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You Begin Where I End
by Sarang Jairaj
You begin where I end.
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Thank you for the review copy @powerpuffwords :)
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You begin where I end is a concoction of two love stories that are set times apart. The modern day love story is of a girl Nafisa, who moves to Pune for her studies, away from her family. The second love story is of a woman called Tamanna which is set during the '90s.
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Young Nafisa who usually takes life head-on, faces her first heartbreak and decides to give dating app a chance. She stumbles upon a handsome man who goes by the name Amar and immediately starts dating him. Days pass by and while Amar falls in love with her, she strays away from him. She discovers Quora at the same time and starts penning her thoughts down. Here, she meets Kiaan and they become penpals and she starts developing feelings for him. Then tragedy strikes.
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When Nafisa's mother Tamanna dies in an accident, she can't help but blame herself. She starts spiralling into depression and distances herself from Amar. When she finds a diary of her mother while clearing out her things, her perspective about love changes. Tamanna talks about her love story back when she was studying. She meets Jai and falls in love with him and soon realises that her wedding is already fixed with Kailash.
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As fate would have it, Jai breaks her heart and Kailash picks it up. She marries Kailash and never regrets her decision. That diary opens Nafisa's eyes about the definition of true love and sacrifice. She starts connecting the dots and finally makes up her mind about whom she is in love with. Pick up this book to know whom Nafisa will choose in the end.
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The story is witty and humourous while being relatable to most of the adults in this era. It talks about harsh realities about addition to phone, lust and every other distraction. The author has done a wonderful job in creating this plot by being utterly honest.
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However, there were few things that held me back. The vocabulary was a bit crass and I wasn't too impressed about Nafisa's character on the whole. She could have been a bit more refined. The characters could have used a bit more development and the book a bit more formal.
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I would rate this book 3/5.
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Thank you for the review copy @powerpuffwords :)
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You begin where I end is a concoction of two love stories that are set times apart. The modern day love story is of a girl Nafisa, who moves to Pune for her studies, away from her family. The second love story is of a woman called Tamanna which is set during the '90s.
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Young Nafisa who usually takes life head-on, faces her first heartbreak and decides to give dating app a chance. She stumbles upon a handsome man who goes by the name Amar and immediately starts dating him. Days pass by and while Amar falls in love with her, she strays away from him. She discovers Quora at the same time and starts penning her thoughts down. Here, she meets Kiaan and they become penpals and she starts developing feelings for him. Then tragedy strikes.
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When Nafisa's mother Tamanna dies in an accident, she can't help but blame herself. She starts spiralling into depression and distances herself from Amar. When she finds a diary of her mother while clearing out her things, her perspective about love changes. Tamanna talks about her love story back when she was studying. She meets Jai and falls in love with him and soon realises that her wedding is already fixed with Kailash.
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As fate would have it, Jai breaks her heart and Kailash picks it up. She marries Kailash and never regrets her decision. That diary opens Nafisa's eyes about the definition of true love and sacrifice. She starts connecting the dots and finally makes up her mind about whom she is in love with. Pick up this book to know whom Nafisa will choose in the end.
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The story is witty and humourous while being relatable to most of the adults in this era. It talks about harsh realities about addition to phone, lust and every other distraction. The author has done a wonderful job in creating this plot by being utterly honest.
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However, there were few things that held me back. The vocabulary was a bit crass and I wasn't too impressed about Nafisa's character on the whole. She could have been a bit more refined. The characters could have used a bit more development and the book a bit more formal.
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I would rate this book 3/5.