Maroon in a Sky of Blue | Book Review

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 Maroon in a Sky of Blue

Author: Girish Dutt Shukla

Pages: 318


 

                ‘Maroon in a Sky of Blue’ by Girish Dutt Shukla is a book that revolves around Onir. Onir was an introvert and had no friends except for Lavin. Then one day there was a new girl who had taken admission to his school and his principal asks him to take her to the classroom. She takes the seat besides Onir and she starts talking to him slowly their friendship develops and before they know it they also fall in love with each other. Whenever Palchinn and Lavin are there besides Onir he is a different person who opens up to them. Everything was going fine until one day life takes a sudden turn and there’s a big accident that takes place which leads Onir into a big shock. How does the accident happen? Can Onir overcome the difficulties that life has thrown at him? To know more read ‘Maroon in a Sky of Blue’.

My Thoughts:

                The plot was excellently written. I really loved the writing style of the author. Author has really done a great research while writing the book especially when it comes to Onir when he was in depression after the accident. I loved how the author has ended each chapter with a beautiful poem which will surely touch the heart of the readers.

                The characters are relatable. I must say Onir was really lucky to have a friend like Lavin who was always there besides him during happy as well as hard times. There are times when the readers will sympathise with the characters and will also ask question like why does life have to be so ruthless? It was really emotional to see how Onir was dealing with all the pain and also sad to see how people assume things without knowing the truth.

                Language is simple and lucid and the narration is done excellently. The pace of the story is perfect. The initial chapters were slow paced but later on as things start taking place the book starts picking up the pace which took the reading experience to another level.

                The cover page and the title of the book are apt to the plot.

                Overall, it was a very good read and I would surely recommend it to all.

Rating: 5/5

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