Nisha Sharma

The Karma Map

Yochanan Vered 

This was a nice story, but it wasn’t really anything special. The pacing was very strange to me. It felt like some parts were so slow, but suddenly so much would be going on, and then it would go back to being really slow for a few chapters. I also felt that the constant references to things that happened before the book started made it hard to follow. This read kind of like a sequel in the sense that we needed to be told so much background information to even begin to understand the story. 

I can see what the author was going for. The characters were interesting and some nice points were made about beliefs, identity, and the self, but I found myself wanting more. I think if the author had committed to one topic she could’ve dove very deep into it, but instead she really only scratched the surface of multiple different plots that could’ve been really great on their own.

Overall, I did like the book. It was certainly an enjoyable read, but it’s by no means a must-read. If this is on your TBR list, don’t take it off, but maybe move it a little lower.

carolreadabook

Que livro lindo e especial que a Nisha Sharma escreveu. Que sensibilidade para para falar de identidade, religião e espiritualidade. 

Em “The Karma Map”, nós acompanhamos a história da Tara e do Silas em um jornada que vai bem longe daquilo que eles normalmente conhecem. 

Eu me senti abraçada por esse livro e de como as vezes aquilo que terceiros fazem na internet acaba afetando nossa realidade no offline, Além de claro falar sobre o quê te faz ou não ser parte de uma determinada comunidade…

Se eu pudesse dar a esse livro uma trilha sonora, seria Dress da Taylor Swift, porque a maneira como o Silas ama os segredos da Tara e ainda sim escolhe ficar, é uma das coisas mais fofas que eu já li. 

Super recomendaria esse livro para aqueles leitores apaixonados por YA que tem tropes de grumpy/sunshine invertidos, proximidade forcada e cultura Desi envolvida. 

No final do livro, tudo o que eu queria era um McDonalds. Me deixou com água na boca.

Huge thanks to Nisha, the aut Skyscape (pub) and NetGalley to the opportunity to read this book. I love it.

The Karma Map

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