Book Review 72: Adulting by Neharika Gupta.

Neharika Gupta's debut novel, Adulting is a short, refreshing, light read. 

The story revolves around the lives of three young people - Aisha, Ruhi and Tejas. Aisha is a social media manager and a famous lifestyle blogger, who is flirty and flamboyant in nature. Her friend, Ruhi, is very different from her. She works at Litracy Publishing. And, her mother is the editor-in-chief of the publishing house she works at. The third main character, Tejas is a best-selling novelist. 
What follows is a story of a love triangle between the three. 
And, adulting, at times can be really difficult! I guess all of us will agree upon that. 

The plot is mainly centred around these three characters. The book is short and fast-paced. It took me a few hours to complete reading this book. The lives of young-adults is very well portrayed. But the book has certain drawbacks. I was super excited and eager to read this book. The cover looks stunning and the blurb seemed quite interesting. However, it failed to meet my expectations. The plot was quite predictable. The characters could have been better developed. Though I wanted to, but I could not like any of the characters. They seemed very immature and childish. I agree that being an adult is difficult, but there is so much more to life. The ending was optimistic and I liked the positivity. I also like the setting of this book in the publishing world. It really drew my attention and it was interesting to read about the behind-the-scenes of the publishing industry.
So, for me, this book was neither terrible nor great. It was okay-ish. 

Altogether, it was entertaining and a nice light read. If you are looking for some light reads to read and relax, you can pick this book. 



About the author: Neharika Gupta is a writer, poet, yogi and martial arts practitioner. She worked in publishing for a year before shifting to writing full-time. She holds a B.A. (H) in English Literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University, UK.

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars.
Publisher: Harper Collins India.
First Published: August 2019
Pages: 207
Price: ₹299/-

You can buy this book from Amazon.

Thanks to the author SMA Reviews for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.