Book Review # 166 Faith and the Beloved (Kochery C Shibu)

Blurb :

Naithy Cherokil is a rich and successful business woman from Mumbai who marries the young and handsome model Tony D’Souza after the death of her husband. Little does she know that the ideal sex slave of her husband is the sleeper cell of a terror outfit. Events in her life take unforeseen turns as the male Mata Hari is activated.

Prem Rollands is a kalari exponent and brilliant student whose world revolves around his brother Arun. Things go awry when the police kills Arun under mysterious circumstances. Prem kills the inspector in retribution and is on the run. He is on the lookout for Alice to find out the dark secrets leading to the killing of his brother. Prem must avenge those who have plotted to kill his brother, even at the cost of his own life.

Eighteen year old Alice Cherokil knows more about computers and mystery games than a girl of her age. Alice’s life falls apart when her mother is hospitalised and in a coma. Alice is playing the ultimate mystery game of her life as the web of secrets surrounding two precious diamonds and her stepfather threaten to destroy her family. Alice overcomes moral dilemma to kill her stepfather and she is on the run. Alice must outwit the underworld and stay ahead of all to save her mother’s life or the guilt of her failure will haunt her forever.

As the lives of Naithy, Prem and Alice cross each other they must retain their faith and protect their beloved ones even at the cost of their own lives.

A saga of love, lust, betrayal, intrigue and revenge. 

My Take:

A very bold riveting story that revolves around a Christian Syrian family. Alice is a 18 year old who has run away after murdering her step father Tony. Naithy, her mother is rich and in coma now.She  marries Tony, after her Muslim husband is killed, much to Alice's dislike who now spends most time in hostel. Tony is a flirt who impregnates women he sleeps with.

Arun and Prem are brothers who thinks by raping them while they are unconscious is like favoring them fulfill their sexual fantasies.When Prem finds Arun dead under mysterious circumstances he is out to kill Naithy and fulfill his revenge. With diamonds and bigger motives in stake, how will justice find its way? With complexities and underworld involved how will faith be restored? Read the book to find out.

The language is bold and the plot is loaded with sex,rape, violence and fantasies. The plot has lots of subplots and the lot of characters are introduced. Lot of detailing is done in developing the characters and when they are introduced their back story and their role in the story is explained for the readers to understand. 

A dark thriller with mystery and suspense in abundance. The female characters are the ones leading the story.The suspense is maintained till the end.  This one is for people who love mystery and can deal with a strong language and content like sexual fantasies,rape and murder.Not for weak heart ones.

Too many characters, plots and subplots and their stories overlapping , I found them confusing.The language and few contents were too bold for my taste. A promising story line which I feel could have been executed better.

I would rate this 3.9/5.