Book details
Title – Messed up! But all for love
Author – Arvind Parashar
Genre – Fiction
Publisher – Srishti Publishers &
Distributors
No of pages – 156
Main characters – Neil, Gauri, Drishti
Other characters – Mehr, Tom, Jerry, Som, Srinya
Love can
be messy sometimes; especially you goof up big time! People fall in love and
they can fall out of love as well. They get married and once the honeymoon
period is over, the spark dies down. When the relationship becomes like a bland
dal, then couple start seeing the other way around rather than focusing on
their relationship. That’s what this story tells us!
Book Blurb
Neil and
Gauri is a loving married couple. Both are well settled financially and are
very much in love. Gauri is a bit possessive about Neil. The first crack in
their relationship surfaces when Neil’s fitness consultant Srinya
unintentionally stirs trouble in their lives.
On the
other hand, there is another couple – Somesh and Drishti. Drishti is a TV news
anchor and journalist and her husband Somesh, a top cop. They are bored of
their mundane busy lives, until a chance meeting with Neil and his friends in
Cuba that changes everything.
The plot
becomes more intrigued and insane especially when they are advised by funny and
crazy friends like Tom, Jerry, James, Mehr, and Antriksha.
The
havoc ensues when Drishti gets abducted and Neil is framed for it. Gauri finds
out some bitter truths and leaves Neil. But what really is the truth?
When
facts finally surface, we will know how much these lives are Messed Up! But All
for Love!
My review
The plot
isn’t something new. It generally sheds a light on urban couples and their
messed lives. It takes one seed of misunderstanding to brew a storm in any
relationship and especially, you stuck in a rut of everyday life. Relationships
have never been easy and to maintain have always been a herculean task.
This
novel exactly shares a story of urban couples as to how their relationships go
haywire when the romance goes out of the window and boredom sets in.
The plot
couldn’t keep me going as none of the characters were strikingly memorable.
However, I loved the craziness that was going around Neil’s life and that could
earn a point for entertaining us.
Yes, it
does happen when your relationship goes wrong, there are people who would help
you even go wrong. I enjoyed the overall madness but the plot wasn’t something
extraordinary.
The
author has put his 100 percent efforts in it to make the novel funnier, a
light-hearted read by creating funny incidents. He has tried to make the plot
as confusing and intriguing as he could. So, definitely 9 points go for his
honest efforts.
The Best Part
For all
the confusion created by the author and the funny incidents!
No so best part
The
characters weren’t built as stronger as they should have.
Writing style
It is
hinglish and hence, it makes easy to settle down with the flow.
The book cover & the title
The book
cover isn’t suitable to the story of a married couple. In fact, I found it
misleading since I felt that it might be a teen love story or a couple isn’t a
married yet. The book cover does not justify to the novel’s story. The title is
partially apt as we often go messy when it comes to love.
About author
Arvind
Parashar is an author and painter hailing from Dehradun. He has been a
corporate leader in various firms like GE, Dell and Genpact. He enjoys road
trips and gives motivational lectures at various educational institutes.
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