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Devi by Nag Mani ( Horror fiction book review )

This is a horror based fiction book.



I love horror movies , movies are more visually stimulating in such scenarios which add to more fun of spooky situations .This book has the backdrop of interior Bihar.



The folklores told were interesting creating good mysterious background with the descriptive writing of the places so as such the imagonation was made easy. The story is written based as contemporary that is based in present time so again the fiction connect to young readers more.


Timing of unfolding suspense was nice effectively . Character development was nice. Narration actually needs mention , horror stories need a lot of effort to keep readers interested by creating an aura of deep suspense and mystery and Nag Mani Sir has done a beautiful job in that. Word choice were good. If you read it late at night you will find it more enjoyable.



Enthralling read with goosebump creating moments.

Short chapters and such made it an easy read. Cover is really spooky and scary.


I used to read a lot of horror stories in Bengali while I was in school . Horror stories authored by Indian writers are not liked by some range of readers but I think as we are in India we can more connect to the mythical parts of India 's folklores and situations based on backdrops of ancient temples and Divine parts easily than foreign counterparts. Language is pretty lucid . Kept for all kinds of readers. Nag Mani has written another book too that Icame to know recently The Green Room which had good reviews from readers. I am looking forward to check his other books out soon .

Nice work . You may give it a try.

My rate 3.7/5

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