Jean Angel – Atul mohite

Quote: “Between the battle of emotion and reason,what wins? Reason.”

Apart from prologue and epilogue there are 17 chapters in a 74-page book that makes the reading experience easy and it lets the reader get a grip of the story. JeanAngel falls under the category of fantasy and story revolves around 3 kingdoms but mainly focuses on Zesia. Zesia was ruled by a tyrant ruler king Robert who exploited his own people and killed them for no reason. His strict rules of controlling citizens were terrifying. A noble fearless man who did not care of repercussions spoke his heart out against king Robert, he announced about the child of prophecy who will be born and liberate people from Robert’s oppression. The story is based around this prophecy. The story is character driven and some good characters are portrayed in Atul’s storytelling. The only problem I had was abrupt names of some characters in  English while some Hindi made me feel tad disconnected at times. Though I get Atul Mohite’s perspective of inducing vivid culture and racial variety in storyline. The most fascinating character is of Jean-“The child of Prophecy”. He is mature beyond his age. He shows composure and understanding that speaks volume of his character. The storytelling is crisp and engaging yet there were few occasions when it felt rushed. It is quite entertaining when Jean narrates his dreams and when he communicates with angel seeking knowledge and wisdom. Jean is focused and progresses gradually towards his destiny of liberating Zesia and killing Robert. This is the first part of the book and was sad with an abrupt ending on cliffhanger. It is recommended for beginners as its language is easy and the book is a fun read. Though there are few mistakes in editing but it can be overlooked    

Dolly won’t Play-Monisha K Gumber

In recent days I have read three different books by Monisha each of them vivid and significant. Yet Dolly won’t play is a heart wrenching and tormenting tale. Monisha’s work in Dolly won’t play is poignant in describing the ordeals a girl child faces if her parents are emotionally unavailable or not aware of her difficulties. The book serves as an example of a larger problem and clearly states the need of awareness in both parents and children. This book is written in free verse and consists of poetry and some amazing art. The art work in the book are amazing and they enhance readers experience and shed some light on Dolly’s state of mind and her share of fear and anxiety. Dolly our protagonist and the book vividly describe her life its challenges pain agony and humiliation yet she fights them bravely. The book is divided in four parts.

1.      Growing up pains

2.      Love is in the air

3.      Coming of age

4.      Closure

I normally don’t like to give spoilers as it decreases readers interest’s and they create a prejudice evidently losing the connect. Dolly’s parents are going through a rough patch in their relationship and she suffers a lot because of ignorance and lack of emotional availability. When she was kid, she faced some challenges while communicating in school and was diagnosed with ADHD syndrome. She faced discrimination and humiliation in school and hate and disgrace from her father. She is longing for some love and care which she found from her uncle her mom’s friend. She was elated by his presence and felt special by all the love and care he possessed and was heart broken when he moved abroad. With time and some knowledge, she realized it was not love he showed rather he was comprising her modesty and took advantage for her loneliness. He has physically and mentally tormented her to core and beyond repair. The different part of book describes of her struggle for survival and how she overcomes her fear and childhood trauma. In all this chaos Dolly shines as an individual and thrives against all the odds. She is a phoenix who rises from ashes to be born again.