this book.Any person, irrespective of the gender can be strong and capable with rigorous training and practice is proved here.

As per me, this book is also an inspirational one,maybe much better than those self-help books around, to actually motivate oneself ,especially women to achieve their dreams and make them feel that they are no less than any other human, when you really work on it.

The style of writing actually brings life to the stunt movements and actions perfectly that the reader is able to get into each scene.The language is for easy readers too and also have the right employment of words.
The only warning sign for this book is that it is not for any weak hearts as it has intense situations of violence.


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89 reviews1 follower
November 17, 2020
'MYLA: Insurrection' is a story full of war like actions. The book cover is perfect, containing the protagonist Myla's silhouette image, it gives the clear idea that the story has a lot of action and thrill in it.
I have a lot to talk about Myla. Author portrayed her character with his words in a way that one can picture her image in one's mind. She's all beautiful, intelligent, fearless, crazy. When she involved herself in the investigation, it was great to read about her techniques, the way she was discovering things. The book is a large read with 318 pages, but it will definitely not disappoint you for chosing such a long read. The flow of the story keeps the readers bound. As you proceed in the story, you'll be amazed with the series of events happening there, all so unexpected! The book releases facts that how some high profile citizens are involved in all the bad things one can do and still remain clear. And the police or politicians can't do anything about it as they have loopholes within them. Commissioner Mohan, played very important role in story, he beared all his responsibilities with dedication. He helped his niece by letting her do whatever she could do to take her revenge, because the people bound to law can't always do what they really want to do for right things. On the other hand, he was doing whatever lawful when in uniform.
Myla is an inspiration, not only for women but for everyone out there, to fight for what is righteous. Not everyone can be Agent Myla, but everyone can definitely fight for what is right. Myla is a One Woman Army!
Author's language and narration style was no doubt all good. It was his narration which made the scenes realistic. I would love to see this book turning into a web series. Author has done a great job researching details about the weapons and equipments needed for war.
There was a point at some starting pages, where I could not really get how in a burnt home can electric switches still work?
I was so sure about the end is not going to be happy one, but I felt it missed something. Something like there must be a scene when Tariq and Simran saw Imran on Myla's side at the last location. And I didn't understand why the author left it a mystery about who really gave the contract for a dead Myla.
The book will make you cry.
It's a must read book for all thrill/action lovers.
262 reviews7 followers
September 22, 2020
am so proud of you kutty, your parents were so proud".
This is the story of Malaika Menon, agent Myla, who had been to military from the year of 16, from then to now she was a mystery.
Myla is a malayali girl. She is introduced in such a *heroic* way. She is taller than an average malayali girl. The beginning sentence itself gives the idea that, the girl who is to come is not someone silly. We have often read, détective stories but majority of them has a male protagonist. Among all Mr. Investigatives we have Myla, the bold and brave one. Myla's family was attacked. No one was spared except Myla, is this something done by the haters of Myla!??
Could She find the real destroyer!?
It is said that her mother and sisters raped by multiple men. Father and brother butchered mercilessly. The crime scene and even minute details were examined Myla.!
It is her ammaman [brother of mother, it is a way to adress maternal uncle in malayalam] who informed about the plight of her family members. He too was shocked to tell her. But there also, we can see a bold lady, seeks minute informations valuable to reach the crimnal. This is a urge to the reader to stand up and raise the voice Against the raising crimes. How mercilessly people kill and do evilistic activities to one another. The novel pities that too.
How the brave agent Myla find the criminals!?
Is there any reason, for them to take revenge on her!?
Will Myla survive, this operation, or the reader is destined to see her end too?
Wanna know..
Go for it.
The book is in simple way. Language is lucid and powerful. You won't feel bored. It won't make you feel like lagged. It is soo cool if u love suspense thriller or want to start love suspense mystery thriller.
This novel is special the way it portrayed the characters. It has worked a lot to erase some clichés that is strong in literature, for example hysterical woman. The book is beautiful for a bold one.
The thing I liked is that, how boldly Myla takes revenge on the killers, rather than crying and cursing the fate.
This is the story of loss, vengeance, tragedy of agent Myla.
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September 22, 2020
am so proud of you kutty, your parents were so proud".
This is the story of Malaika Menon, agent Myla, who had been to military from the year of 16, from then to now she was a mystery.
Myla is a malayali girl. She is introduced in such a *heroic* way. She is taller than an average malayali girl. The beginning sentence itself gives the idea that, the girl who is to come is not someone silly. We have often read, détective stories but majority of them has a male protagonist. Among all Mr. Investigatives we have Myla, the bold and brave one. Myla's family was attacked. No one was spared except Myla, is this something done by the haters of Myla!??
Could She find the real destroyer!?
It is said that her mother and sisters raped by multiple men. Father and brother butchered mercilessly. The crime scene and even minute details were examined Myla.!
It is her ammaman [brother of mother, it is a way to adress maternal uncle in malayalam] who informed about the plight of her family members. He too was shocked to tell her. But there also, we can see a bold lady, seeks minute informations valuable to reach the crimnal. This is a urge to the reader to stand up and raise the voice Against the raising crimes. How mercilessly people kill and do evilistic activities to one another. The novel pities that too.
How the brave agent Myla find the criminals!?
Is there any reason, for them to take revenge on her!?
Will Myla survive, this operation, or the reader is destined to see her end too?
Wanna know..
Go for it.
The book is in simple way. Language is lucid and powerful. You won't feel bored. It won't make you feel like lagged. It is soo cool if u love suspense thriller or want to start love suspense mystery thriller.
What I liked about Myla is that, she is so brave to take revenge for scattered family rather than crying or cursing the fate. The author has worked a lot to erase some clichés that was strong in literature. Here, Myla is not hysterical woman, instead a strong one.This is a story of loss, tragedy, vengeance etc. I loved it
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84 reviews
October 2, 2020
MYLA Insurrection
Arjun Rao

