Journey of a Lifetime by Prateek Sharma

“Journey of a Lifetime”, I loved the title. I was happy to hold the book as it didn’t speak about Love story, romance and broken relationships in the first go. Sorry to say, I am not really against any love stories however the way they are written now a day are not really leaving any scope for even a perfect writer to make any mark on anyone. Love story market is spoiled.

I didn’t like the quality of the book cover, it looked below average. Book cover is the identity of a book and with looking at the book, a reader judges the capacity if any book. It should give a reflection of the story; it should highlight what a reader can expect from a book. It failed, big time. Paper quality is good and the print is also clear. Once the reader will start to read, it will not be a problem however just looking at the cover design, colour combination and confusing synopsis, will hit the sales. Why will someone pay Rs. 150 without even knowing what he is going to read? If the book is going for re-print, the Author and the Publisher should think of looking at these things to make it better sold in the market.

Story line is good; it doesn’t grip however it flows. I liked it.

There are a couple of evident flaws in writing style however a reader will not be impacted till he is not really trying to find errors. However the editor must have had a tough time editing this book. It is evident that the book is written on Microsoft Word and the Author freely used right clicks to get ‘synonyms’ to get some power packed replacements of his words. It was evident as at times the usage of words was not complementing the script. I have observed this trend with many debut authors now days. 

They are under pressure to make their book like an international standard however they should not forget that their initial market will be India.

At times, the story was meeting eyes and I was expecting a boom however every time it was just missed.

It is a decent read and I recommend it to people who are looking for a decent read over a weekend. The author can do really well; he has got a good flow and imagination. He should work towards reading more before he put on his hands on writing some other book. 

I will look forward to read more work from this Author.

Rainy Days by Samarth Prakash

I will start with the cover of the book. Cover is decent, though looks dull. Quality of paper and print is good and is soothing to hold and read. It doesn’t look like a quality book and a quality read at the first look however I was looking forward to read it.

Title of the book was something which attracted me, not a stereo typed normal love story types. I had high expectations from this book.

 This book is just another, regular, mono types love story which we might have heard, read or seen somewhere. Not really written. Said or heard the first time. Most of the debut writers in India ring the same bell, some way or the other.

 As far as the story line is concerned, this book has nothing new to offer. It has all the ingredients of a typical love story.

 The tragedy in the end is very make over types; it looks unreal and also unsurprising because the reader already knows all along that Megha's love for Raghav is not true. Also, most of the incidents in the story are so predictable. Flow of the book is a kind, where the reader already knows what is going to come up on the next page. That’s not what a reader picks up a book for!

 Looking at the writing style of the author now, “Somewhat” is used so many times in the book that this word kept haunting me for long after I kept the book down. The good part is that Author or editor of the book spent good time with the grammar and editing of the book, I didn’t find much errors. Good job on that part. 

Overall, it is a decent read for 125 bucks, if someone is looking for reading something on a lighter note however not really recommended to anyone who is willing to read something unpredictable.