Bad Romance
By Harshita Srivastava
Review By Ila Garg
Bad
Romance, is a
special book for a number of reasons, one of them being the authoress is a good
friend of mine. Published by Gargi Publishers, a fast progressing
self-publishing house, the book has an amazing cover. The colors and sequence
is so perfectly chosen by Amol Karambe. It’s a big turn on and you know that
yes this is a good book without even flipping the pages. The quality is
obviously one of the best in the recent book industry. The title is well chosen
and reflects the turmoil that awaits you!
A
full-time writer, Harshita Srivastava is known for her debut novel ‘One in a Million’ published by Mahaveer
Publishers in April 2013. Read the
complete review here. In addition to her various achievements, Harshita is
an avid reader and a prolific blogger. She loves reading classics and is a
die-hard Mills and Boons fan. Apart from writing, she loves travelling,
reading, listening to music and spending time with friends and family. At
present, she resides in Gurgaon and works as a Content Writer with a leading
e-commerce group. Bad Romance is her second
book.
The blurb reads as, “Life is a bitch and I’m one of its
victims. I had the perfect life. I was blessed with the perfect boyfriend, a
perfect best friend, the perfect set of girlfriends and perfect choice of
career. There were some loopholes but then they went beyond my perspective.
Overall, I had the kind of life people would ideally like to have but happy
times aren’t meant to last forever.
Sometimes we feel that we have figured life but that’s something that is never going to happen. You know why? It’s because it has this habit of kicking us right in the middle of ecstasy. No wonder, it did the same with me.
Sometimes we feel that we have figured life but that’s something that is never going to happen. You know why? It’s because it has this habit of kicking us right in the middle of ecstasy. No wonder, it did the same with me.
This is my story, my story of that exploration within, my
feelings, my emotions, my thought process, my priorities, my conflicts and my
journey into the temptation of love, lust, lies and betrayals. This is the
story of Kritika and a man who gave her life another dimension, Tanishq. This
is a story of the complexities of relationships and the trap that a simple idea
of sensuality, pleasure and euphoria can put you into. This is a story for
everyone who has loved, lost and fought for survival and love, together.”
With an apt
tagline ‘Love, Lies, and Betrayal’ the novel moves at a comfortable pace and
narrates the plight of a young girl, Kritika who moves to Greater Noida with
dreams of becoming an RJ and to pursue her engineering. The story has a good
grip and justifies the tagline perfectly. Harshita has used a very harsh
narrative to convey the story of her protagonist’s life at the hostel. Her
friends and the betrayal she suffers in her love life add to the spice.
‘Bad Romance’ is a quest for true love and
like her debut novel, the plot of this book remains the strongest point. The
characterization of Kritika and Tanishq and the realistic descriptions score
the brownie points here. Harshita is an experienced author and may be this came
to her aid when she penned down this beautiful but tragic story. It well
exposes the gory details of a relationship in this fast paced ignorant world.
The only thing that irked me throughout
was so many errors in the script. The name goof ups and paragraph repetitions
were a big put off or perhaps I had high expectations after reading the debut
book. Anyway, if readers just focus on the story and are ready to be oblivious
of these mistakes here and there, they will definitely enjoy this one.
The 159 page book takes you along with
it and makes you vividly see all the events taking place in front of you. The
story is quite touching and the main reason that I loved this book is the sheer
realism with which Harshita makes her way into the readers’ heart.
The book has some more drawbacks as it gets predictable
towards the end. However, Harshita doesn’t let her readers down as there’s
never a dull moment while you are reading this book. Every word arouses your
interest in the story and you become one with the protagonist as you keep
turning the pages.
‘Yay’
Factors: The
plot, the realism, the characters.
‘Nay’
Factors: The
minute errors as mentioned above.
This is a very quick read, probably 2-3 hours would be
enough to read it. Perfect during travelling or late nights! I recommend this
book to all those who have suffered betrayals in love or have lost hopes in the
face of lies. Harshita has once again proved her mettle. The way she has
captured all the intricate emotions of a dejected heart, kept me glued to this
book till the end and reminded me of the similar style in her debut book.
Ratings: 3.25/5
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