PRACHI BHAGAT

This novel is for everyone out there. A very sensitive, full of emotions, understanding kind of book it is! The journey through adolescence is carved through multiple characters. And writer has revealed the nature of each character with different situations through the letters of a fifteen year old boy Charlie. Writer has tried to show how relationships, bonds are created and how they can do wonders in someone's life. How things get impacted due to what you do in social life and how it can harm or build your relationships. Writer wants to tell that it's quite important to understand what one need and what one feel and react accordingly, trying to be honest with yourself and not be people pleasing just to secure relationships. There are also factors like past experiences and childhood trauma that impacts social life in present. Writer tries to tell how it can lead to serious issues in relationships. This beautiful character Charlie is always the person who understands and is there for people but often he forgets to care for his feelings and give himself what he wants and this often would keep him alone and unhappy. This novel would unravel a lot of deep emotions of yours and you would be able to relate to some or the other character and find peace throughout the novel. Your understanding about relationships will get deeper and you will enjoy the way things get sorted throughout the story.

If you are someone who overthink, take unnecessary things seriously and trying to find out a balanced way of living your life just like me, then this book can be helpful to you. He writes real life experiences which feels relatable and also gives their clear explanations. They are not things that you have never thought of, or don't have any idea at all, they are just put together at one place so it's just sort of gives you a validation of your own thoughts and shows you a correct direction in which one should think. Less dramatic, more practical and a perfect guide it is!