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The mirage was broken. What she knew as the truth turned into a fiction to beguile her, the person she had been living with for so many years turned into someone she never knew until then” Being a traveler, Aditya always took something from the places he visited and this somehow helped him give something to his next destination, which is now Darjeeling. His life revolves around meeting locals, exploring the world and helping people in any way possible. Aditya meets his contrast in Zinnia, who prefers stability in life, while staying as a tenant in her mother’s house. With his empathy and understanding nature, he wins the hearts of the locals. His adventurous way of living life is challenged when he develops strong feelings for Zinnia, who considers his way of life as a prolonged hobby.
While helping Jacqueline, an emotionally distraught girl, into shaping her life in a new way, he realizes he feels lost, for the first time in his life, without Zinnia. He stumbles upon a devastating secret about Zinnia’s past that will change her life completely, something he can’t let go of.

Genre: Romance; Contemporary; Indian Writing; Love Saga; Literature & Fiction; Adventure; Thriller

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Namrata Gupta has a masters degree in management from LBSIM, Delhi. A literature graduate from Hans Raj College, her debut novel, A Silent Promise (2015), won many hearts. She writes content for websites and blogs regularly and wants to make an immutable influence on the minds of the readers through her writing. She loves travelling and exploring new things.

136 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2018

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Namrata Gupta

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Namrata Gupta is the Amazon Bestselling Author of five popular novels, 'A Silent Promise' (2015), 'The Full Circle.. Stumbling Upon A Sinful Mystery' (2018), 'Together We Were (W)hole' (2020), 'Lost Love Late Love' (2021) and 'White Horses Dark Shadows' (2024). She also has two short stories titled 'One Wedding Three Murders' (2018) and 'If Only Love was Enough' (2021) to her name. Her books have won many hearts.

Namrata has been featured in Filmfare, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Outlook India, The Indian Express and prominent newspapers as a promising writer. Her poems were published in national newspapers when she was ten. She bagged the third position at Great Indian Writers’ Award 2022 securing a film adaptation for her latest manuscript, 'White Horses Dark Shadows'.

Namrata is an English Literature graduate from Hans Raj College, Delhi University and has done her post-graduation in Masters of Business Administration from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi. She resides in New Delhi. She has been awarded Mahatma Hansraj Memorial Award (2023) by her alma mater Hans Raj College for being a notable writer (given by honourable Mr. Vikramaditya Singh, Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly).

'Together We Were (W)hole' was best-ranked #1 In Romantic Suspense and #2 in Crime, Thriller and Mystery on Amazon. 'Lost Love Late Love' was best-ranked #3 in Romance on Amazon. 'The Full Circle.. Stumbling Upon A Sinful Mystery' was best ranked #26 in Crime, Thriller and Mystery and #33 in Contemporary Romance on Amazon.

'A Silent Promise', a readers’ favourite, was launched by Mr. Petko Doykov, the Ambassador of Bulgaria to India and released by Mr. Sudhir Mishra (Indian film director) at Gurgaon International Film and Literature Festival, held at DLF Cyber Hub (2015), where a reading session was also conducted for the book.

Namrata has also judged literary events at DPS Rohini and G.D. Goenka Public School and is a known face at Author Events and Book Signings.

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3 reviews2 followers
May 4, 2020
Just adoration ✨
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What's being richer? •

Are you passionate about travelling? "Living a life that you want to live is a courageous task"

This journey of love beautifully highlights the feel of "living your life". We all exist, we are all alive but that doesn't mean we are living. The journey says " LIVE YOUR LIFE" by doing things you love doing, no matter how tiny it is, no matter how senseless it is, no matter how meaningless it is, no matter how worthless it is, at the end of the day if that thing brings you the inner peace then it's no longer senseless, worthless and meaningless. That one thing would be reading, writing, drawing, adorning, crafting, loving, exploring, researching, gardening, playing, running, travelling, anything! Do it! Live through it!

"Richer than any monetary exchange"

This journey of love meticulously brings out the enlightenment of how plastic and mechanistic our lives are.
What does this materialistic life fetch you more than a monetary exchange? "Being richer" Isn't truly defined with your bank balance. If you own your happiness, if you own your peace, if you own your love, if you own your strength, if you own you! Then, you are the richest!!! This journey of love induces a passion for travelling in you. Exquisitely emphasises the momentous lives of travellers, the calmness they behold in their adventurous life, their wealth of knowledge in being empathetic as a result of constant exploration and their love for knowing the diverse life forms on this earth.
This journey of love also uplifts the squeezing dejection of losing the one who had been there wiping your tears, who had been there rejoicing your victories, who had been there sharing you agony, who had stayed back listening to your tantrums, who had been there loving you, embracing all your flaws. We say "the one HAD", the journey says " the one had, have and still is"; no one can stop you from staying with them because they live in you, they had gone just physically.
@namrata511 I had personally fallen in love with the author's thoughtful lines. The storyline is great and the destination of the journey was just so perfect. On the whole, this journey of love with "THE FULL CIRCLE' was calm, pacific, mellow and just so serene.#thefullcircle #namratagupta
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809 reviews79 followers
October 21, 2018
The Full Circle is a short and easy-breezy read with lots of romance, drama and mystery. The story follows the journey of Aditya, a traveler who falls in love with Zinnia while on a trip to Darjeeling. Don't think it to be a simple love story- the twists and turns will surely make you love the book.

