Guest Post by Garima Rathi
Rating – 1/5
Miss Malini
Malini Agarwal, famously known as ‘Miss Malini’ is a popular Blogger, Digital Influencer and an Entrepreneur. She has captained her business venture, ‘MissMalini.com’; sailed it through roaring waves and anchored it securely.
To The Moon
‘To The Moon’ How I Blogged My Way To Bollywood is an autobiography of Malini Agarwal. It is about how she climbed her way up the Bollywood ladder. The book entails her life pre-and-post the creation of her blog.
My Reason to Read
A blogger myself, I was interested to learn about her journey, as a successful Celebrity Blogger. I was keen to learn the Do’s and the Don’ts of the trade. I wanted to learn the nuances of the game.
A blogger myself, I was interested to learn about her journey, as a successful Celebrity Blogger. I was keen to learn the Do’s and the Don’ts of the trade. I wanted to learn the nuances of the game.
What I Liked
The book is written in an innovative way. There are testimonials by her friends, family and celebrities. Tweets by Malini also line the text of the book. The scoreboard between her husband and her was rather interesting to read. The writing is simple and hence, the easy readability.
What I didn’t Like
Anything in excess is a bad story. What works for the book, ironically goes against it. After a point, one gets bored of the tweets and the testimonials as they become too predictable. Testimonials are meant to testify about a person or a story-at-hand but here the story runs in-between the testimonials.
Some sections leave you befuddled, as they are distressing. For ex., the author has mentioned the names of some of her WhatsApp groups but what irks you is that she has dedicated a few lines to each of her group members. Literally!
My Verdict
Malini Agarwal’s blogs, tweets and testimonials sum up this book. One can read these on social media too. You do not need to buy a book for that. The book is superficial as it lacks depth.
I wanted to read about her journey, her struggles, her battles, her losses and her victories. Rather this appeared to be a ‘Thanksgiving book’. Disappointed!
