Faith and the Beloved | Book Review

Faith and the Beloved

Author: Kochery C Shibu

Pages: 185

 

                ‘Faith and the Beloved’ by Kochery C Shibu is a book that shows us our past can land us in miserable situations. In this book we follow stories of Alice Cherokil, Naithy and Prem. The story starts with Alice Cherokil murdering her stepfather and fled from her home to other place. We then follow the story Prem whose world revolves around his brother Arun who is involved into various activities which according to him are proper. Soon, things get nasty for all the characters and their current lives are affected due to their past doing. How will the story end for all these characters? To know more read ‘Faith and the Beloved’.

My Thoughts:

    The plot is well written and I must say that the readers will get to see plot twist on each page. The story is engaging and the readers will surely be intrigued by how the sequence of events takes place in the story. I liked how multiple stories are running together and then how the stories are intertwined.

    The characters are well developed. The author has made sure that we get to know the back story of each character. We get to see varied characters and how they actually think is nicely depicted.

    Language is simple and lucid. The narration is good.

    The book cover is simple and interesting. The title of the book is apt to the plot.

    Overall, it was a good read.

Rating: 4/5