My Rating - 3/5
Author - Amish Tripathi
Love battles and battle planning?
This is the third book of the Shiva Trilogy. Evil is exposed right at the beginning which is good because the first two books were just a method to give subtle hints on what evil is. But believing that the Somras is actually evil is a huge task for everyone including Shiva. Once he is finally convinced that he is on the right path, he sets out to do what he is destined to do - Destroy Evil.
Excess should be avoided; excess of anything is bad.
There is a great amount of philosophy in this book, probably much more than the first two books. A lot of politics and battles take place. Few battles are explained briefly, though it could have been explained in depth. Shiva finally meets the Vayuputras and gets their help too. A lot of secrets are revealed about his uncle which was much awaited.
Vidhyunmali turned out to be a disaster character. It was expected that he might choose the wrong path, but the path he chose ended up killing Sati. Yes, Sati had to die, no doubt in it. Her end was written brutally, and the things that happen after her death is even more brutal. Shiva ends up destroying Devagiri and many people choose to stay there, to die with their county after the sins it accumulated due to the wrong decisions of its emperor, Daksha.
Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.
It was known that the second Somras factory is in Devagiri, but the exact location was not revealed though. Shiva's younger son ends up saving the legacy of the Mahadev, which was good. But the ending felt rushed and was definitely sad.
Overall, it's a good book, is a long read and the ending is not very satisfying. But if you've read the first two books and loved it, then this is a must read.
The way the author has written all the three books is fantastic. The writing style is unique and it suits the modern period and once it grasps the attention of the reader it doesn't let go.
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