What I read is completely something extra ordinary that made me off grid for a time being and took me somewhere else. It is an adventurous and thriller story of a rebellious Indian Army girl Myla, as covert operations specialist and one of death squad. While She has dedicated her life to serve her job and a call about her family turns everything for her.

Story starts with and travels along with Malaika Menon, a girl from Calicut, code named as Agent Myla, covert operations specialist. Adorned with all the fighting skills from the age of 16 and now as one of the Death Squad. She returns to home after a long but not the way she might ever expected, as her whole family is savagely murdered by unknown. Even heart broken, Myla soon regains her status and just sets on to solve this mystery to indentify the killers and their motive. When she could know truth, she blames herself for her family's fate.

Determined with her ultimate goal to avenge for her family takes her farther beyond all limits to fulfill. Though she is right in her path but she has become a pricking thorn for many as a big price is given for her head.

I loved the portrayal of Myla, not only a fighter she is but a genius also, a silent killer. She is the vanquishers of evil and a warlord playing with bullets. If she would be in reality then, must be a idol for many. Her role is pivotal, arround her, story and all the characters are progressing, though others charachters are of significance too.

This book is perfect combination of super action thriller. It has everything, super captivating plot, a feminine swashbuckling protagonist, rich language and prolific narration, all these leave one visualise all sceneries rather than reading only.

No other word would be justifing as title than her name, as Myla is everything of this book, cover page, title, story and whole focus is dedicated to her. She is an eye candy of whole story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, recommending readers of this genre to give it a read for sure.

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537 reviews24 followers
November 11, 2020
BOOK:- Myla Insurrection
AUTHOR:- Arjun Rao
GENRE:- Suspense thriller
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Myla Insurrection this book is not less than a Hollywood thriller and kept me engrossed whenever I started reading after completing any chapter. It's a wonderful book.

I was not able to guess what is going to next second when the character was taking decisions to do something, and this the best thing about any book when you can't able to think what will happen next, the author has done an amazing job by writing a power pack action story which also empowers the women power.

If you are thinking of reading this book then you are thinking very right just go grab and start reading as this book will give you an amazing time with a power pack story.

I will recommend this book to every thriller reader and this book is amazing in every aspect, Language is Lucid and narration is smooth.


Glimpse

Myla works for Indian army and was in a top-secret mission when she got a call from the to headquarter that she instantly have to left for her home as her family has been killed and no one knows who did it.

When she went to the home to complete the last rights of her family she founds a loophole in the investigation and when she finds out a lead with inspector Vellodi and the next day inspector Vellodi was murdered.

When she once again went to her house to investigate own her own she founds out someone is trying to burn the house to demolish the evidence and he knows who she works for and what her secret name which no one knows except the army and someone wants her dead.

Myla decides that she will kill those who ruthlessly killed her whole family and She becomes rogue, in knowing who killed her family Myla founds out a dark racquet of the drug, money laundering and sex trafficking which is all connected to one person and who that is?

Will Myla will find out who killed her family and if she did what will happen to her?

To know more the story of the book go grab this book and start reading.
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59 reviews
May 11, 2020
Myla: Insurrection by Arjun Rao is an action and thriller based book.

The book begins with the protagonist Myla performing the last rituals of her family who were brutally murdered in what is believed to be a dacoity gone wrong.

Malaika Menon known as agent Myla who is a covert operator part of the forward operating team is affirmative that the death of her family had more to do with her and takes matter in her own hands.It is then revealed that her family was murdered, her mother and sisters were raped and her house was burnt down to diminish all the clues that tracks us down to the culprit.

