Sakthi (The Chosen Hexad) | Book Review

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Sakthi (The Chosen Hexad)

Author: Vignesh SV

Pages: 219

 

                ‘Sakthi (The Chosen Hexad)’ by Vignesh SV is the first book in the series and revolves around the warrior princess of Meghavazhi. One day while on a hunt she and her tribe members have an encounter with the wildest and the scariest animal of the forest Arke and she successfully overcomes the animal and brings him alive to the village. Everyone was amazed to see this as this was the first time when a woman from the tribe has done an exceptional work of overcoming such a monster. Everyone was happy except the village head and her father Devaguna who was unhappy on thinking about the prophecy that the oracle had made. The oracle had said that Sakthi would someday complete the three tasks and that she would be one of the chosen but until now he was not very sure or ever thought that the day would come so soon. Soon, people started looking upon Sakthi as their village head and women too started believing that women too can achieve great heights with firm determination. To Devaguna’s and other elders surprise Sakthi fulfils other tasks from the prophecy after which she just disappear into thin air. What is the oracles prophecy? Why is Sakthi the chosen one? After disappearing into thin air where is Sakthi taken away and by whom? What is the greater task that Sakthi has to accomplish? To know more read ‘Sakthi’.

My Thoughts:

                The plot is well written and it was amazing to see how the story unfolds in the coming pages. I liked how the author has described in detail the training sessions of Sakthi and how King Shiva does his best to train her into the ultimate warrior. The book will surely keep the readers hooked throughout the book.

                The characters are well developed and I loved all of them. But the thing I liked about these characters is how the mythological characters haven’t lost their traits and at the same time they are described in such a manner where the readers will get to see how they put forward their help to Sakthi. I liked the friendship that Sakthi and Kalai and how Kalai always thinks about Sakthi first.

                Language is simple and lucid and the narration is done excellently. I liked the world creation done by the author and it was a pleasure to see that the author has also put magic into the world including some magical spell which is a surprise for Sakthi as well as for us readers.

                The book cover and the title of the book are totally apt to the book.

                Overall, I truly loved and enjoyed reading this book and would surely recommend it to others. Also, can’t wait to get my hands on the second book in the series.

Rating: 5/5

 

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