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Aarti slid back and started staring outside the window. It was not the first time she was getting married, but this time she was making the decision after a long haul of struggle. “I have no intention of being physical with you again, but this can be an accord of providing for each other as companions so that you can realize the aspects of your life that you deserve.” “Maybe I needed her to go away from me before I could realize her importance. God! I miss her.” “You’re evil and the worst person, I’ve ever met. I’d like to think that you’re probably dead now A.. A..Ar… Aarti…” It’s not a midlife, neither is it  an existential, nor an identity crisis, but just a need, an urge deep-found in human an appeal for closure. That’s what the journey of Aarti is all about, from being a happily invested mother-cum-housewife to a fulfilled, self-aware human being.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2018

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Profile Image for Sadaf sarkar.
230 reviews22 followers
December 15, 2018
The closure is a story about a woman facing various kind of crisis in her life at various points, due to her unhappy marriage which makes her take certain questionable decisions from societal point of view . I am totally fine with grey character with an edge or just a circumspect person .But some how the lead character Arti fails in the process .Her character build up which forms the basis of the book is not clear . There are empty patches left here and there . Even though the thought behind story was nice , it has dealt with topic such as chauvinism, infidelity , loss if individuality , loneliness and self worth. The world build up was urban, convincing and highly relatable . The story was of a moderate pace , but it drag at certain places. There is even a good number of characters who could have easily contributed more to the story in place of occasional commentary. However the reason behind for 3 stars would be the poor composition style . The different time line , were highly confusing and which could easily been avoided by adding date pointers in the beginning of the passage as it would have helped the reader to know exactly which period the incident belonged .
Another problem which I had with book was the grammatical errors and the usual dailoge pattern . At times it becames difficult to differentiate between the speaker and the listener.
However considering that the closure being Sweta Surekha's debut novel , I would admit it was a courageous venture , a topic well choosen which easily attracted the attention if not for certain techinical and compositional errors.
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5,307 reviews3,478 followers
December 24, 2020
Genre: Domestic Fiction
This is the story of Aarti: a woman who we all can relate to; a married woman struggling to find the same spark of life and love after years of marriage.
What would a woman do when her husband is cheating on her and that too with no regrets when confronted?
Do women deserve this kind of treatment?
And what happens when the same husband finds out that the same ill-treated woman has found love in another man's heart?
The story well depicts the real chauvinistic nature of a man who has the belief that we should support the patriarchy system without any question.
It is too real and happening.
How the woman is made fun of in front of everyone known to her and how she struggled facing her own kid after that is heartbreaking.
Does a woman has no right in finding love again in her life when her marriage fails?
Ultimately, Aarti fought back. Claims back the love and respect from her own child and gets settled with someone who loves her in return.
The theme of this book is unique; something that needs to be talked and discussed about in real.
This was such an awesome read.
*The cover depicts the main character really well
*The title is in sync with the content and the ending
Overall, well written👍
*Rating: 4/5🌟
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194 reviews8 followers
November 20, 2018
The plot of the story is very written and convincing. It is laced with deep, heartfelt and raw emotions. All the characters seem to be very existent and relatable especially the character Aarti is truly an inspiration for every modern day women. The book has been appropriately titled The Closure as the story is all about the protagonist's quest for closure. The writting style of the author is highly commendable. Highly recommended to everyone . After reading this book ur point of view towards women will definitely change for something better.
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1,086 reviews140 followers
October 22, 2018
The Closure-Journey to My True Self is a story of Aarti who is Married to Rishabh balances her personal and professional life well. But a relationship without love lasts no longer. Aarti decides to learn Guitar where she meets Sahil. Love has No age. She never knew when she was in love with Sahil. Will Aarti leave everything? her family, career for Sahil? What will be her next step? This story is like a complete Bollywood movie.

The book starts in an interesting way. The plot of the story is engaging, full of Drama. The narration of the story good, but at some places, the story is dragged. The pace of the story is slow. unrequired details make it a boring read. One can easily relate to the story. After few chapters, it starts getting dull.

The language used by the author is simple and easy. The writing style of the author is lucid and gripping. The dialogues keep the reader hooked in the story till some point. Themes like Love, relationship, friendship, jealousy are used by the author.  The characters that the author made are strong. Each character had a story to tell. I loved how each character was developed in a crisp way.

