Yash Pawaskar

Book Title: Jazeera: Legend of the Fort Island
Author: Yash Pawaskar
Format: Kindle

Book Title:
The title of the book ' Jazeera: Legend of Fort Island ' is interesting and engrossing. It is not so common that a place is the main title in a fiction book.

Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is a representation of a conqueror in disguise with a robe and a sword in his hand facing the fort. It reminds the readers of those fictional stories based on kingdoms and such stuff.

Plot:
It’s 14th century CE. Bharatvarsh’s political landscape is in turmoil. The Northern Sultanate has moved its capital back to Delhi from Daulatabad and is bleeding from economic losses. The southern states, coming together as the Sujaynagar Empire, have pushed back the Northern Sultanate. Amidst this chaos, Jazeera, a fort island on Bharatvasrh’s west coast and a vassal state under the Sultanate, is tormented by a mysterious Shadow, who is kidnapping Jazeera’s children. Whispers suggest that there’s black magic at play to invoke the mighty Timingila. Jazeera’s ambitious Sultan and the pragmatic Wazir summon an Officer from the Sultanate to solve this mystery. Meanwhile, tribes in the dense forest near the fort island are feeling the ripple effects of Jazeera’s troubles, and are seeking alliances and formulating secret plans. The island has a haunting past, a turbulent present, and a prophetic future. Jazeera: Legend of the Fort Island unravels it all in a thrilling manner.

My Review:
Jazeera is a story of a victim place that is under oppression from every side. The story is about fighting for existence. The story is about retaliation and revolt. The author has very realistically narrated the story. In many places, the story though fictional seems to be very believable as our country was a group of many kingdoms and we even today witness the forts that were built ages ago. While reading one can actually visualize any of the fort that they have visited and thus there is a surreal feeling developed.

The names of the characters mentioned in the story either human or non-human are very fascinating. I could relate to the Chandamama stories which had such attractive stories and names. Kudos to the author for such wonderful writing.

What I like:
1. The plotline which is unique in this era of either realistic fiction or chic-lit with drama
2. It is indeed an exciting feeling to read warfare scenes. Though they seemed a little lightly constructed, it was good reading.
3. Every character has its own importance and none were given a backseat. This is how a collective effort of people in power must be to save their land from enemies.

What I didn't like:
It is a fictional story. Some readers may not be connected to the story. But there are as such no flaws.

Characters:
The characters of Avni , Queen Jahanara or Sultan Zorawar are written with extreme detailing that is one of the attractive features.

Narration:
Very smooth and engrossing narration is found in the story.

Language & Grammar:
Easy language with sufficient vocabulary is used in the story.

My Final Verdict:
Racy myth fiction

Book Title: 3/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Narration: 3/5
Language & Grammar3/5
Final Rating: 3/5… (mer)

Review:

DE22912:

The first story in the three stories' collection, DE22912 was short, entertaining and intriguing.

The suspense was well maintained, but the story lacked descriptions. I wish the room had been described in a better way.

Other than that, it was a fairly good story.

Patient Number 9:

It was another interesting read, and better than the first one, in my opinion.

I did think it was a bit lengthy, but it was a nice read.

Six Bullets:

By a wide margin, this was my favorite of the three short stories. I don't know what exactly made it better than the other two, but I do know that I had more fun reading this one than the other two.

It was short, fast-paced and thrilling. Sure this story lacked the suspense that I saw in the other two, but it more than made up with its pace!

All in all, this was an enjoyable collection and I had a lot of fun reading it!… (mer)