Happiness is a Four-Letter Word, by Cynthia Jele

Happiness is a four-letter word is a fictional drama written by Cynthia Jele. The story follows four friends, Nandi, Zaza, Tumi, and Princess as they navigate through life trying to find true happiness and what it means. Throughout the book, several themes appear such as broken trust, depression, friendship, and loyalty. This book was a very emotional and inspiring read, I would recommend this book again.

I enjoyed the storyline of the book. The characters are relatable. They make the concept of forgiving people look so easy. I admired the way Cynthia illustrated the friendship between the women and how they had grown to be encouraging and supportive of one another. They were honest with one another and called one another out when they were in the wrong, and they did it fairly and unambiguously. I would recommend it especially to the ladies.

The perfect book to get you out of your reading slump. Cynthia Jele's art of story telling is so easy to fall in love with. The themes of friendship, marriage and different forms of abuse are presented in such a relatable manner. A must read and watch!

I ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK A LOT BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH FORGIVENESS GOING ON. SOME OF THE CHARACTERS GO THROUGH SO MUCH SHIT BUT ACTIVELY FORGIVE AND BRING PEOPLE BACK INTO THEIR LIVES. I HOPED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A REVENGE OR MURDER BUT THEY ARE ALL BETTER WOMEN THAN ME. WHICH I THINK IT'S PRETTY ADMIRABLE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.

Overall, Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word is nothing more than your average romantic drama/comedy. Its biggest flaws are that it isn’t assembled in the correct order and that it lacks heart and chooses to rely on cliches to get its story across. That being said, I still think if you’re South African and reading this you need to see it because local is lekker. Go read it. 4/10