 Devdutt Pattanaik from The Tribune commented that " the writer takes us on a sinister journey with the characters , who frequently sound as if they are one of us only . " Society magazine complimented Tripathi 's writing by saying , " Reading this beautifully written creation is like plunging into the icy and venerable waters of the <unk> Lake . One can actually sense the beats of Shiva 's <unk> and fumes of intoxicating <unk> . Simply <unk> . " Nandita Sengupta from The Times of India felt that " while the author spins a tale of adventure , it could have been a slightly snappier , tighter read . Some crunching of thoughts that tended to overlap and repeat would be welcome in the next two books . " However , Sengupta was most impressed by the author 's crafting of Shiva as a " rough @-@ hewn , hot @-@ headed , a great dancer , smitten by Sati ... Shiva 's our definition of a hero , ready to fight for a good cause anytime . " 
