Book Review 41: Hope and Sunshine by Debasmita Nath Ghosh.




Debasmita Nath Ghosh's debut novel, Hope and Sunshine, fits the genre of a typical romance novel. It tells the story of a Punjabi girl, Naina Grover, who is from Delhi but is working in Kolkata. She is in a long distance relationship with Ved. However, Naina couldn't be in the relationship wholeheartedly. Although their interests and tastes were similar, something was amiss in their relationship. Also, Ved did not want to inform his parents about their relationship as he feared it won't be accepted by them.

Things change for Naina when a handsome Bengali boy, Aditya, joins her office. She is attracted to him but tries to brush off her feelings as she is already in a relationship with Ved. Later in the story, Naina comes to know that Aditya is her cousin Arjun's best friend. The three of them bonded really well and often hung out together. Their hangouts at different restaurants and places was the fun part of the story. One can get the Kolkata-vibes while reading about their parties and getaways. I absolutely loved reading about their hangouts.
To know how Naina's story takes shape in the near future, you have to read the book!

I liked the way the story concluded, and the flow in which the book proceeds was good too. But there were certain aspects in the book that disappointed me. The plot was not very well knit. There are portions which seem skipped. Another thing that the book lacked was a good editing. Editing could have made the book far better. Also, the plot was quite predictable. There wasn't anything new for the book to offer to the readers.

Fans of romance novels might like this book.


About the author: Debasmita Nath Ghosh was born and brought up in Guwahati, studied in Pune and now is the co-founder of a successful travel company in Kolkata. She had been nursing an ambition of getting published for quite some time, and now she is all set with her first book "Hope and Sunshine".


My rating : 3 of 5 stars.
Publisher : Power Publishers.
First Published : 2018
Pages : 170
Price : ₹199/-

Thanks to the author, Debasmita Nath Ghosh, for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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