Ila Sharma is a hundred percenter and the Aryabhatta National Puzzle Champion. She takes up admission in Pune and her roommate Kyra, who is the daughter of a government officer in Pune, wants her to solve a riddle for her. And she solves it, forgetting her father’s warning of not getting into puzzle solving. She has another classmate, Aryan, who helps her at times. And there are people who want her for her brain. And she does not know whom she can trust and whom she cannot.
So what happens when her restless mind is tempted to solve the puzzle and she forgets her father’s warning, read the book and find out.
When I went through the content page of the book, I was intrigued. The book starts with a chapter which is called FACT followed by a chapter called OCCULT LORE and then there is a chapter ZERO. There are chapters with numbers, minus four and minus one.
Nine is a thriller all right. There were certain instances in the book where I felt that things were being dragged and at times, I felt that this could have been detailed. But the best part of the book is the suspense that has been painstakingly created. There were parts in the book when I was associating myself with the book and I thought I was with Ila and was trying to solve the number puzzles along with her.
The character of Ila has been developed well and I felt the author could have detailed other characters also. The language is simple and the narration is gripping and the thriller part makes the story fast-paced.
The author has really done a detailed research which was evident from the way she has described the historical incidents. The story moves effortlessly between the past and the present and between fact and fiction, keeping the reader guessing, what is what.
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Vishnu Chevli
Book reminded me of Robert Langdon and Bharat Series
Reviewed in India on February 7, 2019
Vishnu Chevli
Reviewed in India on February 7, 2019
Those who read Indian Mythological & Historical genre might be aware of the conspiracy theory of Ashoka and his Nine unknown. We know because we have more than a dozen fictional books around that theory. And still, our hunger for the subject is unsatiated. So when we saw Sweta's post on Instagram about her book and special kindle promotional price of 79 INR we just grabbed the copy for us.
As I have mentioned the story is around Ashoka and his secret knowledge sect. Ila a math problem solver known as number girl is our protagonist. She got problem-solving skills from her dad who had changed his identity to save his life and country. He advised his daughter not to solve a problem for someone. But she didn't listen to his dad and joined a prestigious college in Pune. Her goal was to get a gold medal in the world puzzle championship. In college she met with Kyra and Aryan both became close to her but always seems mysterious to Ila. Things changed Ila's life when she accidentally solved the problem given by Kyra. She didn't know she was messing up something related to national security and international terrorist group. Read the book to know more.
You will be shocked to find a small role by our dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the book as well. By mentioning codes/math don't worry much even if you are weak at it, Sweta has taken care to explain it to naive readers as well. The flow and pace were smooth and fluid. Not a single moment of unnecessary boring narration. Interesting chemistry between Aryan and Ila. Good mix and match of mystery, thriller, and drama. A perfect pick for a date with a book. I would love to have this book published by well-known publishers and get its copy in our physical book collection.
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Aanchal bhardwaj
Good
Reviewed in India on May 31, 2019
Aanchal bhardwaj
Reviewed in India on May 31, 2019
“Don’t trust anyone! Appearances are often deceptive.”
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I have been reading a lot of mythology, and this one is my second book based on the concept of The Ashoka and nine unknown. This book has both romance and mystery. It is based on a huge mystery that needs to be solved!
Manu Mukundi Lal died under mysterious circumstances and left behind a diary. This diary contains information of national importance. It has codes and these codes need to be solved quickly, by the right people. This can only be done by the number girl. Ila is brilliant at solving math problems and is called the number girl. She is needed by both the good and bad people, in order to solve those codes. The codes present in Manu’s dairy. In this process she gains and loses a lot. Her life is not the same and is not hers anymore.
This book was good. The concept of the story is amazing but the story line is a little weak. The book needs a little editing. The love chemistry is the book between Ila and her love interest is great. They bring a spark in your heart. But the book is really fast paced. Things happen and too quick. You will get to know a lot about the political aspects and about the PM of our country. The story is a good mixture of mystery, thriller and drama. Language is simple as well. I rated this book a 3/5 🌟.
#qotd : Did or do you like mathematicians? Were you good in maths during school time?
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Rikita Mukul
Worth reading for thriller loving people
Reviewed in India on June 8, 2019
Rikita Mukul
Reviewed in India on June 8, 2019
The story is a mind blowing thriller and the fast paced narration completely compliments it. Speaking of Dan Brown, I might be the only person alive who couldn't come in terms with him but I absolutely loved this read. In a lucid and much clearer language, this book is a perfect blend of past and present. The mention of Narendra Modi, our PM, was completely unexpected for me.
The title is apt but looking at the gravity of the story, I feel the cover could have been better. The whole story is divided into 22 chapters which makes a story of about 300+ pages, easy to read.
Overall, the story is worth reading for thriller loving people and coming from Indian author, it is absolutely a perk.
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