Book title: Something I Never Told You
Author: Shravya Bhinder
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Penguin Publishers
Blurb
“ She was gone, again; and I failed again and could not tell her how much I loved her.”
Ronnie’s fate gives him a second chance with Adira. His one-sided love story moves at a faster pace this time but instead of becoming his lover; she chooses to become his friend instead.
He needs a mentor and Rajbir steps in just in time.
Something I never told you is a transforming tale of love, determination, belief and finding one’s strengths.
My Review
‘Something I Never Told You’ is the love story of Raunak and Adira. The plot is very simple and quite predictable. But despite this predictability, the narrative skill of the author is playing a huge role throughout the book. This is a story of a one-sided love of protagonist Raunak, who is unable to express his feelings to Adira. They are separated at some point but destiny gives him a second chance to pursue his love. This plot is thickened using some other characters, some with villainous nature and a love guru.
“Sometimes I wonder if you and I are the same person. We are a little broken, quite messed up and in love with the idea of love.”
The language is simple and the story is well written. A simple story, but written to connect the present and past of Raunak. This style is impressed me a lot. The author has developed all characters really well by giving adequate depth to them. Each of them has a quite unique personality. This helps to provide an extension of freshness to the plot.
The story is not quite fresh, as it feels like a Bollywood movie after some time. But in my experience, it is natural. Every romance story is predictable and always have a touch of Bollywood. Because that’s how romance films are weaved in and around our daily life. Every romance lover will like this book because everyone has some secret crush at some or another point in their life and most of us are failed to express our feelings. This reality is mixed with the story very well.
“True love never dies. It sleeps Silently in aching hearts and wakes up on lonely nights”
I like the cover very much because it gives a perfect background for a love story. The title is also something which describes the story in one line.
Altogether, this is a very quick and easy read and anyone who need a quick way-out of daily life, this is the best option.
Rating: 3.5/5
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