Mayavati is one of the many dayghters of Bharata kingdom's Raja. Her life isn't gold. She loves deeply her sister Gauri, but all the others women in the harem hate her. Her horoscope is dark: a marriage of destruction and death. 
 When Bharata's palace is attacked by the army of an enemy kingdom, Maya thinks that her life is marked and that she's obligied to followe her father's desire and plot, but in that moment Amar steps in. The mysterious man offers her a new life in his kingdom, along with a duty. 
 Maya accepts but soon as she arrives in Akaran, she slowly start to regret her decision. The palace is silent, full of sealed doors, shadows and voices. 
 Usually I don't enjoy this types of books. I see them and I vomit onto them. But this one was an exception. And I don't even know why. Probably I got blind beacuse of the world and the writing style: I really felt inside Maya story, the myths, the legends.. and also these last two things can even make actual sense when it comes to Maya and Amar relationship. But I can't say anything, since I will rant with - and about - my really little knowledge about indian myths and spoil the book. I already made kinda a spoiler at the start of the review, but I think that I don't write anything that wasn't already written in the plot or really easy to guess. 
 What I really loved was the world. I was mesmerized. Enchanted. I wanted more and more. I loved the description, I could figure everything in my mind and... I'm sure that I express myself. 
 The characters weren't incredibile as the setting, but I was happy with them. I always partage for Maya and didn't trust Amar one bit - I was hoping for him to be a little more nasty and dark - especially when he was in his mode of: I'm-a-jerk-full-of-secret. 
 Most of Maya acts could make no actual sense but with twist at the end, most of her impulsive acts came up with a new light. But again, I will spoil you, so I will not write anymore. 
 What I liked of Maya was that she actually hated Amar - even for a short time - and choosed to help her sister insted to reach her love. That's quite rare when it comes to ya heroine. 
 Last fact, and my review will be off, is how the novel'end was handed. It was like reading a myth, or a strange book written as a myth which was kinda confusing but also really interesting. In this wasy, I saw the book as a strange type of narrative myth, which was really amazing.