When Life Begins
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  • Reads 153
  • Votes 27
  • Parts 6
  • Time 58m
Ongoing, First published Oct 25, 2024
It seems like Neoma Smith has everything sorted out in life. She doesn't have any worries to think about. But there is actually one issue that doesn't get her any further in life: She's lost. She has no clue how to keep life going when she's put a stop to it. Neither is her family a good help. Actually, she's done with her family that constantly mocks her about not having a job or any friends. She feels like the biggest failure on earth.

When she thinks that this is going to be the boring life she's going to live in, everything changes. 
The people, she's going to meet. The opportunities, she's going to get. The things, she's going to find out about the people, she thought, she knew about. It will feel like a "Butterfly Effect". 

But it won't be that easy, because she still has to work hard for the things, she wants to achieve. And there's still a long way down until she finds her true-self.

"When Life Begins" is not a book that only showcases true friendship but also true love, personal problems, mental health and everything a person has to deal with. There are characters with opposite personalities which makes the book even more entertaining. It's a book that makes you feel alive again.
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