MY FEW HOURS WITH "A MINUTE TO DEATH"

Book Name: A Minute to Death

Author name: Ganga Bharani

Website: http://www.amazon.in/Minute-Death-Ganga-…/…/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1

My Take on the book:

The story revolves around an aspiring writer who pesters her boyfriend into taking her to crime scenes to help with her writing. The plot opens up a mysterious death of a girl that oddly doesn’t seem like a suicide even if most of the clues seemed to point so. The two time author (Just You me and a secret) is exemplary in her plot development that is bolstered by the language which doesn’t fail an expectant reader, being fluid and well poised, drives the point and the seriousness of the story home.

The thing I loved the most about the narrative was the way the reader was engaged in the plot by the characters taking guesses that a reader would do. The “Guessing Game” indeed. The build of the story was good. Even though, at the end I felt there were a few loose ends in the climax, the crux is so fresh and true that as a writer I or anyone who is maniacally passionate about his / her passions would understand.

The glitch was the classroom sessions between Riya and Rohan that was getting a little repetitive towards the end. But that is something one can overlook while reading a well knit plot.

Character Development:

The character development and describing of the ambiance were so lifelike that within the first few pages I was able to see through as to who is the dominant one, who is the passionate one, who is the helpless lover boy and so on and so forth.

Engagement Quotient:

The engagement quotient is high with the story moving forward with specific set of characters and twists along the way. Though I would have personally liked to know about the psyche of the characters and their back stories, and a few more characters.

Verdict:

A thoroughly enjoyable read with an ending that is beyond the commercial ones. Ganga Bharani, the ace blogger and author delivers a quality book to her readers.