The Ninth Circle

I wasn’t really planning to buy this book but reading the tittle from the bookshelves of Bestsellers a month ago, it caught my attention. The cover art was interesting as well. The author is unknown for as I read its summary from behind I found out that this is the author's debut novel. Ah the ninth circle, the title has me interested it has a ring of Dante's inferno. The very poem of which countless novels/stories/movies has sprouted from. The most detailed account on what Hell might look like and how every sinner is being punished. Ah the very book I asked my mom to buy it for me and she gladly did, for before I wouldn’t even touch a book let alone read it. After reading it, I have developed some fixation about everything that is written there.

Anyway, going back to this book... reading the back cover the story is about a man who woke up not knowing who he was, no idea where he is and why he woke up on a pool of his blood having amnesia. The writing on the back of the book promises a dark and morbid past to the main character of the book and for that it made me more interested. But as I saw the price it was rather expensive but the book was calling me, saying buy me and I couldn’t resists its call so I end up buying the book. And the book didn’t disappoint me. The price was worth-it, who would think I will be meeting demons and angels in this book. I thought the title of the book is figurative but hey, it is interesting. The author really researched about the demons and angels and I like the author's concept. The book was full of surprises. There was the time when I thought I already guessed the main character's true identity but reading towards the end I was proven wrong. This is the type of books I like to read. Books/stories that is unpredictable. But beware if you read this book... it may change your view about angels and demons. If u asked me if my view was changed after I read this book. My answer is no. coz I totally agree on each and every argument in the book between good and evil. I totally love this book, I consider it a gothic classic novel. It’s like Gaiman and Pratchett’s Good omens minus the humor.

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