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Review - Adulting by Neharika Gupta


It is a book about three characters, Ruhi, Aisha and Tejas. Their lives are interconnected as they work in a publishing house. The book begins on a positive note, discussing the inner workings of publishing houses and the lives of editors, authors and social media administrators.

As the title suggests, the book discusses the issues adults face daily. Like anxiety, body-shaming issues, manipulation, coming to terms with our unhealthy eating habits and accepting ourselves, being under the constant pressure of doing things right because of our parents, writer's block, not knowing how to come up with a solution to the mistakes we have made without even realising. It also talks about adult relationships where we forget a few clashes and support each other when it is needed. Not necessarily, being friends, but being a good acquaintance. Also, I found it interesting to observe human behaviour in certain circumstances and reflect on how we behave emotionally rather than being rational about it.

Despite everything, I felt the story failed to connect with me. The love triangle kept things at the edge rather than being smooth. That made everything complicated and messy. Though the topics were good, they failed to make an impact. The writing is easy and will keep you hooked.

If you enjoy reading love triangles or stories about publishing houses, you might want to give it a try.

Rating - 2.5/5

Genre - Contemporary Fiction


Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2022 8:01 pm

    Nice review!

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  2. History TellerApril 23, 2022 11:34 am

    Read "Adulting" by Liz Talley. Its about figuring our your life and finding what is best for you.

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  3. AnanyaMay 28, 2022 10:19 pm

    Here after reading Survival review copy !

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