Fiction
Meh
Historical Fictions are a guilty pleasure for me. I picked up this book thinking it would be fun. I have not read anything by Ranjit Desai before, so finding new authors is always fun as well.
The author takes us through the life of a Peshwa, one of the leaders of the earstwhile Maratha empire. The novel does include details about life as a Maratha royal, and definitely includes warfare and strategy.
Unfortunately, I found this book incredibly hard to follow - and not for good reasons. The author introduces too many characters in too rapid succession with absolutely no explanation about any of them. Most of the characters fell flat for me too. They seemed too 2-D and I couldn't relate to any of them as real people. Desai also missed his chance to develop a strong character for the Peshwa's wife.
Overall, it was a disappointment.
~Becky~
