Title : Night in Shining Armour
Author : Manali Desai
Copyright: 2023
Language: English
Format : Kindle Edition
Pages : 84
Genre: Poetry
Shelving Location: Poetry / English
Dewey Decimal Classification: 808
Narration: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cover/Title: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Ratings : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The book - Night in Shining Armour by Manali Desai is a collection of 55 poems painting the canvas of the charisma of the night which follows the day. This collection is divided into two themes viz. Facets and Pursuits.
Facets reflect the starry sky, the phases of the moon (referred to as the dancing moon) and all the stellar and ethereal elements.
Pursuits captures the essence of all the nocturnal activities such as reading, writing, dancing, stargazing and falling in love.
The USP of this book is that they have apt references to relatable Hindi and English songs - a feature which I found as quite novel. There are also Video renditions and links to few poems throughout the book.
Although I am quite new to reading poetry books and this happens to be my first review for a poetry book, I am more than happy to mention that Manali has very beautifully managed to keep me engaged throughout the book reading. I could finish the book in one go.
The book has portrayed many unspoken emotions of loneliness, friendship, smell in the form of free verse. My personal favourite are "Not Alone", "The Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Readalong" and "Jasmine" and they truly left me feeling nostalgic.
In short, the book is a collection of heart-warming poetry and prose intertwined to create a beautiful literary read.
The title of the book - Night in Shining Armour truly captures the essence of the underlying idiom - Knight in Shining Armour.
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P.S.: I have received a free e-copy (Kindle version) of the book from the author.
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