The Alpha Yeti by Sum (Book Review)

An exciting thriller, powerful novel by Sum 

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Title – The Alpha Yeti

Author – Sum

Genre – Fiction

Publisher – AuthorHouse UK

No of pages – 213

Main characters – Jai (The hunter), Sanau (Jai’s daughter), Gohi, Dwar, Boleain, Dastur Mobhaji, Wurli

Other characters – Roopal (Jai’s wife)

My review

My idea of fiction is a story full of actions, suspense, and thrill. At first, the book cover did not stir my imagination. In fact, I did not sign up for this book but WritersMelon selected me for reviewing this book and I thank them for giving me this opportunity to review this book.

The first chapter of this novel gave a chill to me and I kept reading only to realize that I should not judge any book by its cover. Its an amazingly complied, written action-packed book written by Sum (the author has also kept his identity hidden which is also an interesting fact).

The Alpha Yeti depicts a struggle between good and evil. There are white and grey yetis who live in snow-capped mountains of Nirmalaya and there is a tribe of Kasis who are living in the Karyakunj village. Everything was peaceful until the group of mountaineers embark on the journey to discover mysterious mountain only to put the entire village in danger. The grey yetis’ boiling blood for revenge wreak havoc for villagers and they do not have enough weapons to fight against them. They soon lose the battle but the four eminent hunters from the west come to their rescue when Jai’s daughter gets abducted by one of the villagers. It leaves them no choice but enter in the vicious village cured by the deformed grey yetis.

Will they be able to rescue the village? Will Jai and Jai’s family reunite with their daughter? Will the battle with Alpha Yetis ever come to end or villagers will continue to live in fear and distraught for centuries?

The Alpha Yeti is a full of actions and adventures novel well-written by equally mysterious author ‘Sum’. The moment I started reading this novel, it had a firm grip on me. Every scenario gave me the same thrill and excitement as if I am watching Game of Thrones. I loved the idea of Alpha Yetis versus humans. It was quite refreshing to read something unique and adventurous after a long time. Yes, a few chapters did frighten me in the night as the writing stirred my imagination.

The life of Kasis is no fairy-tale. The beginning shows how white Yetis and Grey Yetis are no fictional characters but are real and how they are making the lives of villagers terrible. Alas, the struggle of villagers continues when the government fails to recognize its root cause. Every emotion depicted in the novel represents how humans’ actions cause disastrous reactions. They say curiosity kills the cat and true to this adage when four mountaineers try to solve the mystery of Yetis call trouble for the entire village. When they fail to solve the mystery and save the village, Mobhaji’s son Wurli takes the matter in his hand and abduct Jai’s daughter so that they could come to the village and save them from the evil Grey Yetis.

The story also gives out a message to us how our actions hamper natural environment. White Yetis live in harmony but humans known for troubles not only endanger their lives but themselves as well. As a result, it awakens the evil power of Alpha Yeti. The fight between four hunters and the Grey Yetis is exciting to read.

I liked the fact that the author never goes overboard when describing the characters, scenes and everything. It would have become more interesting if the author could have extended the plot as I felt in some places the author has rushed to complete the plot.

Overall, the plot is extremely unique, strong and powerful. It gave me the excitement of adventures that one would want to have it in reality.

Writing style  

The authenticity of the plot is maintained throughout the novel by using words like Bhirendi, Wurli, Boleain, kinsmen, donjon, bludgeon etc. it simply sets the plot as if it really happened in the village called Karyakunj.

The best part

The author’s writing style is simple and unique. The debut novel of Sum is very impressive.

Not so good part

Actually none. However, the author should have extended the plot a bit as it needs more pace to gauge the plot properly.

My rating

4/5

About the author

Since Sum wanted to continue being a mystery man so we cannot help but wait for his identity to come out.