Review: Entertaining ghost story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
I love ghost stories, especially around Halloween so this is a perfect little `holiday' story. I've read Mina Khan's genie books and I love her voice. Dead: A Ghost Story is different than her other works because it's not romance, so if you're expecting romance, don't.The protagonist, Nasreen, is from India and the story is told from her point of view. As the story starts, she's a ghost watching her husband with his mistress. At first I didn't realize it was the day after her funeral, but it's clear that the affair isn't something new. Nasreen isn't even angry at her husband for cheating, but she hates him for dragging her to America. At first they lived in New York and she loved it there even though they lived with four other men. She enjoyed the city and atmosphere which was so different from her small home, but then he dragged her to dusty Texas to run a crappy motel with him. And the way he treated her was awful. The story is short so I can't say more without giving away spoilers, but it starts off with a sad, almost depressing tone and ends on one of hope. It's not a story about revenge, which is originally what I'd thought, but it's clear by the end that her husband will get a little bit of what he deserves.This is an entertaining ghost story. A perfect Halloween read!