Inadvertently
I am the one who enjoys reading romance
more than any genre for that matter when it comes to reading.
The story
revolves around “Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is a writer. Some are
written in the books, and some are confined to hearts,” begins Savi Sharma, the
author of this story. And she has dedicated the book to ‘you’. Yes, you. I
mean, she has dedicated the book for all of us. She tells us a story of
friendship, dreams, and love that is heartwarming, inspiring and redefining. As
I have quoted above, those lines are the very first lines in the novel which
are truly enchanting. Then comes the prolog. I wonder if anyone could have
written such a beautiful prolog for a story. Prologs are meant to give us an
insight into the story or a particular incident which changed the course of the
character’s life or the death of a loved one or a do-or-die situation, but Savi
Sharma intricately weaves wisdom into an equally enthralling prolog. It is
evident from these lines:
“Time decides
our fate, our journey. And when time changes, everything changes. Everything.
Sometimes for bad, sometimes for good. And sometimes, for the best. I never
believed that. Until you happened to me.”
When the
story takes off, it is a breezy read right from the beginning. Each character –
Meera, Vivaan, Kabir, and Nisha – have their own joys, dreams, problems and
insecurities. They have layers of complexity to them which makes them celebrate
life, experience the impossible, achieve dreams, get hurt and bounce again with
confidence. The character Meera not only finds love in Vivaan, but she finds
her story in him. The story which she yearns to write. The story which would touch
millions of hearts. As for Vivaan, he loves to travel the world, escaping from
the materialistic demons and bad memories which chase him. The supporting track
of Kabir and Nisha is a heartrending love story which drives home the point
‘love is powerful and it will make you do things that you have never done
before.’
Indeed the climax was quite interesting with
twists and turns as they unfold. For that,
you need to read this book.
Now my Positive viewpoints:
The positives of the story are the characters
easily identifiable. Even though the
narration is again easy to read and allows us to easily go through the entire
story, The story sways
through various emotions and makes the readers feel along with it. And Savi
Sharma gracefully blends dollops of wisdom throughout the story. Like these
lines, She keeps the storyline entirely simple, yet elegantly intersperses it
with rich emotions. One of the best parts of the story is the chapter where
Vivaan realizes his feelings for Meera when he is out exploring the world,
leaving behind everyone.
Some suggestive points:
Although the
narration of the story is good but in my opinion, the explicit descriptions
went over the top. However, I was not convinced by several actions of the
characters in the book. At times, it felt that they were manipulated to satisfy
what author has in his mind. This brings me to another major issue with the
book. I simply could not connect with any character. They are plain and
monotonous characters who don’t have a life.
Final words:
Overall if
asked I would say this is not a fair job done by the author, the book has got extremely little to offer in that overstretched context. It has his
signature explicit descriptions of the intimate moments and a couple of courses in Hindi (which is also a trademark of
the author), which were both not
required. Overall I would say...this is not a good
job done by Authoress (Savi Sharma) … I would give 2.5 stars to this book.
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