Just Friends

Doesn’t there always come a time in one’s life when one looks at someone and says, ‘Were we more than friends?’ ‘Could there be something more to this friendship?’ or ‘May be this is not friendship but love?’

There are so many movies and books that defend that a guy and a girl can never be friends. Right from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, each one shows that what that relationship was, was not friendship but it was love and at the end of it, the boy and the girl live happily ever after. Is that so? Does that friendship always land up being a love story?

Sumrit Shahi’s debutant novel ‘Just Friends’ deals with a similar story line as he explores the much-asked question, ‘Can a boy and a girl just be friends?’

With his wonderful style of writing, he has done his job of capturing the reader’s attention. The beginning of the novel is not very clear which makes the reader more and more interested in what exactly is going on. While reading his book, one can imagine the exact scenario and the flashbacks in the book makes one feel like they are watching a movie. His book is one that is not easy to put away because he has made one feel like a part of the book.

The novel has two parts to it, which are enough to show what an average teenager goes through in his life. He has dealt with various aspects of friendship and has done a successful job in putting forth a story that is not only humorous but also one that can easily grab one’s attention.

To conclude, a guy and a girl can be ‘just friends’, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other...Maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever.

I Too Had a Love Story

'Do love stories ever die?' reads the blurb and I am intrigued to know what this book is about. So, I quickly order for it on flipkart.com and wait for it to be delivered. The morning it is delivered, I am so excited to read it that I forget about everything else and sit to read this debutant novel by Ravinder Singh.

There is something about his writing that does not allow one to put the book away. He writes in a simple yet lovely manner about the true story of his love Khushi who he lost in an accident in 2007. Before beginning the book, one knows that he is not going to have her forever and yet, there is something that makes one want to read the book till the last page.

Most of his book is dedicated to how he met Khushi on shaadi.com and their love story but this only allows the reader to be more acquainted and connected to their story. At first, I thought the story was a little silly by the way he had written it but as I read more and more, I felt like I was a part of the story as well. With not any excess details, he simply described the scenario he was in and left the rest to his reader's imagination.

Ravinder's writing makes you feel every emotion that he felt throughout the book and makes one realize the true feeling of being in love. At times the writing got a little mushy gushy but it only added to the essence of the book. As one reads, one realizes the terrible pain he has felt on losing someone he loved and his book may not have a happy ending but is yet a beautiful story in itself.