Why Blooming Rose, A Must-Read Book For Everyone By Mary Nweke

Book Review

Book: Blooming Rose
Author: Mary Nweke
Pages: 105 pages
Genre: Fiction.

If you’ve ever thought the downfall of a man is the end of his life, this is a book for you. If you think your last resort is going into a life of crime and illegal doings because life felt really hard, you should read this book.

This book is of passion, hope, and consistency.

The book started with the author introducing us to the protagonist of the story, Nkechi, a young lady who should be in her early twenties to the description given. She is a gifted lady, a student with many skills with a sibling and supportive family and friends.

She tried her hands on love which ended with the death of her boyfriend and the other things she discovered about him that almost took her life.

Then the accident which took her father’s life and one of her mother’s legs got her depressed while appearing to be strong for her mother and her brother, Derek.

Life smiled again as she got another opportunity to further her education after she dropped out of her first school due to a lack of finance. Her father’s best friend became her sponsor but it soon ended because he wanted more than she could offer.

She suffered a great deal but got an international scholarship later which turned her life around for good and again, she enjoyed life and never went back.

The book also explored Nkechi’s life as a campus journalist and a little on campus politics.

The author did great work on the description, she tried on the area of “show not tell” as the story was made to work with our imaginations.
The command of English in the story is parred excellence.

I learned that I should try my hands at different things as a youth. Nkechi helped herself with what she had to offer. She had people use her book at the later end of the story because she is a writer, and she applied for scholarships because she knows she can.
She showed up.

She stood for chastity even though the offer her father’s friend made her was so tempting and didn’t care even as not accepting caused a strain on her and her mum’s relationship.

I love that the author showed that it is not easy anywhere but it can be worked out.

Rating: 5/5

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