Book details
Title – Trust Me Not
Author –Ankita Verma Datta
Genre – Fiction
Publisher – Jaico Publishing House
No of pages – 376
Main Characters – Kunal Kabi, Reeva Rai, Nihaal,
Uttar, Mr. Thaper and Jaiswal
Other characters – Nandita, Shalini, Arunabh Roy
The Book Blurb
Rising
corporate star Reeva Rai is offered a prestigious position in a top-notch PR
agency. It is the opportunity of a lifetime. But working with Enigmatic
Billionaire Kunaal Kabi was not going to be easy. Even as she develops feelings
for him, she is determined to prove herself.
But when
an activist friend turns to her for help with a real-estate scam, Reeva has to
make a high-stakes choice. Can she retain the credibility of her prominent clients
while helping hundreds save their homes? As she digs deeper to find solutions,
a nefarious scheme unravels with unexpected connections. A no-holds-barred race
ensues, blood is drawn and Reeva is trapped in the eye of a political
thunderstorm. If she succeeds, powerful people will have much to answer.
The Book Review
Reeva
Rai, the young, talented and beautiful girl who works for an ad agency is
offered a post in a top-notch PR agency. Little did she know that the guy she
met in a wedding function is going to be her boss- Kunal Kabi. Kunal is a
handsome, charming yet mysterious is instantly attracted to Reeva. When Kunal
and Reeva start working together for their PR agency, their love takes a high
rise. Nihaal, an equally good-looking guy and a colleague of Reeva is also
secretly in love with Reeva.
The main
plot revolves around the mysteriousness of Kunal’s personality and his
involvement with Thapar and Jaiswal’s company and JBP party. There is an
ongoing election and JBP party is one of the influential parties has already
won many hearts of commoners. But there is a twist in a tale. Kunal and his
entire team are trying to promote JBP party unaware of the fact that somebody
from outside is trying to tarnish the image of JBP party. Will they succeed to stop the cruel politico
game? Will Reeva able to understand real nature of Kunal? This political
thriller has a lot to offer but then with many loopholes and unnecessary
twists.
Overall,
I found all the characters extremely stereotypical. Shalini, one of the leads
from the novel joins PR agency where Kunal is working. Kunal’s past belongs to
her younger sister who commits suicide out of depression. This adds an
unnecessary thread to Kunal’s character. Again, the love triangle between
Kunal, Reeva, and Nihaal is again unnecessary. The novel gives vibes of typical
spicy Bollywood movie.
If the
love triangle wasn’t enough, Nandita, a social activist has a biological
connection with the rising and honest politician Mr, Uttar. Though the entire plot
is well-worded and nicely written it lacked that oomph factor or excitement
that I was expecting while reading the politico thriller. It neither excited me
nor it bored me as well.
During
the entire plot, the author maintained nice pace and the mystery of Fixer, an
unknown character only to unfold until the reader reaches the few pages of the
novel.
Overall,
the novel is a decent plot and the readers who are a fan of Bollywood masala
would really enjoy the novel – given its various angles.
Yes, the
novel is definitely a one-time read and is a nice try by the author to mix
politics and romance together. And the result is if not impressing but
satisfactory for sure!
The Best Part
The
author’s simple writing style make all the angles fall into right place. A
decent vocabulary gives a reader a literary feast.
The No-So Good Part
If the
author would have reduced the love drama between Nihaal, Reeva, and Kunal, the
novel would have become much better as there are already enough angles to chew
on.
Writing style
Simple
and intriguing!
The book cover and the title
I found
the cover interesting yet misleading. At first, I thought it’s a horror story
but then the description said political thriller and then I could connect the
dots between the cover and the description given on the cover. The title is
apt. After reading the plot, the title gives justice to the story.
Rating
3.5/5
About the author
Ankita
Verma Datta is an Economics graduate from Mumbai University and is trained in
advertising communication and marketing. Trust Me Not is her debut novel and
she intends to continue writing socio-political thrillers with current
relevance in future too. She writes to evoke and entertain.
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