The way all the events were sequenced again makes this a wonderful book.The author has beautifully portrayed each and every emotion. One can relate to the Aarti's  Journey.

It's a good book with strong characters, wonderful theme but a slow read. It's a light read but could have been much better.

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43 reviews2 followers
November 6, 2018
"The closure: journey to my true self ", written by Sweta Sureka revolves around Aarti, her struggles and misfortunes and how she finally makes peace. The plot mirrors the books, "this love that feels right" by Ravinder Singh and " The secret wishlist " by Preeti Shenoy.

When I finished reading, all I felt was numbness and indifference and I feel the reason for this is the writing style. Though the flow is moderate, the innumerable grammatical blunders and errors interrupts the same.

The listener and the speaker are not clear in many occasions. As far as I know, there is no need to add double quotes (") in the end of the character is not done talking. But here, it is reversed. two sentences of which the later describes the former, are written separately, after a full stop. The conversations end and start in different paragraphs when there's no need to begin a new one. Few descriptions are given in braces when they should have been written through words. There are sentences that contain no verb. This makes the sentences hollow and meaningless. The editor could have done better.

The sentences are abrupt and incomplete. Hence they fail to evolve emotions and remain as mere sentences. The looks, features and settings are not mentioned. As a result, the picture that flashes in the mind of the reader is blank and the connection is lost; for instance, the surname of the protagonist is known almost at the end.

The characters remain distant. The reason for this is the shallow writing. While the reason for creating actions are justifiable, we don't feel our hearts flying towards them. The illogical and unreasonable situations also add to the misfortune. While the author tells the circumstance, the details are left out; "what" is given but not "how". As an example, the arguments are stated merely through words, but is not given in depth, which if not would have be understandable. There's alot of confusion going around among the characters as well as in the narration. While the confusion is mentioned, the reason for the same remains cloudy. Hence the characters are not relatable.

Personally, I feel that the title is not perfectly justified. The author could have done a better job.

Recommended for light reading.

Title : 2.5/5
Plot : 2.5/5
Cover : 3.5/5
Characters : 2.5/5
Writing : 2/5
Overall : 2.5/5
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18 reviews4 followers
November 30, 2018
This is a story of Aarti and her life. She is a married woman, she has a son and runs an NGO. The relationship between her and her husband is troubled. Aarti, in order to add some fun in her life, joins guitar lessons and that's where she meets Sahil.
They end up falling for each other. What happens next is an amazing story to read. What decisions does Aarti makes? How those decisions change her life?

The Closure journey to my true self is a beautifully written book. Narration is pretty crisp and catches the reader's attention. The way emotions, feelings and relations are described in the book is praise worthy. I loved the character of Aarti- a strong protagonist who knows what she wants in her life, someone who is ready to make decisions for herself.

A Good Book. Definitely read worthy. Sweta Sureka The Closure: Journey to My True Self
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374 reviews26 followers
November 5, 2018
When I started reading this book I had no idea what was going on. Aarti's life was a total mess.
But if that can lead you to someone beautiful then it is worth it, right?
Things which I learned from this book : we have to go through a lot trouble to figure out what we actually want.


I think we all go through this dilemma. There's a point in our life when we feel so helpless.

And this is what was happening with Aarti.
She wanted to be happy. She wanted a peaceful life.



This book can change the way you look at things. For me, Aarti is really strong. She's my inspiration.

I recommend this book everyone.
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1,995 reviews97 followers
November 22, 2018
Book Name: The Closure: The Journey to My True Self
Author: Sweta Sureka
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Notion Press

Plot: Aarti slid back and started staring outside the window. It was not the first time she was getting married, but this time she was making the decision after a long haul of struggle.
Sahil: "I have no intention of being physical with you again, but this can be an accord of providing for each other as companions so that you can realize the aspects of your life that you deserve."
Rishabh: "Maybe I needed her to go away from me before I could realize her importance. God! I miss her."
Ansh: "You're evil and the worst person, I've ever met. I'd like to think that you're probably dead now A.. A..Ar... Aarti..."
It's not a midlife, neither is it an existential, nor an identity crisis, but just a need, an urge deep-found in human wishes: an appeal for closure. That's what the journey of Aarti is all about, from being a happily invested mother-cum-housewife to a fulfilled, self-aware human being.