Aditya loved traveling to different places and exploring their cultures,language,food etc. He was not a rich brat but lived a simple life with a meager amount of money in hand. Traveling was his passion and his life, but a trip to Darjeeling changed his life for good. He finds a place to live on rent where he meets Zinnia, a beautiful and simple girl and also his landlord's daughter. Initially, Zinnia used to ignore talking to Aditya, but eventually they became friends. Suddenly, Aditya had to go to Sikkim in order to counsel Jacqueline,an emotionally distraught girl. While heeling her Zinnia and planned to get back to her. 

After he returned to Darjeeling, he confessed his love to Zinnia. Even she loved him a lot but was afraid of the fact that Aditya was a traveler. Amidst all the love and romance, they sense some conspiracy brewing. They both start unfurling the mystery and the truth that comes out shocks them.

The book is a light and a great read. The author has used simple and easy language. The narration is smooth but adding some details to the characters would have made it more interesting. The twist in the end was what kept me hooked to the book. Overall it is a good read. 
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165 reviews34 followers
August 23, 2019
This book starts from Aditya, a guy who loves to travel around. After unfortunate events,he come over to Darjeeling and hence on fate's work meets Zinnia. First she didn't liked him at all, holding some kind of grudge against him. But eventually their friendship blooms and they became friends.
Again, Aditya had to leave Zinnia to help out a friend come out of depression and the story continues on to more twists and drama.

The book is focused on the storyline more to be honest than the actual detailing. Personally I feel like detailing are important as they help and engages us to connect more with the plot.

The book name is super apt for the storyline. Very matchable. The Full Circle as it succumbs to the fact that the world is so huge yet so small.

It was a very short story of 122 pages and could be finished within 2 hours max.
The cover of the book is pretty as well. The cover of the book first attracted me to pick up the book to be honest.

I would recommend everyone to read the book once ,those 2 hours definitely would not go to waste.
There is drama,love, betrayal, clichesm etc all kind of genre to make a book interesting. Happy reading y'all.
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154 reviews48 followers
August 9, 2018
Aditya, a traveller who loves exploring different places was in Darjeeling for her next expedition. There he stayed as a pain guest at Mrs. Anita’s residence and that’s where he met Zinnia, a Darjeeling local girl who doesn’t seem to like travellers much.
Aditya has been portrayed as an optimistic character who loves to spread happiness and be cheerful even when there is no one for him to look back. Zinnia, on the other side, was quiet and doesn’t even steps out from her place. Later, they befriended and grew fond of each other. The book afterward explores Zinnia’s past and Aditya’s role in keeping all in check.
The book has a little tinge of mystery which was turning into an exciting read but that part ended too soon. Eventually, it’s a good short light-hearted read.

What wasn’t Good
• The writing is simple and plain but could have been better with detailed narration. The story was far too short limiting only to the conversations and brief explanations. The comprehensive account could have given the aura of a novel.
• The book was hurried in its later part giving an impression of the haste of ending the book in a few pages only.

The book is an easy breezy read with only one twenty-two pages. The book could be read while travelling to shorter places or in the middle of a long book for a change. It’s a quick and short read.
4 reviews1 follower
August 11, 2020
Title : The full circle

Author: Namrata Gupta

Review: I found the book very interesting and couldn't stop reading until I finish. While reading the book I felt author actually lived every moment before she wrote the book so beautifully.
The story has 2 main characters Aditya and Zinnia. I liked the character of Aditya most. He is full of life, he does what he likes. He is a traveler and loves to travel to different places. He not just explore the places but interact with local people, understand their culture and help people in every possible manner.
When he visited to Darjeeling his life took a turn and he fell in love with a girl named zinnia. Who is opposite of Aditya. She wants stability in life then traveling every now and then.
Further story talks about how he has helped zinnia to discover her past secret. How he supported her to come out of that dark secret of her past. And I also liked the plot with tells you about karma. If you do good it will come back to you and if you do bad it will surely come back to you in same life. Thats why title of the book The full circle is appropriate.
The book is full of suspense, drama and romance.
Superb attempt by author Namrata Gupta. Highly recommend.
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405 reviews44 followers
September 23, 2018
The Full Circle is an easy read and would be perfect for new readers. It is a mix of romance, drama and mystery.

A very simple and easy read,which took hardly 3 hours to finish.

The story revolves around Aditya and Zinnia. Aditya is a traveller and loves exploring different places. His next destination is Darjeeling where he stays at Mrs.Anita's house as a tenant. Zinnia is Mrs.Anita's daughter.

Aditya and Zinnia are portrayed as opposites with different opinions and backgrounds. And eventually, once they get to know each other, they fall in love. Aditya realises about his feelings when he leaves for Sikkim.

Initially the story felt a bit slow and typical. But the story takes a twist in the later part. There are many secrets that Zinnia doesn't know about her past, her real parents, her current parents, etc.

