Adite Banerjie

A well written story that goes on to show Indian writing can be just as adventurous and interesting too.

This book does not have the high brow quality of a Arundhati Roy or the diasporic consciousness of a Jhumpa Lahiri. What it has, is an interesting, well written narrative packed with action and romance. It is a roller coaster read - a classic recipe for today's fast paced reader.

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Note : This review was originally posted at Readers' Muse

A romance set in pristine beaches of Andaman amidst a wedding and featuring a super model – sounds quite breezy. The book was just that – A breezy light read, an instant mood lifter!

The story line opens with our protagonist Rayna, waking up with a hangover and almost missing the charted flight to her best friend’s wedding.

What follows is a humorous and “almost” emotional account of her experience in her best friend’s wedding (I know that isn’t much but hey I can’t go around revealing the story line just about in every other review I write. Don’t want the writer folks coming behind me with brickbats).

Truly speaking, the story didn’t actually stand out. It’s just the common romance line with the protagonist having her heart broken and mended in cycles.

Yet I am inclined to giving it a 4 star rating. Reason: The convincing “feel good” factor. Right from the start of the book when Rayna’s Ex sends her a text to dump her to end when Rayna finally finds her perfect better half. Frankly no wonder people actually like happy endings. I wasn’t a fan of mushy romances with happy endings, not that I had anything against them, it’s just that I am not cut out for this genre. Eventually I got adjusted to the concept of feel good romances thanks to a friend of mine who virtually forced me to read romances for he believed it would work wonders to my “general mood” (No! I am not that grumpy sort. I ‘used’ to be this mini Indian lady version of House from House MD). This book just got added to my list of romances that made me feel good and upped my confidence in accepting true love.

The characterisation and the writing has no flaws. I love the banter between Neel and Rayana. The fluidity in the banter takes the cake. The shift between intense serious romance and light breezy banter is effortless and makes a lot of sense. The writer apparently knows her way around transition of emotions.

The supporting cast deserves a mention as well. We all have this agony aunt amongst us in real life who would eventually do some good to us. Likewise our protagonist also had this agony aunt who finally turned out to be a sweet lady beneath that layer of sheer annoyance!

To sum it up, the book was well written and packaged in spite of having an ordinary storyline.

VERDICT: Light breezy romance. Go ahead pick it up. It doesn’t hurt to feel good after all!

RATING: 4 on 5 … (meer)

I would like to thank author Adite Banerjie for granting me a copy of this e-book to read in exchange for an honest review. Though I received this e-book for free that in no way impacts my review.

Dancing with the enemy

Krish Dev needs to find a bride--and quick! With a marriage arranged by his father looming, Krish finds the key to his freedom in Maya Shome. But is this dazzling beauty really all she seems...?

Maya has only one thing in mind: revenge. But when the host of the most exclusive high society party asks her to dance what is meant to be an innocent tango, it leads to an engagement to Krish--her enemy's son!

Arranging their own marriage could work to their advantage...if they can resist mixing business with pleasure!

Krish and Maya are entertaining characters, even though they felt a little flat to me. While both had appealing aspects, and they appear to have off-the-charts chemistry, they seemed to be moving on warp-speed through their emotions.

It's clear that Krish is a man who expects things his way, for all that he rails against his father's behavior. On the other side of the scale is Maya, with her laser-like focus on her goals in life, or more specifically, her one goal in life. Yet in the brief time they know each other their personalities undergo substantial changes. For me these changes happened far too quickly, lacking a realistic timeline for them to happen within. Plus, they aren't the only characters to undergo radical personality shifts with minimal influence in such a short amount of time.

The question Maya faces is if she can let go of the one thing that's kept her moving forward for the past several years. While Krish's issue is how far he's willing to go to get out from under his father's domineering thumb. While they are busy trying to escape their pasts will they be able to see what they have in each other, before it's too late?

While an enjoyable romance, I am sorry to say that there was nothing in this book that made it really stand out for me. It seemed to follow the traditional romance formula, just at hyper-speed. That's not to say that it doesn't make for a nice afternoon escape and lift you out of your own concerns and worries. It simply lacks that something special that is necessary to make the story really jump out at me. But, by the same token, it makes for a great beach book!… (meer)

She…..

She is Maya Shome. By profession a landscape designer.[ Now that is a new one or not?]. Orphaned by nineteen, she had fought with life to make a name for herself in the landscape business. Bitter past, which had robbed her of her family had ignited the fire of revenge in her heart. Her heart knew only one thing. To avenge the disgrace her father had faced in the hands of KD – Krish’s father.

He….

He is Krish Dev of Dev Group of Industries. Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he had it all- money and power. But he also had anger issues with his father ,KD. He wanted to start his own venture but Dev Industries was a chain holding him back. His father had even decided to marry him off – as a business venture. That is the time he decided to take his life in his own hand. He needs a wife to keep his father from further dictating his life. He decides to propose to Maya Shome, whom he had targeted after seeing her work knee deep in mud, talking to all the gardeners.

The Love Story….

When Krish had declared in the party that he would marry Maya, she was in a state of shock. To marry the guy who was the son of the man she hated most? But she later saw it as the perfect opportunity to take her revenge. But she had not envisaged falling in love with Krish.

Krish wanted to marry Maya just to keep his father from interfering in his personal life. But he had not expected the saucy Maya to find her way to his heart.

As a web of love and passion engulfed them they both fought to keep it at bay. Maya knew that even if they had a slight chance to make a future, it would be shattered the day Krish knew that she had an ulterior motive in marrying him…. For Krish would tolerate anything but he hated deception. So a time would come when Maya would have to choose between her love and her promise to her dead father.

What I liked…..

Being a Mills and Boon story, I was sure of the happy ending. But as a reader I was pleasantly surprised that instead of emotions cooling down by the end of the tenth chapter, new twists and turns kept me glued to the story.

One thing I found very fascinating about this book is the language… [well it is still English , don’t worryJ] The way Adite Banerjie has described some of the scenes is very poetic. Here is an example… [just a teeny weeny bit]

“Blood-red flowers on trees that were stark and bald. The hotter the Delhi summers, the brighter the gulmohur blossoms…….”

The whole novel is scattered with such scenic beauty – not only the physical beauty but also the emotional. Her words have a way of playing the scene in front of the reader. Her play with words has the capability to evoke your senses.

Both Maya and Krish come out as strong characters, equal in every sense. This book has some bold passion scenes… one of the boldest I have read in the Indian Mills and Boon scenario.

This story has all the ingredients to make it as a Bollywood movie…

What I didn’t like…..

I won’t say I did not like it. I would rather say that I am not used to it …yet. Soon we will have many Mills and Boon in the market echoing this …..Janeman...Janeman.....Janeman...:) Those who will read this book will know what I mean.

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