AUTHOR: Aditti Gaur
ISBN/ASIN: 978-9385137136
GENRE: Fiction / Romance
NUMBER OF PAGES: 218
FORMAT: Paperback
SERIES / STANDALONE: Standalone
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: I thank the author for this review copy.
SUMMARY:
What will you choose between your life and death?
Who would you give preference, yourself, your family or your friends?
She achieved everything she wanted. She gave way to who wandered away from their path or had no opportunity by founding a music studio and exploring her own love for music. Her life was perfect until the day her world went upside down. She quietly surrendered to the situations and stood brave for rest of her world. Her friends also wanted her to move on. But then HE arrived. HE was her admirer and the only one, she was comfortable with. Still, she pulled her feet back when love bloomed in her life again instead of indulging into HIS life. So, what troubled her?
That was not the end of her story, but was it the beginning or she just had a pit-stop? Come let’s discover the destination of her story.
FIRST IMPRESSION:
I thank the author very much for her consideration - she sent me a paperback, and again, a digital copy, to make my reading experience easy. The book arrived neatly packed, in clear cut handwriting that impressed me very much. The cover page was immediately attractive, though I cannot understand how it fit with the story. The font and paper are readable.
REVIEW:
Some protagonists are real life heroes - they are similar to the reader, make mistakes, do good, and are very human. But then there are some protagonists who are the embodiment of goodness - sometimes unrealistic, and way too often vaguely reminding us of someone we might have seen / heard of. Adhira is one such woman. She is a heaven sent angel in disguise, according to the story. It is narrated by Riddhi, Adhira's soul sister and close friend. Adhira is the ultimate definition of a good human being and everyone who sees her truly knows she is praise worthy. But she faces her share of difficulties in life and fate deals her the weak hand, with misfortune affecting her one after the another. Her marriage is a disaster, and she also faces another issue due to a cruel turn of fate. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.
The plot is really great - the difficulties faced by a woman, no matter how good she is. The story had a lot of chance to develop brilliantly from there. Adhira could have been made a bit more realistic and human. Her emotions and desires are well portrayed and her friends are also strong characters. But the narration lacks the force required to convince the reader. It is sometimes alternated between first person referring to the narrator and the character and most often this ends up confusing to the reader. I assume the author has gone for a diary / journal effect to portray a realistic story, but the narrative needs development in many areas.
The typographical errors, though expected in some places, ruin the speed of reading. The story was different, and a different approach could have made all the difference to the narrative. Tense confusions and obvious plot elements missing - with some characters not even spoken about once their appearance is over are all part of the book. Apart from the fact that this book needs a substantial editing, I would suggest the author to write her future projects in a plain third person narrative thereby making it clear and the story much more interesting.
Adhira - could be your favorite book, or not impress you very much, based on your perspective and which aspect of a book you give importance to (the story, the characters, the narration, the editing or the plot).
WHAT I LIKED:
- The cover image
- Title and tag line
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
- Needs good editing and proofreading
- The narration could have been in third person, making it easy to understand the book
- The plot had great potential - could have been expanded nicely
VERDICT:
Adhira can be your most favorite story, if mushy romances are your thing. But it has not got much in it to impress fans of other genres
RATING: 3/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Aditti Gaur has a past experience of working with a leading DTH company for almost 5-6 years. She started her career right after her schooling, just to become an independent individual. After completing her graduation, she quit her job as she felt that 9 to 6 job was something not meant for her and then she choose her passion for writing & engaged herself in blogging on various sections like Love, Relationships, Lifestyle, etc on her website www.adittigaur.com.
She was born in Delhi but her complete upbringing was in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) and now she resides in Gurgaon. “Adhira…Love; lost & found” is her debut novel. Through this she wants to make her dream of becoming an author come true.
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Kindle, Paperback
PRICE Rs. 64 for Kindle, Rs. 250 for Paperback
BOOK LINKS: Amazon
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