ABOUT BOOK
Ishani, a
young, pretty and multi-talented girl with a carefree attitude, lives in a
world of her own. A girl with small little dreams, she carries a happy-go-lucky
nature. Always surrounded by friends, she loves to help people and is a quick
learner. When she gradually tries to find a place in this messed up world,
everyone around her starts to lure her as she trusts easily and can’t
discriminate between right and wrong. She often falls for masked personalities
and camouflaged individuals but it is life, right? It has its own ways to teach
its disciples. . She makes efforts to bring a smile on every face and wishes
someone would do the same for her.
Things
come to a halt when she falls in love with an over-possessive guy, Abhay. They
part and they meet again. In the meantime, she forms a bond with another girl.
Her sole respite is her best friend, Armaan, but then, she has already been
hurt, deceived and broken beyond repair. This book is all about her journey of
love and friendship; a story of innocence, guilt, pleasure, mistakes,
break-ups, success, failure and frustration.
Can a
completely broken girl emerge as a winner at the end? Will she be able to
unveil the masks? What does it take to judge right from wrong? What surprises
life holds in its box for her? Is it ever going to be easy for her to choose or
will she continue to stay in her dilemmas?
Paperback
: 192 Pages
Publisher:
Gargi Publishers
Release
Date : 15th May 2014
Language:
English
ISBN-10:
8192960927
ISBN-13:
978-8192960920
Product
Dimensions: 21 x 12.6 x 0.8 cm
ABOUT AUTHOR
Ila Garg has
completed her graduation in English Literature and pursuing Masters in English
& Communication Studies at present. She loves writing and has a flair for
words. Her debut novel, titled, ‘Life and Promises’ created a lot of hype. Five of her poems were part of a poetry
anthology, ‘Minds at Work 2’. She is also a part of several short story anthologies, ‘A Night
in Paradise’, ‘Moonlit Matinee’ and ‘You Me ‘N’ Zindagi’. Twitter handle – @ilagarg_smile
REVIEWS
REVIEW BY SANDEEP SHARMA
RATINGS:
Cover :
3/5
Theme :
2.5/5
Characters
: 3/5
Writing
Style : 3.5/5
Narration
: 3.5/5
Overall :
3/5
REVIEW:
The first
look at the Title and book cover gives you the hint of the story and when you
turn the book to read the blurb you gets clear on your pre-assumption. The book
cover is designed by Amol Karambe and I must say that he is a fabulous designer
but this one is not from one of his ‘best’ list.
The story
starts up with Ishani narrating her own story to someone. It is then taken in a
flashback and then starts the series of characters description. Ila took pretty
long time to describe and build characters for her story to start.
Ila is
pretty good with evoking your emotions for the characters you are reading. She
did excellent job in taking over your heart for her protagonist Ishani. She
used pretty strong language for Ishani and that’s what I liked about her
writing style. Ila kept the flow of story constant throughout the book. She
seldom gave insight of a girl’s mind regarding relationship which could be a bit informative for
all the male readers who wonders about this concept. *winks*
Another
feature about the book was Ishani’s poetry. Ila is pretty good with words and that shows in her
poetic hand.
FINAL
VERDICT:
Cheer up!
is purely an emotional ride for the reader. Positives for the book is the
writer’s writing style but the story lacks in between. Overall I would
like to say that the book deserves to be read and cherished for at least once.
REVIEW BY TIMID FINGERS
Blurb:
Ishani, a young, pretty and multi-talented girl with a carefree attitude, lives
in a world of her own. A girl with small, little dreams; she carries a
happy-go-lucky nature. Always surrounded by friends, she loves to help people
and is a quick learner. When she gradually tries to find a place in this messed
up world, everyone around her starts to lure her, as she trusts easily and
can't discriminate between right and wrong. She often falls for masked personalities
and camouflaged individuals but it is life, right? It has its own ways to teach
its disciples. She makes efforts to bring a smile on every face and wishes
someone would do the same for her.
Things
come to a halt when she falls in love with an over-possessive guy, Abhay. They
part and they meet again. In the meantime, she forms a bond with another girl.
Her sole respite is her best friend, Armaan, but then, she has already been
hurt, deceived and broken beyond repair. This book is all about her journey of
love and friendship; a story of innocence, guilt, pleasure, mistakes,
break-ups, success, failure and frustration.
Can a
completely broken girl emerge as a winner at the end? Will she be able to
unveil the masks? What does it take to judge right from wrong? What surprises
life holds in its box for her? Is it ever going to be easy for her to choose or
will she continue to stay in her dilemmas?
Verdict: “Cheer Up!
The worst is yet to come…” is the debut novel of Ila
Garg. As the title suggests the story tells us about a girl whose life is full
of surprises and up downs and when she concludes that nothing can be worst then
she hears life’s call to cheer up because the worst is coming.
