Kaizen: A Fateful Redo-Shweta Desai

Book: Kaizen: A Fateful Redo
Author: Shweta Desai
Publisher: Amazon Kindle

Would you walk away from the life as you know it to save humanity?

Kaizen: A Fateful Redo by Shweta Desai is the first book in the five-part series set in the future. This book tells us the story of Dr. Leah Bellmore who is living the perfect life with a husband who is a software mogul, and with her daughter. Dr. Bellmore is poised to win a Nobel but what transpires that might motivate her to commit a murder? On the other hand, we have Harry, who is a hard worker and is committed to his work, with a perfect record. His latest mission- to travel back in time and prevent Leah from committing this heinous crime. Would each of them succeed in their endeavors and save humanity?

The story is a sci-fi story that talks of an interesting concept called equifinality and the story is woven around it. Shweta has broken down the plot into 5 parts and this book is the first of the five. The storytelling is interesting with intersecting timelines and some quite futuristic concepts being discussed. The things are discussed in detail and explained whenever a new point gets introduced. The story is a short read, but it has the ability to engross a reader in the plot as it moves ahead. Some of the scenes are quite emotional and a reader can actually sense the emotions of the characters at the point in the timeline. The one thing that could have been improved was the addition of dates of the happenings in the story so that relating to the timeline becomes easier. Another thing that could have been added was the perspective of Andy or Nina so that a bit of mystery could have been introduced. The climax of this book is interesting and keeps the reader wanting for more.

Coming to the characters, the book focuses primarily on Leah and her reactions to various situations. This book sets up the baseline for her character and her quirks. Her character is an interesting one with various facets such as love coming out. Her focus on motherhood is one of the interesting things that I found about her in the book. the character of Harry seems quite interesting and I hope he would be dealt with in detail in the upcoming books.

Overall, the book scores a 3.75/5 for me, and I am looking forward to the upcoming books in the series.

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