It's a very easy and quick read. But the narrations could have been bit more detailed. I felt like Zinnia's character should have been built up a bit more. Till the end, I kept wondering, what was it about Zinnia that made Aditya fall for her.

Overall an easy breezy one time read.
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190 reviews24 followers
December 19, 2018
Name- The Full Circle
Written by- Namrata Gupta
Published by- Srishti Publishers
Pages- 122
Review-
There are a few stories in this world which will touch your heart and leave you baffled.
The Full Circle is a short read yet full of promises. The story revolves around Aditya and Zinnia, who doesn't have anything in common.
Aditya is a traveller who is full of life. He is an extrovert who is always eager to help others.
On the other hand Zinnia is a complete foil to his character. She is focused and knows what she wants from life.
Their world collides and somehow they fit in each others lives.
Aditya's realization of his love towards Zinnia proves to be a turning point in this story. This also helps unfold another shocking revelation about Zinnia's life which not only shapes the story but also helps it to reach the climax.
A wonderful read which could be finished in only a few hours is definitely recommended to the people who can read this book while traveling.
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762 reviews45 followers
October 25, 2018
The plot is quite unusual and even the settings appeased me. Darjeeling and Siliguri are so picturesque that to read about it made me want to pack and leave. The writing of the author is very impressive. I was few pages in in the novella and developed a liking for author's ease with words.

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206 reviews76 followers
October 18, 2018
The Full Circle – Namarta Gupta


I am biased towards books which aren’t too thick and heavy on the head, and as luck would have it I picked up this book. Since the last few months, I have only been reading the romance genre by some immensely talented Indian authors, and this book is no different.


The moment I read that the location setting of the book is based in Darjeeling and Sikkim, I couldn’t put it down. I have spent half my life in Darjeeling and good 4-5 years in Sikkim so obviously, I had to complete it in one sitting. The author has, up to a large extent, done justice to the description of the towns. I couldn’t help but vividly visualize and enjoy the setting and be reminiscent of my past.


Being an avid traveler myself, I immensely relished the theme of the story. The story has a touch of drama and mystery. The protagonist of the novel is Aaditya, a travel freak, who loves to explore new places, meet new people and imbibe the culture. He lives in a guest house in Darjeeling where he meets Zinnia. A traveler and an adventure seeker by soul, Aaditya is completely opposite of what Zinnia is. She seeks stability, calmness and hates traveling. The reason is initially unknown but as you read through you discover deep secrets. The third wheel in the story is Jacqueline who makes Aaditya realize the intensity of his emotions for Zinnia.


The way the author has molded each character and has laid out the plots is commendable. This book is perfect for wanderlusts and I am sure the author will go places. Immensely enjoyed her writing style though it lacks a little finesse, I am sure the author will get there soon.
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478 reviews353 followers
August 16, 2018
The Full Circle is a book that is full of characters – major - minor, honest - dishonest, compassionate – vicious. There are too many of them to easily get lost but fortunately, in this book, they do not overwhelm the narrative and create chaos. They do just what characters in any book are meant to do. They bring about the necessary spice in the story.

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133 reviews37 followers
December 2, 2018
Starting from the cover of the book is an image of a man exploring the nature beauty with a travel bag and a sketchy image of women in the sky. The title ‘The Circle’ is different and makes readers curious to read the book to know what the author meant by the title. After reading the book I feel title couldn't be more perfect according to the plot and the cover is very attractive and awe-inspiring. 

This is the story of Aditiya a traveler who loves exploring places, meeting different peoples and knowing about their culture helping them in his own way and never sticks at a place for a long time and keeps collecting souvenirs from each place he visits and each collection reminds him a unique story of the place. So his next visit to Darjeeling where everything changed when he meets Zinna there. Zinnia hates travelers for reason unknown and a perfect daughter to her mother but something between mother and daughter relationship was not going well. Later Zinna and Aditiya became friends and their friendship blossoms into love. Now Aditiya had to go to Sikkim to help Jacqueline to recover from her depression and move on in life as per Mr.Johns request.

Will Aditiya and Zinna meet again?

What was the Zinna past which she was not even aware of?

To know more what happens next read the book.

The book is a bag of emotions, romance, mystery, thriller, suspense, traveling, care, revenge, betrayal, family drama, adventure, friendship and many more.

The language of the book is simple and lucid easy to understand for any kind of readers. Author has amazing storytelling skills which hooked me till the last page.

The plot is basically simple, but what makes it beautiful and unique is the way it is written and how well the feelings of each character is narrated.  The pace of the story is slow in the beginning.

Characterization was done brilliantly with emotional attachment with protagonists. Exemplary narration with various twists and turns throughout the book keeps readers busy in turning over the pages. I loved the climax of the story it was unpredictable and the story ended so fast that I want to read more about them.

As the author points it right in the foreword that in a busy schedule one has nowadays it is hard to find time during the day to read a book. It is then when a quick and refreshing read. Looking forward to read more books by the author.

