Thursday, November 30, 2017

Book review : When Opposites Meet - Sachin Garg

The Blurb

What happens when opposites meet? When two completely different people find themselves drawn to each other? Can they really find happiness together? Can wheelchair-bound Ritwika find a chord that connects her to national-level athlete Chetan? Will Aditi's irrepressible cheerfulness restart Jayant's life, put on indefinite pause since his parents' death? Does Indu, happily divorced, rediscover her faith in love with the reclusive Lokesh? When Opposites Meet is the story of three unlikely couples and the differences between them. It's the story of love, and the possibility of finding it in the most unlikely of places.
About the Author
Sachin Garg is a bestselling author, popular speaker and serial entrepreneur based out of Mumbai. He has written articles for Huffington Post and Scroll.in and has been featured in most leading newspapers and magazines. He has also spoken at numerous Indian and international forums like South Asia Media Summit (Islamabad), TEDx (Allahabad) and several IITs and IIMs.

My Take

A perfect title for a beautiful book! The story revolves around 6 ordinary people who happen to meet their exact opposites at the strangest of situations. They're all normal people, yet different. The beauty of the book is that it doesn't narrate the stories of eccentric people who face situations that happen only in fiction, no. It talks of simple men and women, shimmering in the glory of love, in all their imperfections. 

Intriguing cover and the fine printing makes us read in peace.

One shouldn't be carried away by the blurb, for what lies inside is a lot more and different than the blurb. What makes the story stand out is that it deals with all elements of unusual circumstances in a common life. It doesn't let down the reader by being a usual romance. 

We all have been one character or the other, sometime or the other in our lives and it makes the story so relatable. Love comes in all shapes and colors and irrespective of what it looks like, it is beautiful. 

Booksniffers Verdict

Amazing storytelling. A story to be celebrated.

Rating

Blurb: 3.5/5

Description: 4/5

Writing style: 4/5

Overall rating: 4/5

Book details

Title: When Opposites Meet

Author: Sachin Garg

Genre: Young Adult

Type: Paperback

Publisher: Harlequin Publishers

Language: English

Pages: 216

Year of publication: 2017

Price: Paperback - 149 INR
          
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