Book: The Arabian Anomaly: The Seven Wonders

Author: Prarthana Saji

Publisher: Prowess Publishing (2022)

Total Pages: 166

“Life can be too mysterious sometimes and one cannot even dare to imagine what results would occur when those mysteries would be unveiled. Well, one can only hope that those mysteries would result in something that is agreeable with them upon getting unfolded.”   

Effectively, at the very beginning of this review let me mention that our teen author Prarthana Sajihas made a brilliant effort with her mystery thriller novel, “The Arabian Anomaly: The Seven Wonders!” Moreover, it is a real treat to see such a fine work by just a fifteen-year-old, undoubtedly Prarthana is a pure talent when it comes to writing fiction & we certainly can hope some big blockbusters from her in the coming years. The book covers a great story, which revolves around the main characters and the incidents taking place in their lives. The manner in which the mysteries will begin to unfold in the lives of the prime characters will certainly make the readers feel the thrill while going through this amazing title!

Author Prarthana Saji is a fifteen-year-old girl studying in Class 10 at Army Public School in Mhow. She has been gifted with the ability to achieve much beyond her age. In addition to her being passionate about her studies, she is a classical singer, a poet, and a writer. She started writing poems in her free time at the age of 8. Many of her poems have been published in school and national-level magazines. An avid reader herself, she started writing her first book at the age of 12, which had been nominated for the Author Awards instituted by a leading media group. She started writing this sequel in January 2020, when she was 13, and completed it in September 2020 at the age of 14. She lives with her father, Naval Commander KK Saji who is a retired officer and now an Entrepreneur, her mother, Dhanya Sugunan who is a teacher and her sister, Keertana who studies in class 9.

This remarkable title, “The Arabian Anomaly: The Seven Wonders” by teen authorPrarthana Saji is a mystery thriller novel coming under the category of ‘Action & Adventure!’ Well, the storyline revolves around the primary characters as they go out on their vacation to the United Arab Emirates. Having the backdrop of the Middle Eastern nation of the UAE, the book sets up a great premise for the readers. Interestingly, the excitement of this trip fades away soon and the plot begins to present the readers with some real twists & turns!

Further, as the story progresses the characters begin to experience some anomalies in their trip and things did not seem very well for them. Eventually, their vacation started to turn into a life-threatening experience for them. Little did they know that their lives were going to turn completely upside down as there were far more mysteries to follow than they could have imagined. Well, through the ‘16 Reading Worthy Chapters’ in this title, the author had made a very commendable attempt to take the readers into an action-filled journey of mysteries & anomalies in the UAE.

Well, if we look at the book title, “The Arabian Anomaly: The Seven Wonders” then one can say that the title for this book is certainly an appropriate one with reference to the collection of chapters added in this book by the author. Moreover, it is a very ‘Catchy Title’ and this is something, which makes the book even more interesting, as the title itself compels you to pick up this book for a read. In this case, the title is giving a very mysterious as well as interesting vibe. Therefore, as a reader, you would feel the urge to go inside the chapters and try to understand the author’s thoughts!

In addition, I must mention that the title of this book is much “Justified” with regards to the reading-worthy storyline present in this book. Undoubtedly, it is a very apt Book Title for this novel & the author had been extremely wise to go for this title.

Coming to the Readers’ Connect part, it becomes obligatory to mention that the author has attempted to bring a feel of thrill for the readers and this is something, which will make the readers go page by page of this title. The story in this book covers everything, from mystery, thriller, suspense, and the blend of spooky & horror vibe, the reader is bound to experience everything! 

Another very important aspect of this book is that the storyline is indeed engrossing & interesting and the narration style by the Author is so amazingly lucid, that it would totally hook the readers until the very last page of this mystery thriller novel. Moreover, this is a book, which will make the readers think about the plot several times, even after completing the book.

Now, coming to the final part of the review, i.e. the Book Verdict, we can conclude that a title like “The Arabian Anomaly: The Seven Wonders” is for sure a MUST READone& deserves a chance by the readers. The way Author presented the central characters in this book and made sure to retain the suspense until the very end of the storyline is truly incredible. Her work is seriously praiseworthy as she has succeeded in making a great book in the competitive category of mystery & thriller!

Prarthana Saji is a promising young author, who is very creative in her ideas, which the readers can feel through her spectacular writings. In addition, her honest work makes this book even more reading-worthy.