Overall, an engaging short and quick read. I’ll recommend the book to all romantic and travel readers.
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533 reviews21 followers
August 11, 2020
🌅BOOK REVIEW🌅🌅
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BOOK :- THE FULL CIRCLE
AUTHOR :- @namrata511
GENRE :- SUSPENSE THRILLER,ROMANCE BOOK
FORMAT :- kindle E-book also available in Paperback
PAGE:- 136
PUBLISHER :- @srishtipub
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📝📝Review 📝📝

What will I tell you about this book I have no words to say anything as it i really loved the story of Aditya and zinnia whom story made me laugh sometime and made me feel for them when they were in pain, a story I would never want to be end.

The book have really marvellous story and it's a page turner as I finished it in two sitting as this book can be finished in just one sitting as I have had some work to do so It took me two sitting to finish this book .

Language of the book is lucid and have a gripping story.

I loved the story so much that I didn't wanted this to end ...
This book deserves five 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.
As I guarantee you will not regret reading this book.
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🌕Glimpse in a blink🌕

Aditya a traveller who love to travel and it gives him immense pleasure whenever he go somewhere he explores each and every beautyful place,people and keeps a remembrance of all place he visited, as in this he travels to Darjeeling and lives there as paying guest in house where he met a girl zinnia.

He have a really big heart and helped lot of people to go in right path in this he helped a girl to live her life back as she was in depression and Aditya let her out from her depression and gave her a new life.

Zinnia met Aditya and she didn't liked him in first meet as he was a traveller and she hated travellers due to her past.

The reason is later revealed in the book when Zinnia's past resurfaces and her world is turned upside down.

The woman she thought gave her a new life became the woman who had taken away everything from her and still wasn’t satisfied.

A dark secrets is awaiting to revealed when it unveil it will give some one a new life and other death.

What will happen after unveil of dark secret kept from zinnia by Mrs Anita ? Who will die and who will live? to know this must read this book ..

Happy reading 😊
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345 reviews
April 28, 2020
Title -: Full Circle
Author -: Namrata Gupta
Length -: 136 pages
Publisher -: Shristi Publisher & Distributors
Format -: Kindle

This is a story about a traveller who loves travelling and exploring wonderful places. Where ever he visits he used to collect souvenir from those places. He loves travelling to different places and capture new things . He seems very kind hearted and gentle man who brings smile on the faces of other people.

Like that there's turning point comes in his life when he visits Darjeeling and there he meets Zinnia a girl. She's totally different from Aditya . She don't like travelling don't know why.

The book isn't just romance, it holds with drama, suspense, mystery.

Later Aditya moves to Sikkim To Help Jacqueline who's suffering from depression, she's facing difficulties in her life journey due to her breakup. Aditya gets successful in making Jacqueline fine and well.

And in hurry he again reaches Darjeeling to complete his task that's about Zinnia. This time they both express their love.

Aditya is unknown about the fact about Zinnia and her mother. Zinnia's mother Anita intrudes herself as Zinnia's mother and landlord of the house. Zinnia lives as a tenant in her own house.

What's the problem inbetween Zinnia and her mother?
Will Aditya be able to solve all the misunderstanding and problems?
What will be the next step of Aditya?

Book's cover is just beautiful, I loved it... And grabbed the book just because of curiosity towards title and beautiful cover of the book.

Characters of the male protagonist is described well in comparison to female.

Storyline is perfect with blend of mystery, drama and suspense.

Writing style is plane, easy and interactive.

Book is engaging one, from Aditya's visit to Darjeeling it becomes more interesting and grabs the attraction till the end of the story.


Keep reading!
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843 reviews126 followers
October 28, 2018
Replete with elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, as well as friendships, family drama and a travelogue, The Full Circle packs a punch in mere 122 pages. From the very first page we are given a scenic imagery through the author’s words through the experiences of the protagonist Aditya. For the most part of the novel, the reader gets to travel through reading. In the protagonist one defining characteristic we see is that of his empathizing nature- his humanity.

The characters we see in the novel are also very realistic in the fact that they are all individuals in their own ways and not merely sub-actors in this story. Each has a story and the author beautifully weaves them into the narrative. The character development was well-paced and seemed very apt and real to me.
The plot was also one interesting enough to grasp the reader’s interest. I felt that apart from the first couple of pages, the entire story is well-written. It’s just the small part of the beginning where you have to pull yourself through. Overall, the plot was well paced and good.

The mystery element brought in was a nice welcome and I think it is this element which really spiced up the story and stopped it from mellowing down. The run and the chase – the “action” scenes were also well written and one could, as a reader, really visualize those exciting and nail-biting scenes.

The grammar and editing was also done well. The language was lucid and easy to understand. The cover was also done well-enough but can be definitely better.

