A review by sruthis_bookland
Raavanputr Meghnad by Kevin Missal

5.0

Ravanputr Meghnad is a ferocious warrior who conquers Amaravati, the capital of Devs and won the title of Indrajit. He is the best warrior Ravan has and then he falls in love with the princess of Nagas, Prameela. Prameela knows the secret of Sitas abduction. What happens when a person like Meghnad who doesn’t even respect women falls in love? when Meghnad comes to know about the secret behind lady Sita abduction, what will be his reaction? For knowing that you should pick this book.
Ravanputr Meghnad is a standalone novel. Kevin Missal has written 2 series, kalki trilogy which is completed and maha avatar trilogy in which 2 books are released already.
This story has bunch of characters Meghnad, Prameela – a naga princess, Meenakshi who is also called as suparnika- Meghnad’s aunt, Meghnad’s two brothers and then the opposite side – lord Ram, avatar of Vishnu, lady sita and Laxman.
The book starts in the War where everyone is afraid of a warrior. Even Laxman says that if that one person doesn’t come today the victory will be theirs. Then that person enters the battle ground and yes, it is Meghnad. But to his surprise, Meghnad comes and surrenders himself to Laxman. Even though we know that Meghnad will die in 1st chapter it made me feel sad in the last chapter. That is how Kevin missal framed this character.
The book starts with 2 locations one is said by Meghnad and the other is said by Laxman. And both the stories meet at a point. Meghnad is a ruthless, strong and rigid warrior. He believes only in his dad’s motives and to get a good name from his dad he will do anything. He conquers Amaravati and eventually falls in love with the Naga princess – Prameela. In other side of the story, suparnika meets lord ram and lady sita is abducted by Ravan.
Kevin missal is always known for his amazing plots. He amazed me in this book too. He brought a new twist to the Ramayana. And my favorite part about his writing is he never describes a female character by their shapes, beauty etc. instead he always describes them by their knowledge, their attitude etc. All the characters in this book is justified. I just loved this book very much.
If you are mythological fiction lover, don’t forget to pick this book. If you are not a mythological fiction lover, then you should pick this book. This will make you fall in love with this genre.