Happiness (The Birthright)-Jasmin Thakar

Book: Happiness-The Birthright
Author: Jasmin Thakar
Publisher: Notion Press

Happiness-The Birthright by Jasmin Thakar is a fictional story that tells us the story of Muskan who has suffered a great tragedy in her childhood, and hadn’t spoken to anyone in the last 7 years. Focusing on the life of the 16-year-old, the book takes us on a journey of searching for a meaning in one’s life and her quest of finding happiness and the meaning of true self.

The storytelling in the book is quite impressive with a lot of details provided. The book has a preface in which an idea how to consume the book has been provided and that is something quite unique about it. The language of the book is simple, and easy to consume, and the message that the author wants to put across is very well received. The pace of the story was good in the beginning with one-act-a-day practice, which somehow gets mixed up in the middle, however that is not much of a flaw, considering the overall plot construction. The concept has been well thought, and well executed. I would have loved to see one more character’s perspective in the story if that could have been done so as to reinforce the point a bit more. Another thing that could have been improved if a summary of the message could have been put in the end, and that would have improved the transfer of the message more.

I loved the way the character of Muskan and Khushi has been traced through the book, and a proper context is present. The author has focused more on the message, than the characters, and that is something that tells the reader that the story is more important.

Overall, a very well-done book that scores a 3.63/5 for me.

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