Book Review: Myla: Insurrection by Arjun Rao

Title-Myla : Insurrection

Author- Arjun Rao

Publisher- Notion Press

Year- 2020

Format- Paperback

Genre- Thriller, Fiction

Length- 320 pages

Rating- 4/5 stars

Blurb

Stunned, and struggling to come to terms with the baffling murder of her entire family, Agent Myla returns home to find proof that there is a lot more to the situation than meets the eye. Her years of training and experience as an elite covert operations specialist has alarm bells ringing in her head. 

As the bodies of family and friends continue to pile up,  Myla reacts in the only way she knows how, the only way she has been trained to - by picking up her gun. Mounting her own investigation, she finds evidence contradicting everything the Police have concluded. Evidence that points to a deep-rooted conspiracy aimed at bringing her out into the open. Exposed and unprotected. 

With the criminals, the Police and her employers in the Army arrayed against her, can she stay ahead of it all and beat the greatest threat India has ever faced, or will she end up as just another bullet-riddled body on a cold tiled floor somewhere?

Review

Author Arjun Rao's latest work of fiction Myla Insurrection will take you on a roller coaster ride into the dark world of crime.I particularly loved the way the author has tried to break the stereotypes of fair-skinned male God-like protagonists with a simple Malayali girl of dusky complexion who is brave, determined and focused.Malaika aka Myla is an army officer who is highly trained in firearms and hand-to-hand combats. The sole intention of the author, as he has expressed in the preface, was to gift the readers a strong female protagonist who will emerge as a  exemplary figure to all the women who dares to dream, and I must say he is successful in his endeavor.

The Notion press Creative Team has done an excellent job in designing the cover image.

As far as the writing style is concerned, it is good but I think it could have been better.The events appear in a  systematic manner and the story runs in a medium pace. The south Indian setting with the touch of colloquial words provides a good reading experience.

Overall, it was a very interesting read. I give this book 4 stars for the overall presentation, writing style and narration.

Happy Reading.