Review of Yesterday

[Vanisha Gupta]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Yesterday" by Samyann.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Samyann is a Chicago native and her novel Yesterday couldn’t have more justified her belongingness to Chicago. The storyline revolves around a woman names Amanda Parker who is in her late 20s and has lost nearly everyone she ever loved and a Chicago cop Mark Callahan, a young man resolved and determined about love equations and more resolute to make Amanda fall in love with their past, present and future.

The fascinating thing about this story of reincarnation is that it’s not solely an illusion, it has facts, it has real emotions and practices that makes one accept as true what the author is conveying. For me, it was heart-rending to see Amanda losing faith in love owing to her traumatic experiences. The vivid detailing of the scenes to all intent and purposes made me feel the story and its characters and create a mental picturesque of the moments.

There were parts of the novel where one cannot simply put the book down without completing it. It’s enthralling to read the unravelling of the plot gradually and with persistence. It made me believe in love and upgraded my views on it. My interpretation of the theme was love is exemplary and it never dies with people.

The negative parts are limited and almost none, apart from the advanced english language usage which some readers might find cumbersome to interpret, the novel is beautifully written. There is immense usage of contractions and native (South Carolina) conjunctions, syneresis which might be hard to explicate for some readers.

I'd rate this book 3 out of 4 stars as its content, opinions and viewpoints are well written and intricate. For the editing team, there are minor errors and grammatical mistakes which I think after the second round of editing would rectify.

I recommend this book to readers who are aged 15+ on grounds of its mature content. The story might not be interpreted by children because of its language, facts and emotional quotient. Readers who have entrusted the romance genre as their solace will perfectly find this book as their comfort.

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Yesterday
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