The author’s love for travelling and exploring shines through. It was a good book and I rate it a 4/5 stars. I think the beginning was a bit slow-paced for my liking.
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278 reviews18 followers
March 4, 2019
Book Review-
Book Name - The Full Circle
Author - Namrata Gupta @namrata511
Pages - 122
❤️Kisi ne Sach hi kaha tha "Duniya Bahot chhoti and gol h". Someone has rightly said "Life is very small and Full Circle". Once apart can meet again. Is it?
📖The title of the book really excited me, especially the lines given in the blurb "The mirage was broken. What she knew as the truth turned into fiction to beguile her, the person she had been living witj for so many years turned into someone she never knew until then.."
❤️Aditya is a traveller who loves travelling and exploring new places, learning different culture etc. One unique thing he always did was that he used to collect souvenir from the places he visited. Darjeeling changed everything for him. He meets Zinnia there. ZINNIA on the other hand was exact opposite of Aditya, she did not loves to visit or travel.
📖There is a secret between Zinnia and her mother relationship. All of a sudden Aditya has to go to sikkim to help jacqueline to recover from her depression. While doing all this Aditya comes across the mystery of Zinnia's past.
☕ What was Zinnia's secret?
☕Will They ever meet again?
❤️The writing is very good. It was a short read for me. The language is simple and lucid. I liked The suspense element.
📖All emotions had been scribed into books from pain to happiness, from joy to tears and from bring sad to being shocked. The book Cover is designed beautifully justifying the title.
❤️ For all the mystery lovers, this book is highly recommended for you all.
📑My Rating for this book is 4/5
Book Cover is beautiful 4/5
Plot and Characterisation 4/5
Narration and climax 4/5
📖Author was successful in her attempt to get the readers hooked by their place.
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43 reviews5 followers
August 22, 2019
A book that will speak to travellers

Name - The Full Circle
Author - Namrata Gupta
Genre - Mystery Romance
Pages - 136 pages
Format - Kindle

The book is filled with drama, mystery and romance.
The story revolves around a traveler named Aditya. Having lost his family early on, he lives his life doing the things he loves - traveling. He earns for his traveler by helping people out and well, that's just it. His life's aim is to go all over India and find out more about the lives of all people.

When he reaches Darjeeling and meets Zinnia, he finds himself at a cross turn. Zinnia is the daughter of the house Aditya staying in. Without even knowing anything about him, she hates him. Why? What is it about his introduction that Zinnia felt so strongly against. And how does that play for the two of them? Well find out on your own, I'm not getting into details here! It's totally a roller coaster ride.

REVIEW :

The book is bag of emotions, romance, mystery, thriller, suspense, travelling, revenge, betrayal, drama, and many more.

The plot is basically simple, but what makes it beautiful and unique is the way it's written and how well the feelings of each character is narrated. The pace of the story is slow in the beginning but then it becomes normal as the story moves.

The language is simple and easily understandable. Author has amazing storytelling skills which hooked me till the end. Characterization was done brilliantly. Narration with various twists and turns kept readers busy in turning over the pages. Literally loved the climax as it was unexpected.

Overall, an engaging short read. I'll recommend the book to all the romantics and travel readers. Looking forward to read more books by the author. :)
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484 reviews29 followers
September 10, 2018
In recent times I have been reading and reviewing a lot of Romance Fiction and The Full Circle by Namrata Gupta comes in that category. Though it has a bit of mystery in it. The book is an easy read, it hardly takes 2 to 3 hrs. to finish this book. A perfect book if you’re a new reader.

The Full Circle is my second book from the Author Namrata Gupta. Her writing style has improved very much. We can see Author Namrata’s love for traveling in this book. Author’s description of the place is so beautiful that you could not help but be Aditya’s traveling companion throughout the book.

This a tale of Love, Trust, and Deception. The beginning of the book sets you up in a wonderful mood for a journey into the depth of the story.

This is a story of Aaditya and Zinnia. Aaditya is a traveler at heart and soul. He loves to explore places, meet new people and whenever the need arises he helps them. learning languages and art forms and collecting Memorabilia is his way to connect with the culture of that place. On his next expedition, Aditya goes to Darjeeling and stays there as a Paying Guest in Zinnia’s House.

Zinnia, on the other hand, is the total opposite of Aditya. She hates traveling and travelers for reasons unknown. She is calm and a Mom’s daughter in every sense. The more Aditya comes to know about Zinnia, the more he is drawn to her. But something is amiss between Zinnia and her mother’s relationship and Aditya is hell-bent on finding the reason.

The characters in the book are many but they don’t overwhelm the story. Each character is woven smoothly into the story.
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550 reviews57 followers
November 1, 2018
I was hooked from the start because of the beautiful writing style, characterization and vivid imagery that the author has created. I didn’t find any missing element.

Aditya’s character is someone you can look up to. He’s passionate, determined and effortlessly charming with his hunger for knowledge and experience, good or bad. Aditya, who literally has no family whatsoever, made me realize how loneliness is a state of mind. He made me realize that how a person need not be alone as long as he has hope. His character is beautifully written and the development is incredible. He is the kind of male protagonist we need and deserve.

I love how the author didn’t fail to highlight the issues that the other characters face, like Zinnia. I adored her for her strength and down to earth nature. I loved how we could see, through Aditya’s eyes, just how troubled she was because of her past and her relationship with her mother.

I’ll be honest, I was thinking it will transform into a love story but what came next literally was unpredictable and totally unexpected.