My opinion: The book was a very very short read, the book focuses on women's wishes, desires & how a women is trying to cope up with her dreams, family, love & profession. At times we women have to just bury for dreams & desires for our family's happiness- which is just shown very beautifully in the book. The book also gives motivation to recognise the real beauty inside us & to become selfish to think about our dreams atleast once. The cover is so beautiful but I couldn't get much relation between the storyline & the title. This was an amazing read.

Pros: The was short, simple & easy to connect. The writing style was lucid with many sugar coated sentences which give a soothing effect to a reader's mind. There were plots & sub-plots at the same time but I am happy the book lacked chaos. I highly recommend this one to everyone, also beginners this is something you need to read. I felt Aarti as a very strong character- which was icing on the cake. Moral was good, also the climax was adorable.

Cons: The book lack spark in between & became slow paced. But, am happy it regained it quickly.
Rating: 4🌟
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77 reviews3 followers
December 31, 2018
BLURB

Aarti slid back and started staring outside the window. It was not the first time she was getting married, but this time she was making the decision after a long haul of struggle.

Sahil: “I have no intention of being physical with you again, but this can be an accord of providing for each other as companions so that you can realize the aspects of your life that you deserve.”

Rishabh: “Maybe I needed her to go away from me before I could realize her importance. God! I miss her.”

Ansh: “You’re evil and the worst person, I’ve ever met. I’d like to think that you’re probably dead now A.. A..Ar… Aarti…”

It’s not midlife, neither is it an existential, nor an identity crisis, but just a need, an urge deep-found in human wishes: an appeal for closure. That’s what the journey of Aarti is all about, from being a happily invested mother-cum-housewife to a fulfilled, self-aware human being.

PLOT

Aarti, a lady who sacrifices everything, gets humiliated by people for her decision; to marry the love of her life. But in two years her beloved husband cheats on her and her world is devastated. Also, she has a son who is affected by this troubled marriage of his parents. Later, she finds Sahil in her guitar classes, who seems promising to be with. What does she do in such case ? Does she leave her husband and gets along with Sahil? Also what then happens to her son? Read and find out.

MY REVIEW

The plot isn’t very unique yet you may get emotionally connected to it at times. I felt the story is at times a little draggy but on a whole it’s okay. All the character definitions were fine and I wish there was more to Aarti’s son Ansh. I somehow felt Ansh’s story wasn’t covered well. What I loved about the book is the realistic approach to Aarti’s character, how she struggled with her devastated life and how she overcomes it. Her life decisions and choices are absolutely relatable if you walk in her shoes. I am just absolutely in love with her character.
Covering the rest - the language is lucid, the story is easy to understand yet not very gripping. I really look forward to reading better stories from the Author.

A 3/5.
20 reviews
November 5, 2018
Was this book edited, or even proofread before it was published? I ask this question before commenting on the story because the book is practically riddled with grammatical errors; the tense keeps changing from sentence to sentence (at times within one sentence) and there is a continuous gender confusion..! Once I decided to ignore these obvious errors and try to focus on the story, I found it drama packed. This book could easily be adapted for a blockbuster Bollywood movie, if there already hasn’t been any movie with similar theme yet. The story is about a disgruntled woman, Aarti, stuck in an unhappy marriage with an infidel husband and a son of 15, struggling to come to term with the maturity his age demands. Aarti wishes to break free from the male chauvinism of her husband that throttles her feminine rights and ambitions and carve a new identity for herself. In this pursuit, she comes across Sahil, a young, enthusiastic man who happens to be her guitar teacher. With Sahil’s entry, Aarti finds herself struggling with her morality, virtues, responsibilities as a mother and a wife and amidst all the chaos, asserting her right to a respected, self-defined life. ‘The Closure’ is essentially any woman’s story who chooses to challenge the traditional, patriarchal society protocols; about her battle against the regressive chauvinistic attitude.

