{"id":11870,"date":"2018-09-24T20:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=11870"},"modified":"2018-09-24T20:23:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:53:10","slug":"tarikshir-the-awakening-by-khayaal-patel-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/24\/tarikshir-the-awakening-by-khayaal-patel-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarikshir: The Awakening by Khayaal Patel (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1533578920l\/41059051.jpg\" alt=\"Tarikshir: The Awakening\" width=\"210\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41059051-tarikshir\">Add the book on Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/938757850X\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=3626&amp;creative=24790\">Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0358<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Westland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> 20 August 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0Review Copy<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a04 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A small princely state in Rajasthan is the last bastion of resistance against the might of the British Empire. While unrest surrounding the sudden death of the king of Devangarh grows, young prince Rudra Pratap Chauhan prepares to ascend the throne.<\/p>\n<p>But the kingdom is in turmoil. The Devangarh army is outnumbered and the British forces are closing in. To make matters worse, Rudra discovers the king\u2019s death may not have been accidental after all. The strange appearance and disappearance of a mysterious hooded stranger and a series of ritualistic murders in which the bodies have been drained of blood, spread panic across the realm.<\/p>\n<p>As Rudra struggles to manage his new responsibilities and investigate his father\u2019s death, dark secrets will be uncovered that will disrupt life as he knows it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>My Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tarikshir: The Awakening by Khayaal Patel is a wonderful mix of\u00a0fantasy, historical fiction and mythology. The book begins in Ravan&#8217;s palace where Valikesh, a cowardly vanar obtains a valuable and dangerous gem. The plot then moves on to 1826 where the kingdom of Devangarh, ruled by the Rajputs is under threat from the Britishers. Rudra, the son of Raja Ravindra. We see a lot of clashes between the Rajput family. Pur protagonist, Rudra is torn between being the valiant Rajput fighter that he&#8217;s supposed to be and finding more diplomatic solution to problems rather than war. He didn&#8217;t enjoy war, but he also didn&#8217;t want to impress his father. We see the characters trying not to awaken the evil rakshas Tarikshir.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of elements of the Ramayana are present in the book. The book is action-packed and unpredictable. There are twists and betrayals. The ending especially is full of one surprise after another.<\/p>\n<p>The writing style of the author is flawless. It is fast-paced but still very detailed and descriptive.<\/p>\n<p>I highly enjoyed this book. It is an amazing debut by the author, and I cannot wait to read the sequel. I highly recommend this book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Find me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tavleen_words\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tavleensoni\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/32793447-tavleen-kaur\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"wordads-preview-parent\" class=\"wpcnt\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add the book on Goodreads Buy on Amazon Format:\u00a0Paperback Pages:\u00a0358 Publisher: Westland Publication Date: 20 August 2018 Source:\u00a0Review Copy My Rating:\u00a04 stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/24\/tarikshir-the-awakening-by-khayaal-patel-book-review\/#more-11870\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tarikshir: The Awakening by Khayaal Patel (Book Review)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[83,99,180,226,235,430],"class_list":["post-11870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-book-recommendations","tag-books","tag-fantasy","tag-indian-authors","tag-indian-mythology","tag-tarikshir"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10757,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/14\/adventures-in-farland-by-moshank-relia-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":11870,"position":0},"title":"Adventures In Farland by Moshank Relia (Book Review)","date":"October 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads Genre:\u00a0Children's Fantasy Publisher:\u00a0Rumour Books India Release Date: October 19th 2017 Pages:\u00a070 Format:\u00a0Paperback My Rating: 4\u00a0stars Mira and her friends Bira and Vira are on their way to Gunhill when they are meet Bushy, a funny man with ladybugs in his hair. 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