BOOK REVIEW - “All Aboard by Kiran Manral”
Coincidentally
I am the one who enjoy reading romance more than any genre for that matter when
it comes to reading.
Rhea,
recuperating from a heartbreak, and Kamal, the hotshot entrepreneur. They meet
aboard the Aqua Princess, a Mediterranean Cruise liner, and as the cruise
progresses, their mutual attraction does too. The novel is fast paced, with all
the elements needed to make it a success – there are misunderstandings, clash
of egos, another romance on the side, exes who suddenly turn up to complicate
matters, and even a criminal to whip things up and make it more interesting!
I would like to
dislocate my share of earful on the story here without further sharing any more
details, and trying not to spoil the reader’s eagerness and allowing them to
savor the original narration or compelling expression by the writer himself by
reading the book itself.
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. The simple plot, lucid
free-flowing words and the identifiable characters with swift, zesty narrative
style makes a light, engaging and easy read for us.
Characters
strike a chord with the modern urban metropolitan readers. The narrative is
as easy as ever, the language excellent, without being highbrow. I have been
reading Kiran’s blogs for years now, and her books have the same sense of
innate humor, which make them such a good read.
Some suggestive points:
Although the
narration of the story is wonderful but at some places the story becomes
stagnant. A little more editing would definitely increase its appeal.
Sometimes, descriptions of people and places are very exaggerated, which seemed
somewhat unnecessary. Finally, what strike me or made an impression on me is
the way the story tried to explore the fragility and vulnerability of human
relationship. That we are flawed being and with that comes perfectly imperfect
relationships, which we agree or not but somewhere have to acknowledge the
fact. No relationship is ‘happily ever after’. But then it’s our individual
choice to persevere or not.
Final words:
Overall if
asked I would say this is a good book, perfect accompaniment to anyone
interesting in reading on weekend pastime. Overall I would say...this is a good
job done by Author (Tuhin A Sinha) … I would give 4 stars to this book.
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