For those who enjoy typical family drama, the book is a right pick. The pace of the story is good and keeps one glued to it. At times, certain incidents appear to be strewn randomly, providing no connection to the story at all. For example, I couldn’t understand why Aarti moves to Jaipur, what does she do there, what was her connection to the roommate and her daughter, and more importantly why was she not with Sahil. There are more such gaps in the story, but that probably is something that went wrong with the editing.

Nevertheless, Sweta Sureka, strikes all the right cords in spirited, ambitious women willing to battle all odds for self-preservation. I would recommend this book for a light read.
6 reviews
January 15, 2019
Name- The Closure
Written By- Sweta Sureka
Genre- Fiction

I received this book as a part of the review program by an Instagram page “The Bookoholics”.

The plot:
Aarti, a lady who sacrifices everything, gets humiliated by people for her decision; to marry the love of her life. But in two years her beloved husband cheats on her and her world is devastated. Also, she has a son who is affected by this troubled marriage of his parents. Later, she finds Sahil in her guitar classes, who seems promising to be with. What does she do in such case? Does she leave her husband and gets along with Sahil? Also what then happens to her son? Read and find out.

Rating- 3/5
Review- An average read!!
The closure' written by Sweta Sureka is a journey of a dissatisfied woman Aarti ,her fight against male chauvinistic society ,to discover her own identity in the end.
Closure is another mills and boon novel, wrapped around the ultimate betrayal of love, family ,illicit love affair that should never be.

What I like about the book-
Writing is what is the x factor of this book. This creative work talks about love, emotions, relationships, jealousy etc. beautifully. Writing is simple, lucid and on point. Narration is gripping but got a bit slow and draggy in the middle.
This book is a Character driven novel with a very strong protagonist ‘Aarti’. Her struggles, dilemmas, emotions were depicted with perfection. How she handles her emotions and feelings which are opposed in the society and she accepted the pain is wonderful.

What I do not like about the book-
The book lack spark in between & became slow paced. I wanted to see more of Ansh ( Aarti's son), more of how it affected him at the end.


Conclusion-
Although I read it completely but somewhere I feel such topics based on martial issues are not of my type as of yet. Overall it was a light read, written in a simple yet gripping style.
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444 reviews26 followers
December 19, 2018
DESCRIPTION
Aarti slid back and started staring outside the window. It was not the first time she was getting married, but this time she was making the decision after a long haul of struggle.

Sahil: “I have no intention of being physical with you again, but this can be an accord of providing for each other as companions so that you can realize the aspects of your life that you deserve.”

Rishabh: “Maybe I needed her to go away from me before I could realize her importance. God! I miss her.”

Ansh: “You’re evil and the worst person, I’ve ever met. I’d like to think that you’re probably dead now A.. A..Ar… Aarti…”

It’s not a midlife, neither is it  an existential, nor an identity crisis, but just a need, an urge deep-found in human wishes: an appeal for closure. That’s what the journey of Aarti is all about, from being a happily invested mother-cum-housewife to a fulfilled, self-aware human being.

My review 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 stars

This is story of Aarti and her life. Her life complicated with lots of ups and down . The relationship between her and her husband is very much on point of divorce. She wants to forget all about this and want a fun , happy life which she thought would get by joining guitar class . There she did meet her happiness but in a way she could never imagine . Find out about her life by reading this lovely novel ?
Did she become happy ?Or did she divorce her husband ? Or do they live happily ? Or not ? What is her decision? How does these decisions changes her life ?


The Closure is a well written novel by author sweta sureka . Writing style is very simple and it catches readers emotion . This book is very much emotional and being a emotional one myself i really feel attached with this book . It made me realise everyone's life is mess and how we recover from it makes us hero and a happy person inside and out.

Highly recommended book
358 reviews7 followers
December 20, 2018
"It is not in the detrimental conclusions for life that humans are supposed to find peace. Instead it's in the process of reaching the zenith and limits of life where the peace lies."
This book is a journey of Aarti in finding her peace through a "Closure".

Aarti who is the main protagonist has her life devastated in every manner. She is living a life of confusion, betrayal and insecurity; the kind of life we all are scared to live. Can you imagine getting married to someone you love the most, and then your marriage turns out to be the worst decision of your life because you get cheated by the person you loved.