As the story evolves we get to know more about the underworld and a gang of Govindan connected to the murder of Mylas family. As mentioned in the book the underworld is "dog-eat-dog" world where the strongest rules. After taking down Govindan and his goons a don named Parthasarathy Mudaliar is revealed to be ruling over Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Losing her family and some of her closest people, heartbroken yet furious for justice, Myla is set on a mission to take down Parthasathy and the corrupted underworld on her own.

This book was gripping from beginning to the end. I loved the pace, it wasn't rushed. I also loved how the narrative shifted between the protagonist view and antagonist view which gave us more insight from both the sides. Thorough research is done regarding the arms and ammunitions mentioned.

I really appreciate the author for dusky complexioned female lead. More power to you. Her emotions, her actions, her strong insight, was commendable.

It was without a doubt a great read, the narrative is extremely remarkable. I would highly recommend this one. A five out of five stars read indeed.

Thank you @writerrao for coming up with this one. Wish you all the best for future projects.
112 reviews
September 24, 2020
" MYLA INSURRECTION "
BY ARJUN RAO

Pages of this book is beautifully inke by the unforgettable story of Myla a girl you can't take for granted !

I have been reading books for years now and it's like very rare to find book like this which promotes women's empowerment in such way that you can't resist admiring them ,
Story of this book opens about a girl malaika menon a malayali girl called as Myla she's been in India army as an agent since the age of 16 and she's definitely not a common girl you must be thinking she would be , story arises when myla's family was brutally killed , it was stated that it was on the peek of brutally as her mother and sister where raped many times and brother and father was crushed beneath thier bones , it's hard it's every hard to suffer a trauma like this , but as I told you she was definitely not a girl who waits for her Prince to fight for her she's someone who is gonna fight for herself untill she conquered and take revenge of her families brutal murder ,
Myla decided to take revenge with every single person who was involved in this horrific incident , she wanted justice for herself and for her family members heavenly souls,
Who murdered her family and why ?
If there was someone who had bad terms with her or someone with rivery from her profession then why didn't they killed her also ?
These questions will be answered when you'll jump in this mysterious yet impactful story of Myla ,

I loved this book for so many things , like I haven't read any book with such a strong female protagonist by an Indian author yet , as for the narration it was on point as good as it should be !
Cover is impactful and attractive at the same time ,
I would like to congratulate author for writing such a amazing book ,you did a great job sir !

Definitely recommend ✅
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323 reviews7 followers
October 6, 2020
🕵🏻‍♀️ Malaika Menon aka Agent Myla, who hails from Calicut, is a covert-ops officer in Army. She is well trained for the undercover missions and is the best agent in her squad. She is on hunting spree after her family was brutally murdered to know her where abouts. In quest of knowing the culprits behind the deaths of her family and dear ones , she weeds out and kills the criminals responsible for it. In this hunt she roots out every major illegal business and kills the people behind it and wages a war against them solely.
How does she find the culprit?
Why are the criminals after her ?
Will she survive the war ?
Why is she targeted ?
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🔍The story is a perfect blend of Crime,Action, Thriller and Adventur and is meticulously written. The timing and the plot is very appreciative.

🔍 The filmy touch and humour made it a funny read at few instances with few characters.

🔫The Lady protagonist is the one who leaves the readers with awe and the role of her is quite dashing and filled with courageous spirit . The character of Myla arouses interest in readers.

🔫The minute details of guns and other weapons mentioned excited me and even felt like , author might be from Army.😂

💣The flow is at good pace and keeps us hooked till the end. Wording is easy to interpret even.

💣The ending is a question mark for readers and have to wait for the sequel to know what happens further.

🔪I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will recommend to the ones who love action.

🔪 Whenever I read something related to Army , Agents and Spies, it gives me goosebumps and excitement 🙈 and I love reading them. If you know any books related to this do suggest me😁

⚔️ A Graphic novel of it makes it even more interesting for readers.

⚔️ The Title, Cover page suits well for the story.
7 reviews
October 25, 2020
We state ladies are feeble and can't battle for themselves and their family. Your contemplations will change in the wake of perusing this book which depends on a fearless lady who can do anything throughout everyday life.

Malaika Menon, known as specialist Myla who is filling in as an operator in the Indian armed force. She can deal with troublesome circumstances independent. She can do anything in her life, at 16 years old she chose to go out and joined armed force. Her whole family is severely tormented and murder she can't envision what befell her family. From here beginnings the excursion of Myla to discover the executioners who had done this and give her family equity. Attempting to discover the proof and the people groups associated with the assaulted she came to think about numerous things. Myla during her time of involvement and preparing wander from here to their killing everyone associated with the homicide. Police examination expresses unexpected things in comparison to the things which Myla finished up through her examination. What things are being escaped here. As the story moves Myla finds numerous profound things will she can give her family equity or will she end being one of them.

