Today I am reviewing an eBook authored by blogger friend
Alpana Deo, who expresses her views at mothersgurukul in an interesting way.
This is her debut book and I must say debuted with a bang.
Book Name: A Girl in New Town.
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| BOOK REVIEW:A GIRL IN THE NEW TOWN |
Book Cover: Cover has animated picture of a smiling girl, in
a backdrop of a housing society. The book title is placed in centered, where
readers catch the attention and girl next to it, does justice to the title.
The tag line “Places change, mind changes, people changes,
memories don’t …” will surely make many readers to pick this eBook.
I must say, this tagline made me cling to the book and
justifies the story.
Story:
The book has a centric character named Ria, which is bubbly,
enthusiastic child and emotional too. She lives with her parents and close set
of friends in neighborhood. Ria is a bit hesitant to move to a new place and
her parents Dev & Tania help her cope up this fear. Ria’s best friends
Ayesha & Tanvi also make her feel comfortable to shift to new place. The
thought process of Ria and her parents for moving to new place takes the story
forward and the way Ria reacts to the consequences is beautifully covered.
Author has done amazing job essaying the child’s opinions. Loved the way Alpana
has taken each aspect into consideration.
Things I liked
·
Parent’s
conversation and concern are very properly voiced out.
·
Children
thinking and way to handle it in a appropriate parenting way has something this
book offers positively.
·
Ease
of vocabulary is used in the book, to make child friendly and situations are
explained in a clear way and in small sentences, which makes the story more
adaptable to younger generation.
Points that didn’t
strike chord:
·
I
think, Ria’s mother name Tania and her best friend named Tanvi, could create a
little confusion while reading.
·
And
one has to be more concentrated while reading lines when these characters come
in a single situation.
·
I
felt Tanvi, a friend character in new town and its consequences were little
draggy.
Final Word:
Pick this book over leisure day and you will get to know what
little minds think and how a parent should approach children at right time and
with right reasoning. Definitely a good pick for your children, who will relate
to situations of Ria’s life and her fear plus the way she overcomes her
inhibitions like a winner.
Book Details:
Name: A Girl in New Town
Author: Alpana Deo
Genre: Children & Young Adult
Published: At Amazon, ebook
Price: 134 INR
ASIN: B07D2VDTKR
My Rating: 4.5/5
This post is also a part of Monsoon Carnival, and thanks to hosts
Sayeri from sayeridiary.com & Jhilmil from mommyinme.com. I take over blog
baton from Nimisha, who is a passionate lifestyle blogger at nimsstylefile.com and now pass on to Monika. Monika is a Mommy & Beauty blogger and outpours her views and reviews with perfection at sweetsunshineblog.com.
@Sonal
Thanks for the honest review. I am glad you liked the book and I will try best to work on the areas you have mentioned.
ReplyDeleteHey Alpana, I also had a great time reading the book. Glad that you liked our constructive pointers.
DeleteThe premise sounds interesting. Shifting to a new place can be difficult and we do need support from our family and friends.
ReplyDeleteYes Varsha, this book is real help in these cases.
DeleteI feel like reading the book now. I love the cover. Beautifully written
ReplyDeletePick it up on any day Zainab, I am sure you will hang up only when you finish.
DeleteTo me this seems like a great read for a sunday afternoon! Would love to get this book!
ReplyDeleteYes Mrinal, it's a great read, you can get the book from the link mentioned in the post.
DeleteWill surely give it a try. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI am sure Swarupa your try will be fruitful.
DeleteYou have reviewed even the book cover, I like that because unfortunately a book is judged by its cover. And the plot looks interesting. All the best to Alpana and to you as well for your ebooks.
ReplyDeletePaersh, we pick book by title and next thing is cover of the book. It has to be mysterious yet revealing about the book.
DeleteThanks for your wishes for our ebooks.
I liked how you have honestly reviewed the book with both plus and minus points. Sounds like a lovely read for young kids.
ReplyDeleteHey Dishki, thanks for the compliment and a complete review is always an honest one.
DeleteWe recently shifted so could connect with this story , My kids are missing their friends .
ReplyDeleteEven we miss our friends Ghazala, but the thing is we adults don't speak our mind as kids do fearlessly.
Deletewow...Alpana is the writer? Will read this for sure. You have shared a detailed review here. The storyline is quite interesting
ReplyDeleteYes Alpana is the writer and this post was kind of surprise to her :))
DeleteLooks like a great book to read. Will check out
ReplyDeleteYes it is indeed a quick and good read book.
DeleteBeing a parent I could so easily relate to this book and your review. Great work Alpana
ReplyDeleteParent and child perspectives both are beautifully presented in this book by Alpana.
DeleteBook cover and caption is really attractive and makes the reader buy it instantly. I love to give it a read
ReplyDeleteGet it Gurjeet, I am sure your time will fly.
DeleteI feel like reading the book after reading your review even more. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThats so kind words for our writeup. Thanks Kapila.
Deletethis is interesting. as a parent, i keep wondering what my child thinks and to get a glimpse of it, will be wonderful
ReplyDeleteYes Princy, it's sometimes difficult to get in to kids brain.
DeleteThis seems very interesting ! Thanks for the Introduction !
ReplyDeleteYes an captivating too Monika, we are sure you will love it.
DeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate your efforts and I aam waiting for your next write ups thank you once again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, more appreciated if it comes by a name.
DeleteThe author has done complete justice to her writing & story telling skills. I would definitely recommend this book for young kids & their parents.
ReplyDeleteYour recommendation will surely help us to boost Alpana's ebook.
DeleteSounds quite good. Will consider getting a copy.
ReplyDeleteThe plot seems beautiful. Many of us, who had parents with transferable jobs, can relate to this story. Thanks for the review.
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