Aarti had this mixed emotions when she knew about her husband cheating on her but she has to clinge to her marriage because of their only son. She has to live with someone who doesn't care for her, nor gives a damn about her existence, dreams, expectations and selfless devotion to their marriage. It was all a room filled with darkness, untill she met someone who changed her life altogether.

This book is a modern world reality where everyone is so busy fulfilling their dreams that they forget about their personal life,their commitments and who they actually are. This book is a constant struggle of protagonist between where she is and where she wants to belong. It is the circumstances which made her realize what she was seeking for and how those circumstances led her to the "Closure" she always wanted.

The story is weaved in a beautiful manner, with lots of emotions and realizations and is a must read for all those who await a "Closure" in their lives and who have no courage to face the harsh reality of being cheated by love of their life.
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209 reviews18 followers
March 2, 2019
Debut novel by Sweta Sureka is a nice try, a light read with a lot of drama. This is a must read for all the women out there, irrespective of the age.
The book “The Closure”, is all about Aarti, a common woman who is not at all happy in her married life. Her life is mundane and simple. Her husband (Rishabh) doesn’t love her at all and soon she finds out about his infidelity. And at that point, she finds solace in the company of a guitarist and soon realizes that she has fallen for him, on knowing about her husband's involvement in an extra martial affair she confronts him but soon realizes that all her saying was futile. And then there comes a time when Rishabh even ask her to leave the house but Aarti decides to stay in the relationship only for her son’s sake.
Now, it’s interesting to see, what happens next?
Howshould Aarti handles this situation?
What would you have done, had you been in Aarti’s place?
The pace of the story is quite slow in the beginning, but it’s gripping. The story is fully stuffed with drama and could be converted into a Bollywood flick nicely. Emotions of the characters are well depicted in the book. Language is quite simple. Plot is good.
Some points, like details of each and everything makes the story being dragged. The title is apt as it shows how necessary is a closure to move on in one's life. Book is good but narration could have been better. Little grammatical errors may break the flo and also portrays about today’s generation and the things they give importance in life.
Over and all a nice and simple read.
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181 reviews4 followers
November 25, 2018
Born in 1985, this is Sweta's first venture as a writer. The book revolves around the life of Aarti. She is stuck in a marriage and is struggling to find a way out of it. Ansh, her 8 years old son has no idea what issues his parents are going through which makes Aarti even more perplexed.
After suffering a huge loss in her business and getting taunted every now and then by her husband, she desperately looks to discover her inner peace. Learning guitar seems perfect to her and thus gets herself registered in a non conventional institute where they all play and teach guitar for fun. This is where the actual story starts after which she goes through a lot of ups and downs. Lately taking decisions she always wanted to, she finds her true self.
But what were those decisions? Did their marital issues got solved or just got more messed up? Did Ansh took them in a good way or did it piss him off? Is Aarti happy today or does she regret the decisions she took?
These questions and a much more would only be answered once you read this book. .
My recommendation : .
Although I read it completely but somewhere I feel such topics based on martial issues are not of my type as of yet. The book is narrated in a beautiful manner but someone who shares the same taste as of mine should not prefer it. But if this genre suits you, go grab your copy for it could be a perfect match you are looking for. .
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125 reviews1 follower
November 4, 2018
•••BOOK REVIEW•••
THE CLOSURE; Journey to My True Self
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#PLOT: The Closure-Journey to My True Self is a story of Aarti who is Married to Rishabh tries to balance her personal and professional life. But a relationship without love never lasts. Aarti decides to learn Guitar where she meets Sahil. She falls in love with him against all odds.Will Aarti leave everything..her family, career for Sahil? What will be her future?
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#WRITING_N_NARRATION: Writing is what is the x factor of this book..this creative work talks about love, emotions, relationships, jealousy etc. beautifully. Writing is simple, lucid and on point. Narration is gripping but got a bit slow and draggy in the middle. But overall a book filled with emotions, pain and struggle.
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#CHARACTERS: This book is a Character driven novel..with a very strong protagonist Aarti. Her struggles, dilemmas, emotions were depicted with perfection. How she handles her emotions and feelings which are opposed in the society and she accepted the pain is wonderful.
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#MY_VIEWS: Besides the slow pace of the novel..I loved pretty much everything. Good storyline. Strong characters. Commendable message. Emotion packed. I loved how the author kept it real..with being predictable. Story and actions of the characters are ideal and relatable rather than being dramatic.😇
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216 reviews8 followers
November 8, 2018
The book revolves around the plot where the main protagonist Aarti, is married to Rishabh and is mom to 15-year-old Ansh. She soon loses interest in marital life. She fails in her business collaboration with a friend and there goes a big lot of money into pothole. She decides to shift her focus and learn guitar.