Start from asking to end the character is assemble consummately. Myla is a solid character which is indicated emphatically in the book. Different characters imagined in the book are demonstrated impeccably. Front of the book is stunning alongside the story. The finish of the book is dismal that will make you cry. What will occur with Myla. To think about such fearless ladies you need to peruse this superb book. Subsequent to perusing this book you will change your musings about ladies. The book is long, yet it won't make the peruser exhausting and will doubtlessly keep you connect with the story till the end.
50 reviews1 follower
November 11, 2020
We state ladies are feeble and can't battle for themselves and their family. Your contemplations will change in the wake of perusing this book which depends on a fearless lady who can do anything throughout everyday life.

Malaika Menon, known as specialist Myla who is filling in as an operator in the Indian armed force. She can deal with troublesome circumstances independent. She can do anything in her life, at 16 years old she chose to go out and joined armed force. Her whole family is severely tormented and murder she can't envision what befell her family. From here beginnings the excursion of Myla to discover the executioners who had done this and give her family equity. Attempting to discover the proof and the people groups associated with the assaulted she came to think about numerous things. Myla during her time of involvement and preparing wander from here to their killing everyone associated with the homicide. Police examination expresses unexpected things in comparison to the things which Myla finished up through her examination. What things are being escaped here. As the story moves Myla finds numerous profound things will she can give her family equity or will she end being one of them.

Start from asking to end the character is assemble consummately. Myla is a solid character which is indicated emphatically in the book. Different characters imagined in the book are demonstrated impeccably. Front of the book is stunning alongside the story. The finish of the book is dismal that will make you cry. What will occur with Myla. To think about such fearless ladies you need to peruse this superb book. Subsequent to perusing this book you will change your musings about ladies. The book is long, yet it won't make the peruser exhausting and will doubtlessly keep you connect with the story till the end.
338 reviews12 followers
April 14, 2020
We say women are very weak and cannot fight for themselves and their family. Your thoughts will change after reading this book which is based on a brave woman who can do anything in life.

Malaika Menon, known as agent Myla who is working as an agent in the Indian army. She can handle difficult situations single-handed. She can do anything in her life, at the age of 16 she decided to leave her house and joined army. Her entire family is brutally tortured and murder she can't imagine what happened to her family. From here starts the journey of Myla to find the killers who had done this and give her family justice. Trying to find the evidence and the peoples involved in the attacked she came to know about many things. Myla through her years of experience and training roam from here to their killing every single person involved in the murder. Police investigation says different things than the things which Myla concluded through her investigation. What things are being hidden from here. As the story moves Myla finds many deep things will she is able to give her family justice or will she end being one of them.

Start from begging to end the character is build perfectly. Myla is a very strong character which is shown very strongly in the book. Other characters pictured in the book are shown perfectly. Cover of the book is amazing along with the story. The end of the book is very sad that will make you cry. What will happen with Myla. To know about such brave women you have to read this wonderful book. After reading this book you will change your thoughts about women. The book is long, but it will not make the reader boring and will surely keep you attach with the story till the end.
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59 reviews2 followers
May 12, 2020
(12•05•20) ~ ✨BOOK REVIEW✨
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Title : Myla - Insurrection
Author : Arjun Rao
Genre : Crime Fiction
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TW : GORE
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#thewitchrecs ~ a 5🌟 read
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I JUST finished with this hell of a book a couple of days back and my my am I shook.
Women empowerment? Check☑️
Action? Check☑️
Thrill?Check☑️
Brilliant plot?Check☑️
What else do you need for a page-turner?!
This read was nothing short of a highly coloured , action-packed movie.
When Myla , an Indian Army trained covert operative, learns of the gruesome murder of her entire family, she promises herself to see the end of it. All hell breaks loose, when this "scary female" manages to terrorise even the biggest of dons with her immense skills , strength and smartness.
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I honestly can't find enough words to write exactly how inspiring Myla is. Characters like her are an encouragement to all the girls out there, to be unafraid and unapologetic in whatever they do ,as long as they are on the path of honesty.
Especially, with horrendous events happening all around us, so many among them being acts of 'pseudo feminism', this story manages to paint the actual picture of what women empowerment and feminism truly are.
Apart from the already brilliant crime plot, you'll get to see :
Men who support a woman who is better than them without any inferiority complex.☑️
Women who are there for each other without trying bring one another down☑️
Independence. Self-worth. Dignity. ☑️
Each of which is needed in this world.
I had a magnificent time reading this absolute bomb of a book and I recommend this to anyone who loves reading crime fiction!
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PS : it'd be really wrong, if I didn't praise the author's knowledge of ammunition and fighting techniques and the like. I was dumbfounded. Absolutely, DUMBFOUNDED. Kudos Sir!
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