The mystery that followed was jaw dropping and enthralling. I loved how the author effortlessly changed the theme, without making the pace slow or fast, keeping the readers hooked and comfortable as well.

I’ve probably mentioned it already but this book is well written with astounding storytelling, consisting of characters that had depth and who were like a breath of fresh air.

The language was simple which made me finish it in just a day. The only complain is that I wish it was longer.

Totally loved it.

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81 reviews4 followers
November 11, 2018
Name- The Full Circle
Author- Namrata Gupta
Genre- Romance Fiction
Pages- 136

The Full Circle is a romance fiction by Namrata Gupta. A pretty quick read, the book follows the story of Aditya and Zinnia.

Aditya is a young and enthusiastic traveller who loves exploring new places and has never stuck to one place for long. Things change for him when he goes to visit Darjeeling and meets Zinnia there. He is living as a paying guest in her house but the more he gets to know about her, the more he wants to settle and end his nomadic life. Zinnia hates travellers for some reason and is the ideal daughter to her mother but something is amiss between the mother- daughter. Aditya has the instinct that things are not as simple as they seem and he is hell bent to know what is the catch. Will Aditya be able to find what is it? Will he decide to settle in Darjeeling with Zinnia?

The book is a light, one-sitting read, perfect for new readers. There is an element of mystery since the beginning which kept my interest alive in the book. But I felt that the narration was a little rushed. Before I could absorb the situations and take in the essence, the next scene was up. I would have loved the book even more if it gave me time to ponder over the descriptions. I loved how Aditya's character was build up- such positivity is what is needed in everyone. While the book showed Gupta's love for travelling, a little more about Aditya's excursions would have been more to my liking. The climax of the story well justifies the title. Overall, I enjoyed the book. It is a simple yet heartwarming read which is especially perfect for readers who love fast- paced book.
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77 reviews5 followers
August 22, 2019
'The Full Circle' by Namrata Gupta is comprises with every angle of emotions, excitement in love, pain in loss, frustration in failure,
crime in envy.
The story revolves around protagonist Aditya who loves to travel all around world and interact with maximum people to study their life-style and has habit of collecting souvenir whenever visit new place.
On his journey, he meets Zinnia in Darjeeling and at first glance she makes him embark on a completely uncharted path.
"I don't want to be a part of this story, but I want us to write this story together".
Soon Aditya moves to Sikkim to help Jacqueline to regain her confidence while she was suffering from a difficult period after Loosing his boyfriend. As soon as Aditya finds positive response in Jacqueline's behavior , he moves back to Darjeeling to accomplish his unfinished task.
In this time period Aditya and Zinnia both feel absence of each other and express their love when Aditya reaches Darjeeling at second occasion.
Aditya gets to know 'There is a another history in Zinnia's life' when he overheard Anita talking with her husband Hudson. Anita introduces herself as Zinnia's mother and landlord of the house.
How the relationship between Aditya and Zinnia will continue? How The obscure history of Zinnia's life will be revealed?

I have enjoyed the book and the plot is very engaging itself.The characterization also instrumental of the story.
Narration is in very simple words and I found myself curious while flipping pages. I would like to recommend every readers, it's not a common love-story , it has a very exciting climax part as well.
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October 18, 2020
📚Book Review📚
The Full Circle by Namrata Gupta
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✨ The cover of the book is beautifully designed and is unique. Also the title is very eye catching and apt according to the book.

✨This book, like its author, is innovative and amazing . The Full Circle is an easy read and would be perfect for beginners.

✨It is a mix of romance, mystery and lot's of drama. Major theme of the book is travel. I ended up imagining myself travelling to all the places that Aditya goes to.

✨The story revolves around Aditya and Zinnia, who are totally opposite and doesn't have anything in common.

✨Aditya is a traveller who is full of life. He loves to travel and learn new languages and different culture. He is a extrovert who loves to help others. Also, he does not have a regular job.
On the other side Zinnia is a introvert who is focused and knows what she wants from her life.

✨ While Aditya looking for a place to stay, he meets Zinnia. Aditya soon started to fall for her as he gets to know her . But Zinnia, hates traveling and travelers.
What lies ahead is a journey that is both mysterious and exhausting.
To know what happens next ! Grab the copy now. !

✨There were a lot of surprise thrown towards the end of the book.

✨The Full Circle is full of a variety of Characters. The author has kept the characters sample.

✨ The narration was very well done. The language is simple which led to very smooth execution of the story.

✨grab a copy for yourself if you love easy reading and don't like cheesy romances. Also if you love travelling.

✨ Highly recommended !!!!
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November 8, 2018
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The Full Circle by Namrata Gupta is a book filled with drama, mystery and romance. An easy and light read, it is the perfect read for a Sunday. The story revolves around a traveler named Aditya. Having lost his family early on, he lives his life doing the things he loves—traveling. He earns for his travels by helping people out and well, that's just it. His life's aim is to go all over India and find out more about the lives of all the people. 

