Harappa - Curse of the Blood River | Book Review

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Harappa – Curse of the Blood River
Author: Vineet Bajpai
Pages: 316


‘Harappa – Curse of the Blood River’ by Vineet Bajpai is an entertainment packed historical-mythological fantasy story involving the story of Vidyut Shastri & Vivaswan Pujari. The story of Vivaswan Pujari takes place in 1700 BC Harappa and that of Vidyut takes place in 2017 Banaras. Vidyut is a successful Delhi based entrepreneur who is suddenly called to Banaras after many years. In the city of Banaras lies the Dev- Raakshasa Mathh where his great grandfather Dwarka Shastriji awaits him. The Dev Raakshasa Mathh holds some of the deep secrets of the past running in their family and Vidyut’s great-grandfather needs to see his grandson and make him aware of the deep secrets of their family and the curse that their family from the past which will eventually plague mankind towards its own violent extinction and also to prepare him for the unknown that awaits him. Meanwhile, in Paris the world’s most ruthless killer is hired and is given the task of killing the last devta.

Vivaswan Pujari the most revered warrior pujari who built the city of Harappa and the creator of the Vedas who has always followed the path of truth and is looked upon by the people with great respect is deceived by his closed ones and tortured inhumanly. He is tortured in such a way that the only thing he seeks is revenge not only with the people who deceived and tortured him but also with the ones who have contributed equally to the wrong doing.  

How do the events in Banaras, Paris and ancient Harappa connect with each other? Who is the last Devta? What is the ancient curse? What is Vidyut’s role and destiny and how is Vidyut related to the great Vivaswan Pujari?  To know this and much more about Vidyut and his bloodline, read Harappa – Curse of the Blood River today!

MY THOUGHTS: 

The story is full of thrillers, twists & turns and will keep the readers engrossed right from the first page. The readers will get a complete package of entertainment from friendship, devotion, betrayal, and revenge. The plot & the sub plot of the book are mind blowing and keep the mystery alive throughout the book. The book is written in such a way that it has the power to create a whole movie in the mind of the reader. I loved the writing style of the writer.

The characters are well developed, strong and their stories are explained in detail which is helpful as it does not create a confusion later and we know exactly what a character is doing and why he/she is doing or behaving so. Each character has a flaw of their own and they learn from their mistakes which makes the characters relatable. The readers will surely fall in love with the characters be it Vidyut Shastri, Naina, Damini or the mighty Vivaswan Pujari.

In short, Harappa is an action packed book with perfect combination of history, mythology and fantasy and totally worth all the time you would invest. I would definitely recommend Harappa to all my friends and also to people who are looking to start reading Historical fiction.
                                                                              
My Rating: 5/5


This book review is a part of "The Readers Cosmos Book Review Program and Blog Tours, for details log on to http://www.thereaderscosmos.com/". I would also like to thank the author too for sending me a copy of the book.

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