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“Book Review 📚 ✨ — 'Better Than Almost' by Ekta Shah (@author_ektashah) What do you do when love finds you again… but you've already learned how to live without it? “Better Than Almost” is a quiet, deeply emotional story that stays with you. Isha feels real from the very first page. She carries heartbreak, overthinking, and years of staying silent just to keep things peaceful. You don't just read her story, you can feel it. The way she slowly starts understanding herself and choosing her own voice feels honest and close to real life. Then comes Aarav. He's calm, patient, and emotionally steady. He doesn't try to change her or rush her. He simply stays. Their connection grows in a way that feels safe and genuine. This book is about learning that love should not take away your peace. It should give you space, respect, and a sense of comfort. If you enjoy stories that feel real and quietly powerful, this one is worth your time.”

“look how this ~ 240pg book has swelled up after reading, highlights & annotations & drinking up, buckets 🪣 of tears 😭! I LOVEd 😍 IT!! Patahai sabse zyada mazaa kab aata hai, when something surpasses your expectations! This book being a self published, debut novel & a love story, I had very low expectations of it (yes, I am guilty of prejudice) & expected a cute love story. Never in my wildest imagination had I expected such a beautiful story. I wouldn't say it's a love story — love is a part of it. This book is a story of a girl next door 🚪 named Isha who fought her fears, her past, her conditioning, the society & someone who chose herself — from being just enough, being almost, being aware, being safe to being courageous, being strong, being better than almost. I loved the first half of the story, then came Aarav & I kept expecting a heartbreak till Isha met his parents & I believed he's truly a green forest but then tragedy strikes. Dear author @author_ektashah you didn't have to do this, I cried like crazy.. but difficulties come in our life 🧬 to make us stronger 💪🏻 then again you made me cry buckets, this time happy content tears with your ending. It has everything — a relatable girl next door character, amazing friendships, a heartbreak, a past, wise words worth highlights, a patriarchal father, a homely submissive mother, a silent but supportive brother, loss, grief & a love that feels unreal. Hence proved, simple can be just so beautiful. #betterthanalmost a quiet love story. Beautiful. 🌻”

“✨ Some love stories don't arrive to fix you — they arrive when you've already learned to heal yourself. ❤️ 📖 Better Than Almost by Ekta Shah is a tender story about loss, trust, second chances, and the kind of love that feels safe. ⭐ 5/5”