The Sun Shines Down by Sankha Ghosh: a review

There are books that you love from the first glance at the cover.  Then there are those books which seem pretty basic at first but when you read them,  you get to know what they are all about. The sun shines down by Sankha Ghosh is one such book.  Here's something about the book…

About the book- Shreya Basu is a kind of politician India has hardly ever witnessed and that too from a political party which has been suffering from an existential crisis for the last few years. Within impeccable beauty and excellent oratory skills, Shreya Basu’s hot to Fame is no less than a Fairytale. But now she wishes to contest election with the powerful incumbent government at their own bastion. But little did she know about the dirty inlands of this murky game of politics. And, in this topsy-turvy right to power, she came across the enigmatic Hector Fernandes. Obscured by thousands of unanswered questions, Hector Fernandes is haunted by the Ghosts of his past. And, to put them to rest, he wants one single thing. Vengeance. And, when Shreya’s seamless ambition to acquire power meets hectares heathfield stigma of Retribution, it wrecks war.

A political saga like no other,  this book is much more than what it seems it is. First things first,  the cover is pretty simple but if you take a close look at it, you would know what it actually speaks.  The ongoing crisis faced by the nation is depicted wonderfully in the cover. Done in bright colours, it would surely capture your attention to the fullest.  Coming to the writing style, well, it needs a lot of polishing.

The narration skills were really good but the writing style and errors take it one notch down than it already is,  making it sound like a fairytale, yes, but forced one at that. I loved how descriptive the book is and how the author has managed to put across his thoughts in action.  This thriller is an edge of the seat one which will keep your nails biting and you sweating as you keep on reading it.

As for the cons of the book,  the ending and the book in its whole essence couldve been much more tighter than it already is. I took a long time to read it and probably half the credit for that would go to the errors I found in the book.  Having said that, the author has a really good potential which could be used further. Looking forward to reading more books from him, this was a 3 on 5 for me.