Book Review- Cupidity, Ping me Love

CUPIDITY PING ME,LOVE

                

               Women- We love them, we hate them but we cannot live without them. Whenever I read a synopsis with a woman as the main protagonist, I just want to pick that book up. Also, One of the reasons why I am such a huge fan of Sydney Sheldon. This had 2 women and a transgender. Seemed like a novel concept. So just had to add to this my ever growing shelf (sorry ma!!)

                

                Tara is a married woman and has a child. She faces the same problems that most women, post marriage, feel nowadays- lonely and desolate. Naina's problem is that of an "identity crisis" that one faces post a bitter past. Nihal holds a deep dark secret caged in his heart forever. Will Tara break the shackles of her domesticity? Will Naina get her independence and confidence back? Will Nihal gather the courage to share his secret with his family, let alone the world ? The questions to these answers form the story of Cupidity Ping Me, Love.

                

                As u read you understand that all the characters are interlinked. There are 3 different stories beautifully married into one. The characters are real. The characters are strong. Their insecurities are handled so beautifully that you empathize with them immediately. You know deep down that you have felt these same emotions at some point in time in your life. Someone had told me once (& I firmly believe it also) when it comes to feelings there is nothing as right or wrong. What matters is what you feel and we humans have no control over it. This point forms the USP of this book, because this has been interwoven in the narrative with a lot of ease. Strong  & real characters make the story also extremely real . It is very evident that both the authors have nurtured the story extremely honestly and have not tried to be diplomatic. The feelings, emotions and the flow of the narrative is extremely natural and not superficial at all. This takes the book up by a lot of notches. The relatibility factor also increases. It feels as though a real life story has been picked up and is narrated to us.  The climax, is the cherry on the cake. The authors have taken a very bold step by drafting it this way. I am proud to know that Indian authors have started getting this courageous.  A special mention to "Ginni Xanders" for the cover page. It is sassy, quirky and extremely appealing. They have done a brilliant job with it.

                

               A quick read and I am sure you will not be able to put this one down. You would want to finish it in one sitting. (Just Like Me!!)

STARS- 4.25/5

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Book Review- I keep falling in love with her again and again

I Keep falling in Love with Her again and again

“You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.” - Sarah Dessen 

               
                 Love is the most interesting topic. To discuss, To feel. Its almost always a favorite genre to read. And stand alone, these novels take you in a dream world, or make you feel emotions that, you, then want to feel in real life too. It gives you a picture of your ideal partner who you want to be with.              

                  I keep falling in love with her again and again is an example of such a love story between Rivaz and Janvee. Their love culminates in an everlasting love but still does the author manage to create some frenzy in reading all the 250 pages? For this you will have to pick this book  up and read it!!

                The language and the flow of the story is very lucid. You know there is a love story in place but still the introduction of the characters and the way the story builds up, has been written well. The plot is interesting. The characters are etched very strongly. Each and every character is important for the story to move forward. The unexpected twist that comes in between takes the novel up by a few notches.

                Inspite of all this I was disappointed with the climax. It seemed too dramatic for my liking. Also I am not happy with the cover page. It doesn't highlight the story or give a sneak peek into the story at all. It doesn't even suit the storyline.

                You can definitely read this one if you are interested in a mushy read. Well if you miss this one there are a lot of other options in this genre as well.

STARS- 3/5

This review was first published on talespensieve.com