The Grip of Greed by Naveen Kundra (Book Review: 4.5*/5)!!!

  

25^th Book of 2024

It is always interesting to read books from the authors who return after their 1^st book as the Book industry isn’t polite with every author. It is always great to see the 1^st time authors becoming a regular in the shelfs of the bookstores. One such notifications that I received from Amazon was about the book release by the author, Naveen Kundra, whom I had first read in 2021. It didn’t take me a minute in ordering his 2^nd book named “The Grip of Greed” published by Srishti Publication in around 225-pages.

 

Literally speaking, it just took me few hours and a single sitting to go through the whole book with an anticipation of what’ll happen next. I love how Naveen writes where he doesn’t mention thriller anywhere in the introduction or synopsis of the book but the moment you are done reading the first 10 pages of the book, it becomes a perfect page-turner where you aren’t allowed to move anymore but know what will happen in the end. As mentioned by the author in the introduction, the book is a tale of power, ego clashes, revenge and the murky world of politics.

 

From the story point of view, it sounds simple as there are two women, Tanvi and Soundarya, who are against each other but I really liked the backdrop set-up by the author where both of them are going through their lowest points in life. This makes them do some really nasty and unnecessary things including a killing set-up as well. Reading the way author has characterized both the women personalities is commendable. Both are strong, ambitious, similar to each other yet very different. This tells how strongly human psyche has been studied and utilized by the author while developing both the protagonists.

 

Naveen Kundra uses the characters working for politics or government services very intelligently and despite them being a side or supporting characters, their involvement in the story works as a catalyst. Also, I love the way he develops these characters using real-life references which keeps the readers interested in solving the puzzle if this is based on a real-life incident or a fictional work. This time, he has used the characters of a Chief Minister and Journalist wittily and how their support aggravates the game of the main protagonists is fun to read.

 

Similarly, he adds an angle of entrepreneurship, business and the dirty connection they have to make with other people in power is phenomenal. It opens our eyes about the society we are living in where everyone is right and wrong at the same time. The relationship of people with money is also explored in different ways which makes us think about the level up to which we can droop down for multiplying our wealth. There are many such moments in the story.

 

Naveen has kept the chapters short which makes it easy for the readers to grasp the story and still read it with fast pace. The story really becomes fast-paced in the pre-climax and climax and it’s fun to read how all the characters come together to bring the exciting end to the story. Overall, this is a fun read which you can pick on any weekend and finish in one-go. I give this book 4.5 stars out of 5.

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WRITING BUDDHA