Official Review: The Seventh Cup by Nitesh Kumar Jain

[Cyfir]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Seventh Cup" by Nitesh Kumar Jain.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The Seventh Cup is a mystery book revolving around the interesting concept of mind transportation. This book contains a good mix of mystery, romance, action and humour, though it was confusing at certain points.

In the first chapter, we are introduced to two rather different people: Avinash and Verona. Avinash works in the chemistry industry and is writing a fiction book about mind transportation, whilst Verona is a university student studying History. As the two strangers delve deeper into conversation after meeting at a cafe, Avinash introduces Verona to his idea of mind transportation. After that, reality starts to change as we begin to discover some strange clues as to what happened to Verona.

Mind transportation is something you don't read about every day, which adds to the mystery of the book. It's very interesting reading about the different time points in the book, and about the back-stories of the characters. The author really brings the characters and the book to life. The story is written in such a way that you can easily imagine each scenario and what each character looks like. The characters are realistic, all with personalities of their own with only a few faults in dialogue.

I was a bit put off by the changing of perspectives each chapter, but alternating between different moments on a timeline really added to the mysterious and intricate effect. At first, having all these different characters introduced to us seems unnecessary but as each page is turned we start to understand how and why the characters are there.

As we figure out what happened to Verona with Avinash by our side, the author sets a slightly whimsical atmosphere whilst keeping the reality, pulling you into a strange world where it is hard to figure out what's real and what's not. Overall, the writing was well-thought and descriptive in a way that allows reality and fantasy to mesh together, all while having a layer of mystery on top of it without becoming too confusing.

If you are looking for a mystery book that's well-written with some plot twists, you should definitely read this book. Though there were some mind-boggling parts that put me off every once in a while, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It was captivating, interesting and kept me wanting to find out more. The author didn't disappoint me when I was promised a mysterious story with some Shakespearean tragedy sprinkled in.

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The Seventh Cup
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[bookowlie]

Great review! I am not a major fan of fantasy novels, but I do like mysteries.

[carl andrew222]

Very Good review

[nitesh]

Thanks a lot for an amazing review