Book review : Tarikshir - The awakening By Khayaal Patel

Do you believe in haunted places?

Tarikshir by Khayaal Patel is a mystery/fiction.

The story revolves around Rudra, the newly crowned King of Devangarh and the secret of Tarikshir - a ghost or a demon or... nobody knows what.

The author has written the book in simple language. His storytelling is detailed yet not boring and leaves good enough instances for imagination. The characters are well placed. The tone and style of each character is distinct and takes transitions as needed along the storyline.

This been Khayaal Patel's first book, the storytelling is impressive. As the book is a thriller it does keeps you on edge with the mystery but the subtle love story or I should say, the hint of budding love and its nuances, is what impressed me too. All credit to the author for not letting the love story overpower the crux of the book.

If you read the book closely there are several lessons too. Though these lessons are for the king but they are still applicable to our current situation. One of my favorites is -

"Every weapon has two facets - the weapon and the object that powers it."

So what I like, the story, the characters and the twist...I like almost everything about the book except it's cover. The cover, though related to the book does not relate to the story and its mystery. Any day the cover could have been better leading to more people picking onto this one.

I will rate it a 4.5 /5. 

I will say don't look at the cover, just pick it up. It is a nice easy and engaging read and it may make you want to research somethings further.