A review by cursed_sapphire
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The first two thirds of this book had me hooked. Especially the first third, from Ajay's perspective. But the last third felt unfocused and bloated. I struggled for weeks to read the 50 pages from Sunil's perspective because every time I picked up the book and read a but of that section I found myself frustrated and annoyed. I didn’t care about the bloated life story of a psycho, I would much rather have more of Sunny's perspective. The writing here is top-notch and there are some great characters and concepts in it, but I can’t bring myself to say I liked the book as a whole. I'm glad I read it, but ultimately I'm also glad it's finally over.