There comes the entry of Sahil, a young guitar teacher at an institute. Aarti falls in love with him. Will she separate from Rishabh, what will happen to ansh? Is the remaining part of the story.

The current generation relationship issues such as carefree attitude, no empathy and too much importance for career than relation is conveyed very well in the book. The book also shows how the children get affected due to restrained relationship between parents and what effect it has to people around them.

The book depicts complete drama and can be adapted onto big screen since it has all the required elements.

The writing style is simple and crisp but I would mention that there were more grammatical errors which at items give you a letdown to continue with the book. If not for that the book can be termed a good read. Though the plot is usual, its slow paced and at places a bit dragging.

The characters are brought out well and unique from one another.
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110 reviews3 followers
December 5, 2018
This is about Aarti, who is a mother to Ansh and a wife to Rishabh. The book depicts the problems and issues that she faced in her life and finally how she finds closure to everything and everybody in her life. Her husband never had any time for her , she was surrounded by people but was lonely inside. She goes out to follow her interest and finds happiness in her orphanage "Ehsaas". Looking after those children and providing them parents gave her a sense of happiness. She further joins a guitar learning class were she meets Sahil ,the guitar teacher who is much younger than her. From there on wards we see how her life changes with her, her family and other people around her. Reading this one gave me a feel of watching a bollywood movie. It has all the elements required for one.

For a debut book i must say the book is very well written though it has a bit of printing mistakes. Emotions of the characters are well depicted in this book. Like the fact that Aarti is a strong woman and she knew exactly what she wanted but i just feel a little bad for Ansh. I just have a thought that Ansh is the person who got negatively affected by all the happenings. Rishabh got what he deserved, Aarti was also finally happy but i am not clear if Ansh also got his CLOSURE .
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141 reviews1 follower
November 14, 2018
My opinion:
The story started with a pinch of excitement and was written in easy language. The story being a strong one showing the suffering of women who get into a helpless situation due to the ego centric and make chauvinistic people. I loved the ending where she finally does what makes her happy and finds her closure and realizes her self-worth.
Now coming to the bad points the book needs a bit of editing, at times i had to re read the passages to understand who is saying what, and that made me get into off track from the plot. Ansh’s character in my opinion could have been more properly developed. and at times i felt the story runs into a slow pace.
I rate this book three out of five stars. The three stars are for the beautiful ending to the book and to be able to represent arti’s helplessness and then peacefulness so well. The two stars are taken out for the editing and narration that could have been much more better as the plot was strong.
Recommendation:
I recommend this book to everyone out there. Even if it does have certain editing issues, it’s a good plot and a story where the women gets justice. So do pick this book up and definitely give it a read.

Happy Reading !!
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254 reviews124 followers
November 25, 2018
The Closure (4.1/5)💙
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Do you think love is blind?
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I have finished this book in one day. When you get attached to depth of thought you just can't able to this book away.
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The story begins with Aarti, the protagonist, who is leading a life. Just think of the situation getting married to someone you love and then marriage become worst. Get cheated by one you love, and compromise everything for the one.
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Her dreams are just vanished, opinion are neglected, she is just a part of family like a dining table in room. There relationship are misunderstood. Like seriously if are able to relate they you can understand the depth of this book.
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So, she started to learn guitar. Then she meets another Friend and you know love is blind. She falls in love with him. Will family accept this ? Will she able to tell her child ?
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The Closure brings out Aarti's true self, her dreams and passion. story is all about new era how everyone is obessed with passion and career. It teaches you what matters in life.
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Overall it was a light read. An interesting story, written in a simple yet gripping style. But the plot is little bit slow.
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Author 4 books29 followers
December 13, 2018
This book is a Really mature and Impactful Read.

