Review of 'A New Dawn'

My Verdict:
This book 'A New Dawn' unfolds the story about Mugdha & Shravan, their journey of life as they evolve from childhood friends to lovers and what they face in the quest of love with regards to their difference in society tier. We can also see their growth as an individual, their wishes, their dream & their efforts towards the same. What life serves them is for you to find by reading this book.

The theme of the book is common if I must say but the delivery and presentation make it quite interesting. The author succeeds in keeping her readers engaged with her storytelling ability and the protagonists & framed strong enough to reach out to the reader. I enjoyed reading this book & I think it is a good choice for a lazy evening read.

It could have been much more if there was creativity or an outstanding value to the plot. Other than that, its good, I will rate it 3.5/5

Budding Motivational Post

For those,

Who do not want to live like the way others are living!!

I went onto write motivational..!!

If you are reading this, then I am sure you do not want to live like the way all others are living around you. The world is getting crowded more and more and hence, more stiffer the competition is becoming. And, to add more on to your problem, you happen to live in the second most populous country (for Indians, others can take a sigh of relief). What's this competition is making us do?

It is totally disrupting us from with in and on the outside, we try to behave like normal. Yes, we try to fake ourselves that we are going great and are sound, but at the inside of us, we are full of fear, insecurity and negativity imparted by the world around us.

So, what's the solution of this? There must be some solution as there is no problem which has been created in the world, that has not got solution to(if you ignore mathematics). The solution lies within your 'self'. All the answers are residing inside you only. They are not surfacing or coming out because you are not looking inside but looking out for them.

Does this seem a bit spiritual kind of? Yes, it might feel like the same. Though my life has been short yet I have seen people who are in a state of bliss and easiness, of my age only, it seems rare to find people like that! They have had a rare combination of inward looking quality. They know what they are capable of and have been doing reasonably well in their lives. The most important thing is that they are all free of negative vibes and have a positive approach towards life & it's problems.

We tend to exaggerate our problems. Everybody has problems and they are a part-n-parcel of our lives. We can't get off from them and shrug our shoulders. We will have to eventually face them.So, face them. Face your problems boldly, at least they will teach you one thing or more. What if you fail, you learn more in failures than in success. I have many stories related to that and will share some of them later.

Do whatever you love, whatever gives you happiness and satisfaction as in the end it will be the happy moments that will count. Try to spread happiness by being helpful to others. Like all communicative diseases, happiness and laughter are alike too. Spread happiness and you will be in a blissful state too. Do your duties, pray, and have faith. Everything will be good and you will be proud of what you lived in your past. I hope, you will reflect on what I just said. I can quote a few 'shloka', but that wouldn't help. Whatever I'm saying, if it goes down with you, only that will help.

Think about your actions and act accordingly. See, are they being done by you for your happiness? In one way or another, they must be in sync for your happiness and satisfaction.

You're bound to be happy. You,re bound to win and come over your fears. You are bound to sail the oceans, scale the heights. You are bound to do everything a human can do. Never feel pushed back, but push yourself to push your limits.

"YOUR LIMITS ARE SET ONLY WHEN YOU GIVE UP."

Never give up.

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Review of UNNS: The Captivation

Book: UNNS- The Captivation

Author: Sapan Saxena

This book has been provided by Arudha for an unbiased review.

Verdict:

The story starts in the quintessential boy-meets-girl type. Meher and Atharva are in the same school. They are in their final year and are looking forward to the couples being formed. On a friend’s recommendation, Atharva has Mehar in his mind but their initial meeting leads to a lot of fireworks.

While the main characters, Atharva and Meher are crafted really well. Both have interesting, well-rounded personalities. Since the duration of the story spans over a number of years, the characters have aged really well. Initially, you see immaturity in both of them, but by the end, both have grown into themselves and know what they want. The author has handled this change wonderfully.
The story progresses well. The chemistry between Atharva and Mehar is good. This is a love story at heart which has a thriller element of espionage.
I came to know a new thing form the book and that is 7 stages of love in Urdu. These are:
1. Hub means the stage of attraction.
2. Unns means the stage of infatuation.
3. Ishq is when people actually fall in love.
4. Aqeedat is stage of reverence.
5. Ibadat is worshipping of lover.
6. Junoon is the sixth stage of obsession for your lover.
7. The final stage is Maut which means death. There is nothing more auspicious for someone who loves a soul to die for him or her.

Unns – the captivation served me a good reading experience. The story switches between thriller and romance genre as Atharva and Meher fall in love and out of it and meet over again to achieve a great climax. We can conclude that this book is a moderately paced love story having some thrill and romance.
Ratings:
Cover: 2/2
Plot & Characteristaion: 3/4
Editing & Proof-reading: 1.5/2
Language Skills: 1.5/2
Overall: 8/10

RATOMETER: 4 stars (on scale of 5)

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UNNS: The Captivation