Many thanks to @rachelsrandomresources for tour invite and author for e-copy, in exchange for an honest review. The Winter Song by Saurav Dutt Publication Date: December 15th 2020 Genre: General Fiction ★★★★ (3.5) 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 #TheWinterSong was interesting and well written #fiction that revolved around 64 yrs old John and his journey to fulfil promise he made to his wife before she died. The story was about loss, grief, guilt, regrets, family, love, and what parents had to endure on losing son at young age to substance addiction. Writing was beautiful, descriptive and flowery with long chapters and nonsequential past and present. The setting of Shimla to Spiti Valley was atmospheric and perfectly written. This was character driven story with main focus on guilt and regrets.It was touching, emotional and heart-breaking to see what this old couple went through. Past chapters gave depth to characters. I rooted for John from the beginning. He was complex character. Layer of Substance addiction, what it causes to people, addict and his/her family was well portrayed. Why 3.5 stars Last 20% of the book was weird. Until this point, I could get John and his journey and even I liked how he was slowly going towards self-realization but then that climax and what happened from that point to end made me confuse. I didn’t get it and that open ended end didn’t help. Overall, it was well written, emotive, and layered fiction. If you are fan of literary/general fiction, flowery writing, like theme of loss and guilt, journey to self-realization, book set in picturesque part of India, I recommend this book. 𝙌𝙊𝙏𝘿: Which is your favourite book set in India? Read full review on my #bookblog. Link is in my profile. 𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙖𝙜 #SauravDutt #Fictionreader #generalfiction #literaryfiction #blogtour #fictionread #setinIndia #Indianauthor #readersofinstagram #bookstagramfeature #BooksTeacupandReviews #greatreads #fortheloveofbooks #momwhoreads #Indianbookstagram #indianreaders #IndianBookBlogger #bookcommunity #bookstagram #bookpassion #bookgram #reviewer #bookishallure #bookishlife #bookaesthetic #alwaysreadingabook #bookphotography via @preview.app (at Ahmedabad, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP21yEurnVN/?utm_medium=tumblr
