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Book Review : The Rule Breakers ( JustMyThoughts)

The Rule Breakers

      - by Preeti Shenoy ( Author)

The Rule Breakers is a story of a girl, Veda who believes in abiding by the rules in order to be a part of  ' good girl ' category. The story is about all the events that let this Rule-follower to become a Rule-Breaker.



It's not just the events that proves to change her, but her own younger sister, Vidya. Vidya herself does something that makes Veda to believe that's it's ok to break the rules and be yourself. It's from Vidya and the events, both that she is able to  get the courage to stand up for what she believes is correct. Her courage is not just for herself, but for Bhuwan too. 

Another important character from the book , as I feel, is Kanika, who proves to be another example of a girl, who follows her own rules and is happier than Veda herself.

Veda is a girl full of ambition.She wants to study higher and work . But  , the destiny  and more importantly,  her nature of abiding the rules, makes her end up Married . Her Mother-in-Law is not happy with her studying, staying up late out of home and not taking up the responsibilities of home irks her. It's from the support of Bhuwan and Kanika, that she is allowed to work at Sankalp, for helping poor kids in studies. No matter the things gets harder at the approaching end of the book, Veda gets more and more  courageous to fight off, not just from the world, but from the inner Rule-following self .

Sankalp is a organisation which helps the students from economically lower background to excel in studies. The story from the students about where they have come from , makes the reader compassionate for them. Also, one of the students Sanju feels himself to be so much under pressure for the upcoming exam that he takes a step he shouldnt have take. Kajol wanted to rescue him but does she ?

Suraj, Veda's friend is someone for whom Veda wanted to be more-than-friends ( and expects he feels the same) but at the end , she loses him to someone else. Yet, she is happy as she realizes he has found Herself  during the course of events.Suraj was an important friend to her a d he always inspired her to 'Crave her own Path,  when she was in trouble.

The  longer books of Preeti Shenoy gives longer time for the reader to get attached to the book and the characters. I felt so  ad when I raised that the book is about to end.!! This book is not just like the ones exploring relationships, but also its adventurous and page-turning one.

This was an Amazing read and you should definitely check it out if you are a Preeti Shenoy fan.

More Romantic  book reviews -

It Happens for a Reason

A Hundred Little Flames

Stand by Me

Something I Never Told You

If It's Not Forever

When Only Love Remains 


Thank You

ANU.

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