The Closure : Journey to my True Self
Author - Sweta sureka
Rating- 5 🌟

This book focuses on the Emotions and life of a Modern Age married lady,
The marriage starts fading and love moves out of her life when she realised that her husband is cheating upon her, but still she sacrifices and stays for the sake of her son, later she meets someone who she falls in love with but would she leave her husband and son for him?
Can she really Realize her true self and find Real Love?



This narrative could have been better and less confusing but it's little messed up.
The too much details get slightly monotonous.
But i love the way a message has been delivered through the story.

It's not feminist or something but completely Human.

Although the concept of cheating for being cheated is debatable, the book has a focus on the genuine story despite the complexity and confusion of emotions.

The plot is good but could have been great with slight polishing and tightening.


I liked the freshness of it.



Recommended- Yes !



Thanks to the Author for trusting me with the copy
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56 reviews2 followers
November 13, 2018
The closure' written by Sweta sureka is a journey of a dissatisfied woman Aarti ,her fight against male chauvinistic society ,to discover her own identity in the end.
Closure is another mills and boon novel, wrapped around the ultimate betrayal of love, family ,illicit love affair that should never be.
The language is lucid , understandable. The plot is totally at a tardy pace.which was most frustrating to me were typos,made me irritable.

Characters, the central focus of the story besides the protagonist Aarti , provided different shades to the plot .. though,Naration could be better.. some pov's needed more elaboration . Specially the character of ansh ,how his life was affected or how he reacted at the end was not precised.
Conversation between two characters were incoherent and left me in the state of confusions S at some points.

The cover is no doubt eye catching ,at first it caught my attention but at the same time misleading. You won't be able to guess the plot based on the cover.
I found the ending again confusing as well as a little disappointing,but then I suppose author tried to give her best . Everything could have been more to the point.
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.overall it was a light read for me. Would recommend to someone who is looking for breezy , Romantic with full of drama content.
Cover : 2/5 because of misleading otherwise nice
Title: 2.5/5
Plot : 2/5
Characters : 2/5
Writing :2.5/5
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Profile Image for Bhumika Batra.
3 reviews1 follower
November 23, 2018
Book review:

This is probably the least time I must have taken to write my thoughts about a book.

The story is primarily about Arti and her life as she plays the different roles of womanhood. Arti, who is stuck in an unhappy marriage with a 15 year old son, is struggling to break free from the male chauvinism of her husband. And, as she embarks on the journey of creating a new identity for herself, she comes across Sahil- young and enthusiastic guitar teacher and falls in love with him.

Love has no age, but will Arti leave her family & career for Sahil?....... The Closure is any woman's story who chooses to fight the traditional society protocols, in order to find her true self.
The pace of the story is little slow and at certain points, the story feels little dragged and boring.

Even though, it is fully stuffed with drama and could be easily adapted for a Bollywood movie, the book didn't please me in all the possible ways. But, the way  all events are sequenced makes it a fine read.

A light-hearted story, full of drama .. You can give it a shot!
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14 reviews1 follower
December 20, 2018
Description: "The Closure Journey to My True Self" by Sweta Sureka is a story about a married women Aarti who live with her husband Rishabh with a 16 years old son Ansh, Aarti peace and happiness lies at her second home Ehsaas an NGO for children. One day Aarti find that her husband Rishabh cheating on him and she decide to stay with Rishabh for the sake of her son Ansh. Later she meets Sahil and she falls in love with him and decided to marry him....
HOW AARTI MANAGE TO MARRY SAHIL
WILL AARTI LEAVE HER HUSBAND, SON AND EVERYTHING ???

GET YOUR COPY TO FOLLOW AARTI LIFE..

