A New Dawn by Kamini Kusum – Book Review

Book Name – A New Dawn

Author – Kamini Kusum

Publisher – Half Baked Beans

Price – Rs. 245

Blurb –

Shravan is a son of a rickshaw puller and Mugdha, daughter of a Railway officer. He has lived in penury while she has had all the material comforts. He dreams of being a soldier and serving the motherland while she lives in the world of colours. Childhood friendship converts into pure love ignoring the boundaries of a bungalow and its servant quarter. However fate has some other plans and tears apart the two innocent souls, throwing Shravan into a life that has thorns all its way. Will the two live their dreams? Will destiny bring them together again? A novel that will make us believe that life is all about never giving up.

Story in a nutshell –

Does love see your financial status? No. Isn’t it? Shravan and Mugdha have been friends since their childhood. They enjoyed each other’s company. They did not realize when this childhood friendship turned into love. The only thing they knew was to be there for each other and spend their lives together. Will their love succeed or will their financial status meddle with their lives?

Review –

I generally abstain myself from reading love stories. The reason being that all of them have a common plot and most of them are very predictable. The blurb of this book caught all my interest. It didn’t seem to be those clichéd love stories. It is short, simple and good enough to make you feel interested.

The story begins with Shravan and Mugdha becoming great friends of each other and then, slowly traverses into their adulthood. Shravan is a man of substance. He faces many hardships in his childhood. He tastes adulthood right in his childhood. But, he doesn’t give up on his dreams. He is determined and hopeful. At the same time, life for Mugdha is a piece of cake. Being born to rich parents, she has never seen what poverty is! Her only concern is that she wishes to become a painter and her parents are strictly against it. It is Shravan who identifies her passion and supports her. Over time, they fall in love with each other. They part their ways. Does destiny bring them together again?

I loved the way the author has crafted her characters. They are determined, courageous and will move out of the way to achieve their dreams. There are moments in their lives where you begin to wonder whether they are giving up. But they do not lose hope. This is something we should look forward in this book – the strong characters.

Next, the language is really simple. The narration is quite engaging and is done well. The author has named the chapters thoughtfully. It gives you a faint idea about what the chapter could bring to you. I believe, it is this style of naming chapters which keeps you hooked on to the book. You will feel like reading the book at one go.

Things that I did not like about this book –

• -        The typesetting. The font size is very small. It becomes difficult to read the book.
• -        Book cover. It could have been designed better.

Reasons you should read this book –

• -        The strong characters
• -        A new story-line. The climax of this story will leave you surprised.
• -        Engaging narration

My rating:

Cover: 2/5

Characters: 3.5/5

Story: 3/5

My overall rating for this book is 3.5/5 stars.

You can purchase this book on Amazon.