Book Review! The Tiger at Midnight

 

Book Information

Book Tittle : The Tiger at Midnight

Author : Swati Teerdhala 

Pages : 496 Pages

Publisher :  Katherine Tegen Books

Year of Publish : 2019

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Black in white or white in black? This sentence is confusing, isn't it? The reality of black life is always interpreted as evil and white as good, the question is can we interpret it correctly?

This fantasy genre book tells the story of a female main character named Esha who hides her true identity behind the name The Viper.

She is known as a legendary assassin who is famous for her missions full of puzzles and deadly accuracy.

She has a personal mission that is much bigger than just killing, she carries out her mission as a form of revenge for the death of her loved ones and wants to reveal political crimes covered up by the rulers.

On her journey, Esha sneaks into enemy territory and accidentally meets Kunal, a young Jansan soldier who is disciplined and loyal to orders, but Kunal harbors suspicions about the system that protects him.

The meeting between Esha and Kunal is the beginning of a thrilling chase. They both fight each other, Esha struggles to complete her mission while Kunal struggles to catch her for honor and responsibility.

However, as time goes by, the two characters begin to feel the seeds of attraction to each other.

Throughout the story we will be presented with an exploration of the physical and emotional journey of the two main characters, complete with the background of the forest, market, secrets, small villages, to the borders of the kingdom.

In short, that is the content of the story of this book, as a reader I get several points here. the first I call it white and black.

In the opening I explained the simple concept of the two things, this is the same as right and good.

Sometimes we are confused about determining whether good is right? or right is good? I see the two goals of the characters in the story have good meanings, one has a mission to uphold justice while the other stands in the name of loyalty.

The story makes me want to explore good and right even more, if someone asks if it is true, it could be yes or no. Inconsistent answers, right?

Okay, so the two characters above in my opinion are both good but not all of them are right, Esha does have good goals but her methods are wrong. While Kunal has good goals and his methods are right. "Don't judge too quickly, look at the existing aspects"

The story in this book trains us to think positively, the main advantage is that the available story is rich in imaginative models that arouse the reader's mind, making us as readers immersed in the available story.

However, the drawback of this book is the beginning of the story is a bit slow, therefore I recommend this story to: teenagers, students, or teachers who like to read novels.