A review by ravenousbibliophile
Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi

1.0

In a word, it is "Disappointing". After the Shiva Trilogy, which while not a great piece of literary work was an exciting and engaging story, Scion of Ikshvaku to me is a gross deviation from what we have come to expect of an author such as Amish. The chemistry between Sita and Ram has been written well, but in contrast there is very little character development with regards to his brothers, mothers and most importantly Ravan. In fact, Ravan in my opinion is the greatest disappointment in this book. The characters in this book (with the exception of Sita and to an extent Bharat) are unidimensional, which is surprising as Amish has given several multi-faceted characters in a single book in his previous writing endeavors.

Will I pick up the second book? Yes, but with the greatest of reservations. I would recommend this book to anyone who HAS NOT read the Shiva trilogy since the stark contrast shall not disappoint them to the extent that it has disappointed me.