When he reaches Darjeeling and meets Zinnia, he finds himself at a cross-turn. Zinnia is the daughter of the house Aditya is staying with. Without even knowing anything about him, she hates him. Why? What is it about his introduction that Zinnia felt so strongly against? And how does that play out for the two of them? Especially when Aditya goes for a short trip to help Jacqueline recover from her depression. Well, that's all for you to find out when you read the book! I'm not disclosing anything here! But believe me, it's a little unexpected.

The first thing that came to my mind after I read the book was the famous saying: "What goes round, comes round." Perhaps, that's the motivation behind the title of the book as well, because really, it was a really apt title. Not to say that it was/is the kind of title that not many books have. I mean, from what I can gather, the title was because of the philosophical take of the book. And it was something rather different from what we see otherwise. So nice job there!

The plot was very engaging in itself, and the pace was just about perfect. I doubt it was in any place too fast or too slow. The plot kept me entertained all the while and the mystery was killing me. What's more, even though the writing style of the author was the kind that I don't usually read, it was still a marvelous read. Don't get me wrong, when I say that it's something I don't usually read, I don't mean that it has any broken English and I loved the book merely because of the plot. No! Instead, the author had an interesting way of narrating her story. All I mean is that the book pays more attention to the story and less to details. Not that I want a full description of where everything and everyone is, right to the last pen, but you know..a little detail would have helped. I mean, it was a little too simple for my taste. You should nonetheless try out the book. An easy read with only 122 pages, it can be done within 3 hours. And those 3 hours wouldn't exactly be wasted.
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November 28, 2018
The Full Circle: Stumbling upon a sinful mystery by Namrata Gupta is a story about a traveller name Aaditya who travels to different places and helps other people whenever he seems that there is some trouble. Aaditya is a kind hearted soul, talented in every possible way and has immense love within himself. His journey takes him to darjeeling where he meets zinnia and sid and also explores the beauty of darjeeling by sharing his experiences of other places with people and helping others in every possible way. Aaditya earned few money to make out his living my either singing or by cooking in the places that were his destination. He shared with people his experience of how he had tranformed Sara's life from being a normal shy girl to someone who was famous as a singer now by boosting her self confidence. People loved his company and saw his capabilities of helping other people and was summoned by Mr. John in helping his grand daughter Jacqueline to come out of the trauma of her lovers death by lung cancer in Sikkim. It was sikkim who made Aaditya realised his love for Zinnia and he returned back to darjeeling after jacqueline was back to her normal life. Upon returning to darjeeling, Aaditya reveals the dreadful past of Zinnia and both of them faces the dangerous events that take place after the revealation. However in the end, nothing is ever permanent and happiness returns in the life of Zinnia and Aaditya.
Grab your copies to know the dreadful past of Zinnia and how she and Aaditya overcame and brought back happiness in their life.
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January 13, 2019
The Full Circle
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Author - Namrata Gupta
Publisher - Srishti Publishers
Pages- 136
Rating - 3.8
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Let's talk about cover first. The first and foremost thing I liked about cover is bagpack boy. (I'm the boy who loves Travelling). Cover is eye catching and impressive. If I was non reader even then I would picked up this just by looking at cover.
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Our protagonist Aaditya who loves Travelling. He lost his family in earlier stage of life. He always travel to different places and live doing things what he love. His dream is to explore India , help people, experience different cultures.
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While exploring all over India he reaches to Darjeeling. He meets a girl name zinnia who is daughter of the house owner where Aaditya is staying. At first I was unable to understand why she hates him a lot ? What was the past ? After this comes a big twiste or we can say page turner.
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There is a girl name Jacqueline who is in depression. Aaditya help her. Well find out what will happen next. It's beautiful when story gets unfold.
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Plot is easy and lucid. You will definitely love it. The characters are well developed and described. Story is full of drama, mystery. More than character I felt more close to story of the book.
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Circle means finish where you start and this book is a complete circle. All the questions get answered at the end of book. This book is brilliant the only thing I don't liker is plot is little bit slow.
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Overall a quick , good read this book is good for all beginner who loves romantic and travel books.
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June 1, 2019
A man who identifies himself as traveller in terms of profession is a rarity. Aditya of full circle one such rare human being who keeps on travelling and leads a nomadic life. He settles down at places and do odd stuffs which helps him earn his living and once he has earned considerable amount of money he restarts his endeavour.

The character of Aditya is the highlight of the book. He is the nucleus of the book as well as the narrative.


To start off author has made sure to hook the readers with the style of narration. Exemplary language has done half the job in creating a steep graph in terms of reader interest.


Once Aditya reaches Darjeeling and settles there for three months he meets Zinnia, whom he falls for. By the time he realises his string feelings towards her, he stumbles upon a dark secret in her past, which she herself is unaware of. How Aditya deals with the secret is the rest of the book.


The book deals with a lot of subjects. Adityas steps in helping people and his endeavour calls for an endearing read. Towards the second half author seems to lose the grip on the whole plot. The subplot wherein Aditya sets out to help Jacqueline, seems to be misplaced but since it the the part where he realises his feelings for Zinnia, it was required too. Overall the book is a promising yet short read.
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April 27, 2020
🌟Starting with the cover of the story, it shows a traveller who loves to visit places and a girl. Two main characters of the story.

