Review: The Curse of Damini

The Curse of Damini by Debajani Mohanty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

[Note: I won this book in Goodreads giveaway and this is my honest review ]

This is a woman fiction. The story revolves around Renuka and covers her whole lifetime. There are some more characters in this story which probably are more powerful than Renuka. I liked Mandira as well. her character is more bold, fearless and "Bindas" than Renuka but the story doesn't talk much about her. she remains in the back ground. Renuka doesn't face any hardship in the life as much as Mandira or Papia or Kaki-Ma had faced.

Lets come to the story of the book, it's fresh and starts very nicely and has a pace in the begining. but, later on in the middle it drags a bit and the end was a bit disappointing. the whole plot about the curse is almost lost and the story becomes more about business, upliftment of the woman, creating more jobs etc.

The book doesn''t answer why Ichamayi says that she is Damini when Renuka and Papia meet her. Similarly, while Renuka is in Germany she also dreams the same voice but the book never provided answers.

the chapter 33 - further rise to fame , sets the downfall of the whole story. I kept on waiting for something about Damini's curse but I just kept on waiting...

In the end, the book fails to deliver what it promises in the beginning.

I rate this book 3/5.



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