myra_'s review against another edition
3.0
This is a sweet story of college shenanigans and romances. Assignments, birthday treats, crushes, rejection, scary professors, goofups, and pranks; all make up a part of this story which would remind you of your college life too.
Radhika is the titular accidental Cupid - a narrator as well as a part of the friend circle that this story covers. The group is made up of a diverse set of characters and their interactions are quite funny at times.
A strong focus on teenage emotions and the crazy things we do as teenagers is a major contributor to it's relatability because how many of us have done stupid things in college? That's right, all of us. But it was fun and enjoyable because we had our friends.
As mentioned, it is a sweet story that many of us can relate to, especially people growing up in Indian colleges. The storyline covers 4 years of engineering and is oddly engaging. There is something about the story which makes you want to keep reading. A sequel is in the works and I hope to read that too.
I have only one issue with this book - unfortunately it's a big one. This book needs a massive overhaul - proofreading done by a good copy editor. What confuses me is that at some parts the language is very well written and in some parts the grammar is such that it's hard to believe the very same people wrote both those things. Basically this rating is a 2.5 rounded off to 3.
Because look at it this way - it's a book that has appealed to a lot of people, and has potential to appeal to a lot more. But a more discerning audience would be put off by language errors, like me. A lot of people out there judge a book by it's grammar and how the language takes shape, like me. If it wasn't a review copy, I may not have read past the first few mistakes. But it was a review copy, and so I did. I am glad I read it too, because I honestly enjoyed the story; but my point is, they are limiting their audience by not catering to readers who wish for a more well structured text. I wouldn't wish that on any author.
This book has great potential so my only advice to the authors would be to please hire a good copy editor or atleast a proofreader for the next one. Preferably if they can modify this one too, it would be great.
*A review copy was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review*
Radhika is the titular accidental Cupid - a narrator as well as a part of the friend circle that this story covers. The group is made up of a diverse set of characters and their interactions are quite funny at times.
A strong focus on teenage emotions and the crazy things we do as teenagers is a major contributor to it's relatability because how many of us have done stupid things in college? That's right, all of us. But it was fun and enjoyable because we had our friends.
As mentioned, it is a sweet story that many of us can relate to, especially people growing up in Indian colleges. The storyline covers 4 years of engineering and is oddly engaging. There is something about the story which makes you want to keep reading. A sequel is in the works and I hope to read that too.
I have only one issue with this book - unfortunately it's a big one. This book needs a massive overhaul - proofreading done by a good copy editor. What confuses me is that at some parts the language is very well written and in some parts the grammar is such that it's hard to believe the very same people wrote both those things. Basically this rating is a 2.5 rounded off to 3.
Because look at it this way - it's a book that has appealed to a lot of people, and has potential to appeal to a lot more. But a more discerning audience would be put off by language errors, like me. A lot of people out there judge a book by it's grammar and how the language takes shape, like me. If it wasn't a review copy, I may not have read past the first few mistakes. But it was a review copy, and so I did. I am glad I read it too, because I honestly enjoyed the story; but my point is, they are limiting their audience by not catering to readers who wish for a more well structured text. I wouldn't wish that on any author.
This book has great potential so my only advice to the authors would be to please hire a good copy editor or atleast a proofreader for the next one. Preferably if they can modify this one too, it would be great.
*A review copy was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review*
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