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BOOK REVIEW: HOPE AND SUNSHINE

HOPE AND SUNSHINE



AUTHOR: DEBASMITA NATH GHOSH

PUBLISHER: POWER PUBLICATION

GENRE: ROMANTIC FICTION

PUBLICATION DATE:   1st JANUARY, 2018

FORMAT: PAPERBACK

PAGES COUNT: 170

GOODREADS RATING: 3.35/5 (54 Ratings)

MY RATING: 3/5

BLURB:  
Naina Grover has an imperfectly perfect life, or is it perfectly imperfect? A Punjabi kudi from Delhi working in the city of joy, Kolkata is joined by her crazy cousin, Arjun and his sober friend Aditya to come of age while at a long - distance relationship which seems to be going nowhere. She knows it is a recipe for disaster but should she let go or not? Should she hope for the best? Hope she will be accepted?Hope she can settle down? Hope she can come to terms with a family secret bothering her for years now? Just hope. Keep hoping? And then, Hope welcomes a ray of sunshine. Naina welcomes you to look at life from her perspective. 'Hop'e On!'   

MY REVIEW:
'Hope and Sunshine' is a beautiful tale on love, family and friendship. It revolves around the life of Naina, a punjabi girl from Delhi who works in a company in Kolkata. She is in a long distance relationship with her boyfriend Ved, but unsure of their future lives as Ved is not ready to take their relationship to the next level. 

Things take a turn for the better when Aditya joined her company as the new Zonal HR Manager. Naina finds him attractive but is not ready to accept it as she is already in a relationship. Later, she came to know that Aditya is friends with her favorite cousin Arjun. The three of them started hanging out together and Naina became best friends with Aditya in no time.

The author has a weaved a very simple story with these three main characters- Naina, Arjun and Aditya. Naina is a smart, independent and cheerful girl. Arjun, a supportive cousin and Aditya is kind of a guy, whom every girl would want in their life. I loved the hangouts of the trio, specially because the author has beautifully portrayed the city of joy which is so vivid and vibrant that the readers can actually visualize Kolkata in front of their eyes.

The story had a good pace and the ending was nice, however I was disappointed with the narrative style. The story at times jumped from one part to another, leaving the former part incomplete. There were editing mistakes too. Also, i didn't like the mushy phone call conversations between Ved and Naina.

All in all, 'Hope and Sunshine' by Debasmita Nath Ghosh was a feel-good kind of a story. Readers who enjoy romantic fictions might like to read this book.

To know more about Naina and her story you've to read this book!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


Debasmita Nath Ghosh was born and brought up in Guwahati. She studied in Pune and now is the co-founder of a successful travel company in Kolkata.

*I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*


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  1. The author has a resemblance with you, day by day you are becoming an Expert in writing reviews ..keep up the good work. 😇

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