Book Review: Once Upon A Reunion by Nithya Sashi

About the Author: 

Nithya Sashi is an author and book reviewer from Chennai who has written two romance titles and several short stories. One of her short stories, Kalyani was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Award for the year 2018. Once Upon A Reunion is her third fiction novel.

About the Book: 

Once Upon A Reunion is the story of Nirmala, a woman living in Chennai with her husband Sreenu and working for an IT company. She is also the narrator of the story. The story revolves around a school reunion which Nirmala isn’t sure of attending since she is still not over her ex-lover from college, Suresh whom she dated more than a decade ago. All this leads to a heating argument between Nirmala and her husband but eventually gets resolved. The twist in the story comes when this tragic love story converts into a murder mystery and Suresh is found dead at the reunion. The mystery gets resolved eventually and the murderer is discovered. The story ends again on a shocking note and leaves the reader wondering that whether the murder mystery was actually resolved or not.

Review: 

I received a review copy of this book from ARL Literary Services in exchange for an honest review and I was quite excited to read this book. The first thing which I would like to appreciate about the book is definitely the language and the vocabulary used in the story. Reading a book which is written in a great language makes the experience of reading the book even greater and that is one of the major reasons why I loved this book. Though I’m a person who is not much into reading love stories but this book gave it a different angle since it was coupled with a murder mystery. The feelings described by the narrator were definitely very real and easy for anyone to comprehend which made the story very original. It seemed to me that the thriller portion is very limited in the story but I was proved wrong by the last line of the book which leaves the reader pondering upon the murder mystery. The open ending of the story definitely gives an interesting effect to the story which is something I loved. The characterization is just perfect. All the characters are described in a manner which makes it easier for the reader to understand the story. The only mysterious character is Suresh who is Nirmala’s ex-lover and is eventually found dead. The reason why his character is not described fully adds to the mystery of the story. His character is kept a secret throughout the story and also leaves the reader pondering even after the story ends. I completely fell for this book and I have no doubt in saying that it’s a very simple yet interesting thriller. It has been written wonderfully with its ending being a cherry on top of the cake!

To Read or Not to Read: 

If you are someone who is into reading thriller or if you are looking for a simple yet interesting story to read then definitely give this book a try. Trust me it won’t disappoint you. It’s wonderful and you won’t regret reading it.

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Rating: 4/5

Thank You for reading. :)