Book Review 88: My Crownless Queen by Sindhura Kotaru.

A sweet tale of love, loss, and most importantly, second chances, Sindhura Kotaru's novel, My Crownless Queen is quite an interesting read.

The protagonist, Peter, is a doctor and has his career soaring, his dreams fulfilled, new colleagues in his life, and his friends beside him. But his life takes a turn when he comes for a trip back home. His parents have fixed his marriage with a girl of their choice. But Peter cannot forget the love of his life, Annie, with whom he broke up ten years back. Both of them tried to move on with their lives. But clearly, Peter had not. Although none had tried to contact each other during the past ten years, Peter still had feelings for her.
But, what awaits for his is the most unexpected surprise!
Will he be able to accept his past and move on, or will fight for what he believes in without any guarantee for happiness? Peter is left with two choices. Either to make peace with his past or to keep dwelling on it.
Read the book to know what happens next!

The plot is quite interesting and has the capability to keep the readers hooked until the very end. The narration is on point and the story proceeds at a moderate pace as it is rather descriptive. The characters have been really well developed and seem relatable. I loved the fact that, the female protagonist, Annie, is a Potterhead! Also, the cover looks really beautiful and is very aesthetic. This, being the author's debut novel, she has done a commendable job.
However, the book needs to be edited. There are a few grammatical errors, which could be avoided if edited properly.

Overall, My Crownless Queen is a really fresh and sweet tale of love, and I enjoyed reading it.

About the author: Sindhura Kotaru started writing stories to relive the adventure of fictitious characters and superheroes growing up as she dreamt of having superpowers one day. What started as a guilty pleasure lead to a lifelong passion, forcing her to leave her Engineering degree to chase her dreams. There's nothing she likes more than reading or writing stories that show the complex simplicity of human emotions and livelihood of simple people around her. If she isn't daydreaming or reliving the characters of a book, she's either sketching till she forgets the world or sitting by the shore, looking at the crashing waves on the shores of her hometown.

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars.

First Published: December 2019

Pages: 232

Price: ₹350

You can buy this book from Amazon.

Thanks to the author for providing me with a review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.