- Publisher: Duckbill Books (Penguin Random House India)
- Available in: Paperback, Kindle
- ISBN: 978-0143462408
- Published: October 2, 2023
Children forced out of their homes
Humans discarded as empty shells
A Machine that sucks out Power.
Secrets
More secrets
And still more secrets-
I must fight a government of evil,
destroy the Machine,
and . . . save my mother.
Me, twelve-year-old Rohini.
Ha. Really?
Parallel worlds, time travel, vortices and an evil Machine come together in this fast-paced fantasy novel in verse. The eternal struggle of good versus evil rages on. Can Rohini and her friends triumph?
Reviews
Book review by Roopa Baliga (House Full of Books)
True to its name, the book proved to be a riveting read. My 9.5 year old and I just couldn’t put it down and were drawn into the world of Ro and the uncontrollables. The book had a good mix of adventure, magic, fantasy and mystery. The verse format had us enthralled through the book. This was our first book in the format and we enjoyed it thoroughly. We had taken the book on a college reunion trip and were midway through it when I lent it to a twelve year old girl who loved reading books. I thought she would read a bit and pick it up later. She loved it to bits and finished reading it within three hours taking short breaks just for lunch. She wanted to know what happened next and didn’t want to wait to get the book later. She had to be whisked away by her dad just in time for their flight 🙂
Book review by Apoorva B Ashok (Instagram)
““Uncontrollable” isn’t just the title of the book, its also the urge to finish the book once you pick it up! This was the first novel in verse I’ve read and am now in love with the genre! When I received the book from Penguinsters for review, I was unsure of what to expect. Will the verse format be able to do justice to a fantasy story? Was the big question in my mind. But Varsha Seshan just knocks it out of the park. So much detail in such few words!”
Book review by JoAnne Saldanha (mythaunty.com)
Uncontrollable by @varshaseshan a middle grade fantasy fiction book in verse and I must say that I was sucked into the vortex of a fantastical, mysterious world she has created.