🌟It all started with the traveller who visits the girl during his travel. And how is life turned out after the visit.

🌟The two main characters of the story are very different from each other,with differences in opinion and the way they fall in love and the way it was expressed ,i liked it very much.

🌟The story clearly narrates about the life of a traveller and the common opinion of the people about travellers.

🌟The story overall spreads positivity through its positive spirited traveller who is very much eager to help the needy and depressed.

🌟The story also express about one word "KARMA" ,the cycle between cause and effect which is clearly depicted in the title

🌟"You have to live! and not just exists."is my favourite line from the story.

🌟It is a mix of all kind of emotions starting from love and its failure, Travel and its excitement, revenge, sorrow, hope, positivity and more...

🌟The story has its own twists which is intriguing and helped to involve in the story

🌟Writing is easy to understand and lucid overall, except few places where i felt it was little on sloppy side.

🌟It was a light and breezy read overall where one could finish it in a sitting

#namratagupta #thefullcircle
369 reviews15 followers
August 19, 2020
BOOK: THE FULL CIRCLE
AUTHOR : NAMRATA GUPTA
RATING : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

THE FULL CIRCLE by NAMRATA GUPTA is a very interesting book and every finishing page made me want to read more and more. While reading the book I felt the author has actually lived the moment because it feels very lively while reading it.
It is the story of two protagonists namely Aditya and Zinnia. The description of both the characters is amazing but I loved the character of Aditya the most because he is full of life and does things according to his will and wishes. He is an active traveller. He not only explores the places but also interacts with the people there, understands their culture and tries to help them in every possible way. He is indeed a man with a big heart.
On his next destination to Darjeeling his life changed because he fell in love with a girl named Zinnia. Zinnia was the total opposite of Aditya. She wanted stability in her life and did not prefer to travel everytime.
Later the story talks about how he helped Zinnia to discover her secrets in the past.
Also the plot was brilliant with a pinch of the law of Karma in it and hence the title of the book, "The full circle" is very appropriate.
The book is a mixture of suspense, drama and romance.
Indeed one of my favourites now and I am sure you too will love it after reading it.
Happy reading!
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128 reviews8 followers
November 11, 2018
Namrata Gupta's book Full Circle revolves around the life of Aditya, who is an avid traveller. Aditya is a man who followed his passion for travelling to different places. He travels to Darjeeling where he meets Zinnia. They gradually develop feelings of care and affection towards each other. He then gets acquainted with Mr. John, who requests him to travel to Sikkim and use his motivational skills to help Jacqueline, who had been feeling hopeless and depressed after the death of the guy whom she was in love with.
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I really liked the language of the book, it is simple but is rich with wonderful descriptions. The action is fast-paced and things flow smoothly. There are certain instances where one would think about life, death and everything between it. There is also a theme of conspiracy and deceit in the second half of the book. However, I didn't like the fact that some instances in the book were a little unrealistic and little dramatic. If you're new to reading, and you don't enjoy heavy literature, this one is for you. It has easy and simple language, the storyline is not complicated, and it is well written. Along with this, this isn't a typical romance and it has interesting themes. My rating : 3.5/5
338 reviews12 followers
April 25, 2020
Life is full of lie the person we think is important in us become someone else. The title of the book is much relevant to the story of the book. The book starts with the main character of the book named Aditya who loves to travel various places.

Aditya's only love is travel but for the first time in his life he can't live without the person who becomes much important in life. Aditya is singer and loves Zinnia very much. Aditya helps every person and has now gone to change someone life. He meet Jacqueline and changed her life but the meeting with her changed his life too. He realized about the person he loves very much.

He expressed his feeling for Zinnia but wait she has past life which will bring twist in her life. Soon Aditya found out the life Zinnia was living was a lie. Will he be able to make her out and change her life. Or everything will go as it is. To find out about the past life of Zinnia what secret has been hidden from her. You have to read this wonderful book. At the end we will find out about Zinnia who she is and about her life which was a lie. The writing is amazing along with the story of the book. Start from beginning to the end the book will travel you through the mystery involved.
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423 reviews16 followers
September 11, 2020
Starting with the cover of the book it looks really beautiful and attractive. The Title is very interesting and made me curious to read the book. The story is about Aditya and Zinnia. Aditya is a lively and happy guy who loves to explore new places.He is a guy who loves to travel ,meet new people and is interested in knowing about their culture. He meets Zinnia while travelling and falls in love with her who is opposite of Aditya because she hates travelling due to her past. Something is wrong between Zinnia and her mother. To know more about this you will have to read the book. Overall the book is really good and I enjoyed reading it. There wasn't a single part where I got bored. There was mystery in the end.The characterisation is superb and language is simple and lucid with good use of vocabulary.
The book breaks stereotypes at many levels and questions ‘settlement’ as being related to ‘fixedness’. The concept of a ‘home’ is shifted from the physical domain to the spiritual one. The book asserts the fact that ‘home’ doesn’t necessarily has to be a place. It can be a person too. And ‘settlement’ is a state of mind, related to contentment with one’s life.It is full of twists and turns and It can be completed within a day so I will highly recommend this book to everyone.
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