REVIEW OF LETTERS FROM A DEAD GIRL BY SHIVANI MALHOTRA

Written in alternating POVs, Letters from Dead Girl is a thriller revolving around the death of a young girl and the consequences surrounding it. 

The blurb is as follows:

Simran, is a college student who dies in mysterious circumstances. 

The family and friends receive letters shortly after her death. 

The characters brother Samar is determined to find out the truth behind his sister’s death. During his search for evidences, he unearths more letters and tries to relate with the possible situation which might have led to his sister’s death. 

My Review:

This book has the topic which I strongly disagree with: Suicide. It is still considered a very taboo topic in our society and I can not even fathom what the person’s state of mind is if they are considering taking such a huge step, but I personally feel that suicide is never the solution. 

So, even though I was skeptical in the beginning to read this, thinking that I was going to hate this book, I was pleasantly surprised that I quite liked it actually. 

To sum it up, the story is about the death of a girl named Simran, and the events that happened which led up until that moment. After her death, mysterious letters start showing up for her loved ones and through this, we get to see glimpses of what turmoil she must have been going through and what made her take this huge decision. 

The book starts from Sara’s(MCs best friend)POV. From the first page itself, I had a gut feeling that there was something fishy about this girl. 

There's a saying ‘‘To hide a lie, you have to concoct a thousand more.’’ And that's exactly what happened with Sara. Though, in the end, the truth finally caught up with her. 

Then there is Rajat, our MC’s ex and Gaurav, her current boyfriend. Simran loved Rajat more than anything, and when they broke up, it hit her really hard. She tried to find love in Gaurav, and maybe she did, but I felt like she was still very much hung up on her ex. 

Its been made very clear that there was friction between Simran and her Dad, and I wanted to gain more perspective, maybe would have been more interested if we could have gotten the POV of him.

Maybe, I have been watching too much Lucifer and True Detective in this lockdown, but I was so eagerly waiting for the twist to come, some clues that would reveal that this was not a suicide, but rather a murder or something like that. But nothing came. Nada. Anyways, irrespective of that, it was a good read. 

My Rating:

To end this review, I am just going to say it again that I highly condemn suicide. It should never be an option. Things might be dark and depressing at the moment, but every day is different. Tomorrow will always be better. If you feel like good times don't last forever, then do know that bad times won't last forever, either. If you feel like you have it tough, there are thousand more people other than you out there who have it worse, yet they are still fighting, so you should too. 

I am going to give this book FIVE LETTER STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the Author: 

Shivani Malhotra is currently based in Delhi. She completed her engineering in Civil from Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering). She had an amazing college life experience in DTU, Delhi. In her book, she talks about how college life is full of exposure and opportunities. But there is a dark side of this life. Shivani is an avid reader, a poet and a nature lover. She loves travelling and sharing travel stories. Her love of poetry continues, and her collection of poems can be seen on her instagram and facebook page. She writes for passion and not as a career option. You can know more about her on 

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