Book Review 63: The Children of Destruction by Kuber Kaushik.



The Children of Destruction by Kuber Kaushik is a young-adult fantasy fiction, full of magic and adventure. It tells the story of a teenager named Alice.

Alice, the protagonist, suddenly discovers that she possesses magical powers. The main theme in this book is magic and the use of magical powers. The character of Alice was very well developed and I really liked her character. Especially her sense of sarcasm was on point.
The story started quite well, at a moderate pace. It seemed quite interesting. But as it progressed, things grew really complicated. I had very high expectations from this book, but it failed to impress me. The plot is not very well constructed. It could have been much better. Too many characters complicated the storyline all the more. The book started with a lot of amazing ideas but was not properly executed. Although the language was lucid and the dialogues were quite well written, the book as a whole is not very interesting. Multiple subplots further complicated the book.

Altogether, The Children of Destruction was an okay-ish read for me.


About the Authors: Kuber Kaushik was raised on a steady diet of Asimov, Tolkien and Pratchett, and his love for the written word has only grown stronger over time. In the last decade and a half, he has been a blogger, copywriter, content writer, scriptwriter, screenwriter and novelist. The first feature film written by him, Shadows Fall, was produced in 2016, and was both screened and has won awards at film festivals in Los Angeles, Panama and Europe. His other works include a number of short films, short stories and even a comic strip chronicling the history of healthcare from 6500 BCE onwards and the insanity therein.
Nowadays, his time is spent tinkering with three other novels, exploring and building new worlds with each story. He currently lives in Delhi and can be found on Twitter @thegingap.
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars.
Publisher: Penguin India.
First Published: March 2019
Pages: 311
Price: ₹350/-

Buy this book from Amazon.

Thanks to the publisher, Penguin India, for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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