Author: Nithya Sashi
Publisher: Vishwakarma Publications
I was provided a Media Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
What would you do if your past comes calling?
Two seemingly unrelated deadly incidents. A deadly methane blast kills
several workers in the Chirimiri coal mines. A suicide bomber attacks the Delhi
CM's house and blows it up. Both cases land on Koena's lap, a journalist at the
TNN network. Sharp as a whip, clever, and with an eye on the top job at her
network, Koena decides to get to the bottom of both the cases. Married to a
celebrity chef, Shom, Koena has the world at her feet. Along with her
colleague, Sagar, she hurries to unravel the truth behind the two cases. Will
Koena find answers before it is too late?
The Kamin’s Daughter explores a good concept that tries to explore
multiple topics such as media sensationalism, the Naxal Movement and the
identity of individual people. Nithya uses the plot to explore the fact that
there are different shades to people, and sometimes, even if you have spent
years with them, there might be a facet to their personality completely unknown
to you. This has been the theme that runs throughout the book, and is what
holds the reader. What worked for me in the book was the idea to use timelines
to explain events happening so as to keep the reader on track, however it could
not be executed completely because there are moments where the timelines do not
match with the events taking place and as a reader you are forced to go back to
the previous chapter to understand the turn of events. Another aspect of the
story that didn’t work for me was the long-drawn tale of Koena, Sagar and Tim. While
some part of it was important to set the context, almost half the book is spent
exploring Koena’s office and Sagar’s antics without contributing much to the
plot. The second half of the book does pick up some pace, and the events in the
book start making sense to the reader. The climax is emotional, but feels
rushed as too many things start happening which seem rushed and undercooked.
Coming to the characters in the book, Koena’s character has been written
in quite some detail and I liked how shades of her are shown in the book. Sagar
is another character who adds a good flavor to the story, and I would have
loved to see a bit more of him in the plot. Shom’s character is another one who
is a crucial one, but doesn’t get his due in the story.
Overall, a good plot which could have delivered with another round of
editing and proofreading. The book scores a 3.25/5 for me.
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