Overview / My Opinions: First of all i loved the cover of this book. I loved pretty much everything, good storyline, strong characters and Commendable message. I loved how the author kept it real with being predictable. Thing which i learned from this book that we have to go throug a log trouble to figure out what we actually want.
There are many messages given in this book one of them is the sacrifices which our parents doing, we can't repay them
20 reviews
December 2, 2018
Sweta Surekha, “The Closure: Journey to My True Self” revolves around Aarti, Rishabh, Sahil and Ansh. Aarti is married to Rishabh, and their son is Ansh. Aarti runs an orphanage, Rishabh runs a company. Ansh is 16 year old boy. And Sahil is a guitar teacher. Due to some problems in the Aarti and Rishabh married life, Aarti decided to learn guitar, to shift her focus from her personal problems. And that where is met Sahil, and they both fall in love. What happens next will Aarti leave Rishabh? Or they will stay together? And what will happen to Ansh?
The plot is very slow paced, and it can become boring at some point. There some twists and turn, but at some time there are some parts where it doesn’t understand it where it is leading the story. The characters are portrayed exceptionally well.
There are many messages given in this book, and one of them is the sacrifices which our parents are doing, we can’t repay them.

Profile Image for Gajalakshmi K S.
22 reviews
December 8, 2018
Book review: The Closure - Journey to my true self by Sweta Sureka
Extramarital affair..
The storyline of this book is actually controversial. Yet hats off to the author for taking up it bold enough, since she brings out a compromising reason for that.
The characters and the plot seem vague at places bringing it draggy. Some places in the story are unclear, and there is a scene where her husband spills the beans about her in front all friends and relatives, which is not proper, I mean, he too had an affair and how could he point out his wife, without even thinking that she might also do the same.
Unhappy married life, infidelity are some of the existing problems of most of the couples. And definitely this book is not gonna give an acceptable solution for that.
If this book gives you a good feel once after read, please don't take it close to your heart.
To be short, a one-day read which makes us think of an alternate solution for these problems
Profile Image for Radhika Gupta.
308 reviews4 followers
November 17, 2018
If you are looking for a story to be made in a Bollywood Blockbuster, your search ends here. The book is full of drama, love, friendship, jealously and what not.

The book revolves around balancing the personal and professional life. The numerous events keeps the concentration intact and breaks the male patriarchy in the country. Modern aspects of love and relationship are discussed. the thought process and the struggles of a woman as a wife, mother and as a human, juggling her responsibilities, moral values and self respect is pen downed in a brilliant manner.

The language is kept easy and simple and the plot is interesting enough to keep you engaged thoroughly. It is a light read but the pace is a little slow. Some of the details are not mentioned but they won't affect the story much. this is a woman's book with lots of emotion and a message to all of us.
20 reviews13 followers
November 26, 2018
The Closure - Journey to My True Self is a debut novel for Sweta Surekha. Its about a women- Aarti who is in search of her true self when everything around her fails to appreciate her. She is in a quest to find "The Closure" for her self in this life.

A book which is a must read for all the women out there, irrespective of age. The author has written the book in simple language and efficiently describes how does a woman think or how does she makes a conversation within herself when she has to make a decision. Also, she writes how men(not all) are manipulative when it comes to demeaning a woman and makes the society believe in them, how they are so coward in accepting the mistake. Being a woman, the author know what every women out there needs and that is what this book is all about.

To all the women, read the book and find The Closure to your True Self



Profile Image for Reetika Sharma.
123 reviews6 followers
December 12, 2018
First of all I loved the cover of the book. The cover is beautiful and I loved it. Title is totally apt for the story. For the past few months I have been feeling like reader’s block but this book I finished it within 12 hr. I just couldn’t put it down. Characters are great. Language is simple. Emotions has been portrayed beautifully. Plot is good. The author grips you in the story with her writing style.It’s a journey of women's discovery of her true self. It shows how a child gets affected by there parents decision. The books showcases the relationships and marriages of now a day. It also shows how necessary a closure is to move on.
Book is good but could have been better. Liitle grammatical errors are also there... I recommend this book to everyone esp. all the girls and women. It’s a light and engaging read.
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938 reviews21 followers
November 5, 2020
This book is the first one I read this year. It is the first book of the writer, and luckily I received the Author-signed copy.
The story is about a woman who takes a decision about second chance at marriage after finding about her infidel husband and that he doesn't love her. Agreed, the lady has to bear the society's judgement and the character assassination done by her husband, and in all their 15 year old son is left without a mother. The only thing that I did not like is that she never tried to reach out to her son after leaving her husband and getting married to her boyfriend. And some things are not explained in detail, while the others are elaborated too much, making it a bit uninteresting. The book is not that bad, but not much good can be said either. People loving TV daily soaps might actually like the book for the story.
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