The Seventh Cup – Book Review
Author: Nitesh Kumar Jain
Paperback: 311 pages
Publisher: Cyberwit.net (September 25th 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8182534488
ISBN-13: 978-8182534483
Genre: Mystery
About The Book:
A student of history in Switzerland goes missing.
A man drinks exactly seven cups of coffee everyday in the same restaurant and believes in Mind Transportation. Two newly married Swiss detective agents arrive and begin a shocking tale of love, friendship, betrayal and death. From the colorful coasts of Goa, India to the enchanting backdrop of Zurich,Switzerland, the mystery of Verona Schmidt baffles everyone. With shocking twits and turns in every chapter, The Seventh Cup might just have the addictive flavor to stir the readers mind…may be forever !!!
About The Author:
Nitesh Kumar Jain (1987) spent his childhood days in the beautiful state of Assam in India and pursued his schooling at Carmel School, Jorhat. Later he went to BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus. He graduated as a Chemical Engineer in the year 2010 and worked as a trainee at Aditya Birla Chemicals inThailand for six months. He did his post-graduate work in Chemical and Bioengineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and later (2012) worked as an intern at BASF AG, Basel. During his two-year stay in Switzerland, he conceptualized his debut novel, The Seventh Cup.
Apart from writing he loves photography and travelling to new countries to explore different cultures. Nitesh has visited several countries during the past few years such as Thailand, Switzerland, Italy, Germany,France, Austria,The Netherlands. He wish to visit Turkey, Australia and the Nordic countries in the coming years. He believes in the saying by Paulo Coelho: When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it!!!
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My Take:
When you think every thing is going to be sorted out another twist pops up.. When you think you know who the culprit is you are proven wrong.. When you think you processing in the right direction you need to reset your facts. This is what a mystery novel is like and The Seventh Cup is no exception to this. It completely fulfills all the criteria of a mystery novel. Can’t be said much about the novel as it might ruin the suspense.
The characters are perfectly described and do justice to their roles. One can fully imagine oneself surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of Switzerland or just get lost in the experiences of Goa. Author takes the reader to the nostalgic road of good old days. The novel also takes the form of an informative guide when it tells the V reader about the lesser known topic of archaeology.
The book strongly revolves around the Law of Attraction. It reinforces the debate between Believers and Non-Believers. For those who aren’t familiar with the Law might find it thought provoking and intriguing.
However, the story may confuse the reader in the starting as it continuously switches between past and present, fiction and reality. Some pages and information often becomes repetitive with no such need.
My Rating:
3.5/5
And now I’ll leave you with a few lines from the book…
“Romance is nothing but an unsolved mystery.”
“Yes, no matter what we plan for our lives, life on the other hand always has a different plan in store for us.”
“The theory of unconditional love has its own limitations. “
“It is rather baffling to even think that we are living in this mysterious world which has so many hidden treasures of knowledge for us. And yet we spend our entire lives with a preconceived notion, closing our minds to these questions, or rather running away from them.”
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