Book Review 75: First Love by Sheeja Jose.




Sheeja Jose's book, First Love, is a passionate love story which journeys through the love of two youngsters as they get hurt, suffer heartbreaks, and love with an unending passion.

The protagonist of this story is a young girl, Tina. She is seventeen. When she was thirteen she fell in love with Adi, her neighbour and classmate. But Adi doesn't reciprocate the feelings. For him, she is only a friend. Things get more complicated when Rohit, who plays tennis with her, falls in love with her. And thus, twist in the plot - a love triangle!
The story is narrated in the first person. The story shifts between two different timelines - 2016 and 2012.
Read the book to know if Tina succeeds in getting the happy ending which she so desperately wants.

The book is very well written. All the characters are quite well developed. I generally do not like reading typical romance novels, but this has a different touch in it. The author has done a really commendable job in penning this book down. In the beginning, I felt a little bored but as the story proceeded, I started getting engrossed in the novel. It is written in a simple and lucid language and is an easy read. The narrative pace was also on point.

Altogether, it was a nice and easy light read for me. I enjoyed reading this book. If you like reading YA fiction and romance novels, you can give this book a read.


 About the author: SheejaJose is author of two bestselling crime thrillers—Goodbye Girl (2015) and Gone with the Bullet (2016). She was the creative director of some of the successful TV shows such as Adalat before she found her calling in writing. A fan of Tarantino and Christopher Nolen, she enjoys studying psychology and physics. She believes that the best learning happens by travelling and strangers are the best teachers. Sheeja lives in Mumbai and is currently pursuing her Masters in literature.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing.
First Published: June 2019
Pages: 272
Price: ₹199/-

Buy this book from Amazon.

Thanks to the publisher, Fingerprint Publishing, for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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