The cover
looks catchy with a girl living her life to the fullest without knowing what
lies ahead and the purple effect suits the atmosphere perfectly.
This
debut author has chosen a very simple style to narrate this story. The whole
story is narrated in such a simple way that any reader can easily complete the
book in one go. The eye-friendly words and familiar phrases makes this book a
light read. I felt a few scenes could have been described in a better way which
could help readers to stay glued.
This
story starts with Ishani (the main protagonist) enjoying her days in her
college with her friends. The author had spent quite a few pages in describing
Ishani’s friends which I think was a bit exaggerated. As the story moves
on and Ishani falls for a guy named Abhay, her life starts to turn in a
different way. The author has very efficiently presented what a girl has to
face in a relationship with such guys. This story is all about keeping hope
alive. How Ishani deals with the worst situation of her life and comes out with
a smiling face will attract readers. One of the beautiful parts of the book was
its poems. I would like to appreciate the author for including such wonderful
poems.
The story
line is common and presentation is also simple. There are quite a few scenes
which can drop the speed and readers would have loved it if the author had
chosen her words a bit more wisely. Overall this book is an average read. I
hope the author will make up for these mistakes in her next work.
Final
Words: This story teaches how to keep hope alive after surviving through the
worst time of your life. A story of love, friendship, betrayal and the way to
move on.
Title:
Cheer Up! The worst is yet to come…
Author:
Ila Garg
Publisher:
Gargi Publisher
Page
Count: 190
My
Rating: 3/5
REVIEW BY MEGHANT PARMAR
Love
remains the most sought topic in a person's life. It surely happens for once
and either lives you foxed or makes you a wily fox. Author Ila Garg in her
latest book "Cheer Up: The Worst is Yet to Come" tries to give voice
to a girl who goes through this routine phase of love and finds herself at
crossroads. So will the author be able to do justice to the whole idea? Let's
find out.
Ishani, a
young, pretty and multi-talented girl with a carefree attitude, lives in a
world of her own. A girl with small, little dreams; she carries a
happy-go-lucky nature. Always surrounded by friends, she loves to help people
and is a quick learner. When she gradually tries to find a place in this messed
up world, everyone around her starts to lure her, as she trusts easily and
can't discriminate between right and wrong.She had been wrong a lot many times.
She makes efforts to bring a smile on every face and wishes someone would do
the same for her. Things come to a halt when she falls in love with an
over-possessive guy, Abhay. They part and they meet again. In the meantime, she
forms a bond with another girl. Her sole respite is her best friend, Armaan,
but then, she already had been hurt, deceived, and broken beyond repair.This
book is all about her journey of love and friendship a story of innocence,
guilt, pleasure, mistakes, break-ups, success, failure and frustration.Can a
completely broken girl emerge as a winner at the end? What surprises life holds
in its box for her? Is it ever going to be easy for her to choose or she will
continue to stay in her dilemmas?
First
look at the title and the cover and there's no hiding that the book is a
chic-lit one. The pinkish image along with a girl ready to take off is like a
fresh energy being effused in the entire book. The title probably too long yet
simple and too open tells a reader a lot about it's going to be about the good
and bad of the life. The blurb talks about a girl and her tryst with life at
appropriate and unexpected junctures and the way she wades off to make a path
for her own. The blurb could have easily been toned down. It's unusually too
descriptive.
The story
is of a young girl Ishani who wants to leads life king size. She takes
admission in D.U and from there on begins a journey of turmoil and joy. The
friendships keeping her life balanced and love making it all the more
troublesome and insane. In between all this she tries to make it work between
her love, friends and career and prospers and stumbles at times. But the human
spirit in her begins to wane and remain unresponsive even to brightest of the situations.
So will Ishani ever be the same girl again? What role will love and friendship
play in her life? Will this life give her blessings and joy or take away
everything from her? That's what the story is all about.
Life's
hard and sometimes it gives you the toughest of times to deal with. It's the
test of your patience and character and that is what the character Ishani goes
through in this novel. Most of the times making her plead with guilt and giving
her laughable moments. The story is chirpier with chic-lit effects and revolves
around friendship and love. The stress more on love. The story catches the
emotions in a nice manner and keeps it steady during the entire length of the
narration. The second half being more receptive. The ups and downs evident
throughout and dilemma of a girl to live and survive in a mad world and to urge
to scramble and reach the top gets the story going.
The
downside of the book is it's repetitive introduction of numerous characters. It
could have been toned down easily. The abruptness of the love dying a slow
death from one side and not giving enough space to the other makes it one sided
and and clichéd. The events too remaining the same after a point of time like
college festivals which doesn't lends a vivid set up to the whole idea.
All in
all the story is like a cool breeze for a girl who struggles to sustain love in
her life. Her wrecking and suffering making it difficult for her to live and
let live. The story is not polished and demands more drama and less repetition.
