Book Review by #LITEROMA PUBLISHING SERVICES :: "Rukhsaar" by Devi Raghuvanshi

** Thanks to the author for sharing a review copy of the book.**

** Thanks to our reviewer for reviewing the book on behalf of #Literoma. **

Format: Paperback/Kindle Edition
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 121

The captivating cover page with a jazzy title was successful in creating the first excitement in me to glance through the pages inside. The cover image titled in the name of a lady clearly gives me the imagery about the overall plot - a storyline with a lady protagonist. The mysterious vintage tinge of the cover aroused a pich of curiosity in me, making me guess a mystery behind the lady's existence. No, it's not a horror or paranormal book, Rukhsaar is a very realistic character and can be easily found in and around us. But her decisions in life are not so common where this book differentiates from others.

The story flows smoothly till she finds her love and decides to settle with him. How they they get married, have children etc cover the initial chapters which in fact was quite slow paced as a build up but gears up speed as we move ahead. Parental drifts from her side have been depicted realistically. After a lot of manipulations, Rukhsaar's parents finally agree to meet her love and later accepted Sameer for their daughter. Luckily due to no communal differences, their life goes smooth till some point when the changes start happening in Rukhsaar. She starts her own academy, and wanted her children Crystal and Aryan to take it up when they became professionals. What happened next is the climax of the story, must not be revealed in this review. Editing could have been a little better at some pages. 

My overall rating of the book is 4*/5*.

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