Book Review: The Diary on the Fifth Floor by Raisha lalwani

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Hello everyone, thank you so much for giving this post your time, I'm back today with another book review Entitled THE DIARY ON THE FIFTH FLOOR by RAISHA LALWANI.

LANGUAGE: English 
GENRE: Realistic Fiction 
LENGTH: 166
PUBLISHER: Rupa Publications 
PUBLISHED:2018

DESCRIPTION /SYNOPSIS: 

A woman leaves her infant at home but finds her on a busy street in an unexpected turn of events.
Another woman wakes up in a flight hours later, befuddled, in the strangest circumstance.
A fascinating tale of a twenty-five-year-old woman that takes hold of us from the moment she enters the fifth floor of a hospital; more precisely, the psychiatric ward. Visibly terrified, she clutches at her clothbound diary, caught in the horns of a terrible dilemma—whether or not to hand over the diary to the doctor. She fears that she will be declared insane if her tangled web of thoughts unspooling in dark mysterious stories is read by the dissecting eye of a doctor.
What does this diary contain? As the novel progresses, we are drawn into characters and stories that are toe-curling, strange and haunting in their raw intensity. What is the story of this woman? What secrets lie in the pages of her diary? And most importantly, what happens on the fifth floor?


OVERVIEW/ MY OPINION: 
I had a really wonderful experience with this book.
This is not the kind of message that every book will deliver to you, its unique and attractive.
The writing style was good and the language used was easy, crisp and lucid.  The cover is designed sceptically keeping in mind the interest of a reader and the title is chosen appropriately keeping in mind the curiosity of a reader.   I could connect really well with the protagonist, the character development was good.
I liked how mental illness is described in this book along with the therapeutic relationship between the Dr. And the writer. The storyline was beautiful and captivating.

This book will bring before you the ugly truths and the pretty lies of the society.
I would really urge you to read it part by part because there's a lot that you'll have to take in .

Overall this was a very interesting and a mind blowing read.
I would definitely recommend this book to everyone, however it isn't really a pleasant read so pick it up according to your preference.


MY RATING: 4/5 🌟

Incase you wish to give this book a try:

The Diary on the Fifth Floor

https://www.amazon.in/dp/9353049350/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2A03BbJ07QW39


Special thanks to Team Vinfluencers for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.