Take a photo of a barcode or cover
_askthebookbug 's review for:
ADULTING
by Neharika Gupta
Adulting.
~
It's right when they say don't judge a book by its cover. This book for example, has a very interesting cover but what's inside is not something that I expected. I finished this book in a single sitting and more often than not felt like abandoning it. But I hoped against hope that there might be something at the very end that might make me change my mind about the book. But it failed miserably. I do not enjoy writing bad reviews but I have no choice.
~
Adulting has been written keeping the lives of young adults in mind. The entire story revolves around the ones working in the publishing industry. The book is narrated from the perspectives of three protagonists, Tejas, Ruhi and Aisha. Tejas gets his debut book published through Ruhi's publishing house. After spending much of their time together, they eventually end up in a relationship. Aisha is a popular social media manager who has her own thriving blog. She is then hired by Ruhi to enhance the sales and support new authors. What starts off a decent read, begins to drag terribly.
~
Tejas is stuck in a rut and finds it difficult to write another novel as per his contact. He also begins to doubt his relationship with Ruhi as he finds himself being attracted to Aisha. He breaks up with Ruhi and starts dating Aisha immediately. Ruhi is heartbroken by this discovery and hatches a plan to teach Aisha a lesson. She manages to get Aisha fired soon after. Aisha on the other hand starts putting on weight and gets addicted to junk all the while struggling with the hate comments popping up on her blog. She begins to have confidence and body issues which takes a toll on her relationship with Tejas.
~
What follows next is the strangest love triangle between the three. Tejas keeps shuffling between Ruhi and Aisha only to realise that he's better off focusing on himself. The story does not lead anywhere. The characters are built in a very haphazard manner. There was not a single incident that I liked reading. The title and the story is not related in any sense. I was left utterly disappointed as I finished reading the last page. The entire story seemed very immature, something that a teenager would write.
~
1.5/5.
~
It's right when they say don't judge a book by its cover. This book for example, has a very interesting cover but what's inside is not something that I expected. I finished this book in a single sitting and more often than not felt like abandoning it. But I hoped against hope that there might be something at the very end that might make me change my mind about the book. But it failed miserably. I do not enjoy writing bad reviews but I have no choice.
~
Adulting has been written keeping the lives of young adults in mind. The entire story revolves around the ones working in the publishing industry. The book is narrated from the perspectives of three protagonists, Tejas, Ruhi and Aisha. Tejas gets his debut book published through Ruhi's publishing house. After spending much of their time together, they eventually end up in a relationship. Aisha is a popular social media manager who has her own thriving blog. She is then hired by Ruhi to enhance the sales and support new authors. What starts off a decent read, begins to drag terribly.
~
Tejas is stuck in a rut and finds it difficult to write another novel as per his contact. He also begins to doubt his relationship with Ruhi as he finds himself being attracted to Aisha. He breaks up with Ruhi and starts dating Aisha immediately. Ruhi is heartbroken by this discovery and hatches a plan to teach Aisha a lesson. She manages to get Aisha fired soon after. Aisha on the other hand starts putting on weight and gets addicted to junk all the while struggling with the hate comments popping up on her blog. She begins to have confidence and body issues which takes a toll on her relationship with Tejas.
~
What follows next is the strangest love triangle between the three. Tejas keeps shuffling between Ruhi and Aisha only to realise that he's better off focusing on himself. The story does not lead anywhere. The characters are built in a very haphazard manner. There was not a single incident that I liked reading. The title and the story is not related in any sense. I was left utterly disappointed as I finished reading the last page. The entire story seemed very immature, something that a teenager would write.
~
1.5/5.