Bitter Sweet Revenge-Pragati Jain

Book: Bitter Sweet Revenge

Author: Pragati Jain

Publisher: Self Published

Stories with Crime as a backdrop promise to be something more than just a thriller.

Bitter Sweet Revenge by Pragati Jain is a collection of 8 short stories that are bound by a common thread of crime-based-thrill. This book is a collection of thriller, crime short stories which promise to take you for an exhilarating ride. The one which you would want to take again and again. The first story is Walk by Faith, which is the story of how a family member dies during a reunion and the events that unfold after it. The second story Greed is the Root of All Evil is the story of how the greed of one person in an organization can cause pain to a lot of people. Love knows no boundaries, and that is precisely the theme of the third story, It is not the Man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor. Am I Shining too Bright for You is the story of the power of wanting someone, to the extent of destroying the very fabric of who you are. Justice is Truth in Action is the story of a man who meets the love of his life at a place no one would have expected. What Goes Around Comes Around tells the story of Saju and his quest to find the murderer of his wife. Nothing Hurts more than Knowing it was never meant to be is the story of how misconceptions and half-baked facts can ruin a relationship. The last story is of revenge and how Returning the Favour brings 2 people closer.

Bitter Sweet Revenge by Pragati Jain follows a decent storyline but fails to deliver on the thrill factor promised in the blurb. The tone of the storytelling is good but fails to catch the readers attention. for all the stories, the climax is quite drab and takes the major fun out of the book. Another thing that didn’t work for me was the pace of the stories as it was quite rushed, as if the author had a deadline to fulfill for the story. The titles of the stories are not completely in sync with the story and they should have been refined a bit more to suit the story.

Coming to the characters, none of them was notable as such to be mentioned specifically, but Pragati has duly put unique characters in each story which is commendable.

Overall, it was a decent read that can be recommended for people looking for light reads which do not require much focus or attention and can be read breezily.

The book scores a 2.88/5 from me.

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