The lack of freshness in terms of narration and ideas marred the book's
storyline. The suddenness of many things hampering the narration sometimes. The
story demanded more angst and emotions from both sides rather thriving on one
person's narrative. The poetic verses a saving grace in the story giving good
let out to the feelings of a girl who is distraught and in despair. It's the tell
tale of a girl with less hope and more cries.
RATINGS: 3 OUT OF 5
REVIEW BY SHARANYA BHATTACHARYA
Ishani, a
young, pretty and multi-talented girl with a carefree attitude, lives in a
world of her own. A girl with small little dreams, she carries a happy-go-lucky
nature. Always surrounded by friends, she loves to help people and is a quick
learner. When she gradually tries to find a place in this messed up world,
everyone around her starts to lure her as she trusts easily and can’t
discriminate between right and wrong. She often falls for masked personalities
and camouflaged individuals but it is life, right? It has its own ways to teach
its disciples. . She makes efforts to bring a smile on every face and wishes someone
would do the same for her.
Things
come to a halt when she falls in love with an over-possessive guy, Abhay. They
part and they meet again. In the meantime, she forms a bond with another girl.
Her sole respite is her best friend, Armaan, but then, she has already been
hurt, deceived and broken beyond repair. This book is all about her journey of
love and friendship; a story of innocence, guilt, pleasure, mistakes,
break-ups, success, failure and frustration.
Can a
completely broken girl emerge as a winner at the end? Will she be able to
unveil the masks? What does it take to judge right from wrong? What surprises
life holds in its box for her? Is it ever going to be easy for her to choose or
will she continue to stay in her dilemmas?
REVIEW BY HIMANI GUPTA
Verdict: ☆☆☆ ½ A simple
and sweet story of a girl who manages to struggle in her life to sustain love
and friendship. A story will be loved by
chicklits lover. Poetic verses were
beautifully written.
About the
Author: She is a girl next door, born in Jaipur, and currently residing in
Delhi. She has completed her graduation in English Literature and pursuing
Masters in English & Communication Studies at present. She loves writing
and has a flair for words. It is a passion; a compulsion; something that gives
her an avenue to express herself.
Creativity
and writing has always attracted her. She has a huge collection of poems on
different genres. Besides that, she loves to sketch and click pictures. Apart
from being an avid reader, writer, reviewer, and editor, she is an active
blogger too. She blogs at ilashininggem.blogspot.in
Her debut
novel, titled, ‘Life and Promises’ created a lot of hypeFive of her poems were part of a poetry
anthology, ‘Minds at Work 2’. She is also a part of several short story anthologies, ‘A Night
in Paradise’, ‘Moonlit Matinee’ and ‘You Me ‘N’ Zindagi’.
About the
book: Ishani, a young, pretty and multi-talented girl with a carefree attitude,
lives in a world of her own. A girl with small little dreams, she carries a
happy-go-lucky nature. Always surrounded by friends, she loves to help people
and is a quick learner. When she gradually tries to find a place in this messed
up world, everyone around her starts to lure her as she trusts easily and can't
discriminate between right and wrong. She often falls for masked personalities
and camouflaged individuals but it is life, right? It has its own ways to teach
its disciples. . She makes efforts to bring a smile on every face and wishes
someone would do the same for her.
Things
come to a halt when she falls in love with an over-possessive guy, Abhay. They
part and they meet again. In the meantime, she forms a bond with another girl.
Her sole respite is her best friend, Armaan, but then, she has already been
hurt, deceived and broken beyond repair. This book is all about her journey of
love and friendship; a story of innocence, guilt, pleasure, mistakes,
break-ups, success, failure and frustration.
Can a
completely broken girl emerge as a winner at the end? Will she be able to
unveil the masks? What does it take to judge right from wrong? What surprises
life holds in its box for her? Is it ever going to be easy for her to choose or
will she continue to stay in her dilemmas?
Review:
First look of the cover is simple and the picture of the girl ready to fly
clearly indicates about her life journey. The title is long yet simple which
indicates the good and bad face of life. The blurb is too long which tells the
unexpected things happening in girl’s life. The story is about ishani and her struggle for love. I
loved the writing style of Author and the way she had conveyed the message to
readers that whatever worst happen in life we have to face strongly. I loved
the poetic verses in the book. They were the highlight element of the book.
Ofcource the happy ending was sweet and simple. The love and friendship is
nicely explained. The story expressed the emotions nicely and one can read it
in one go. All the characters played a vital role in the book. The starting of
the story was bit slowly but the middle part made the story going. One can read
this book in a long journey.
The
downpart of the book was its repetitive introduction of the characters which
was boring. Rest a nice debut by the Author. Readers will enjoy reading
it. Good luck Author.
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