Introduction
- ISBN : 978-8-184-00432-8
- Genre: Fiction
- Publisher: Random House
- Price: Rs. 150/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review)
The only Indian Author who
according to me has redefined romance as a genre by bringing in tragedy,
thriller, suspense, mystery and murder with it delivering a heady concoction of
a tale leaving you high long after you have emptied its contents. That is EX a
twisted love story by Novoneel Chakraborty for you.
Behind The book
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About the Author
Novoneel Chakraborty is based in Mumbai and he is currently working as a screenwriter. For more details about the author please visit: Blog and Face book
Me Thinks
The most appreciable thing that I
admire about the author is his ability to write romance so beautifully and yet
delivering something different everytime. I started with his How about a Sin
tonight and I wanted to be Nishani. Then I read A thing beyond forever and I
wanted to be Radhika. And this time I am confused who I want t be – Titiksha or
Nivrita (And no I am not revealing the reasons for it!!)
The story Ex revolves around Neel
who is an aspiring author and bumps into Nivrita who is the commissioning
editor for a leading publishing house at the Jaipur Literary Festival. She
tells him she is his ex while Neel does not seem to remember anything about
her. And yet he is attracted to her in a strange fashion. He is in a steady
relationship with Titiksha but the arrival of Nivrita seems like a threat to
their fairyland. He begins working with Nivrita on his dream - debut novel and
after that everything that was a reality seems like a dream.
Somewhere in those pages I could catch a glimpse of the author as Neel the main protagonist of the story. The author has managed to create
an excellent tempo in the beginning and retained it till the end; which is
highly required from thrillers. To be honest I had not even read the blurb
before requesting for this book as I had half expected it to be full of romance
like his other books. I was pleasantly surprised to see that romance had been
mixed with thriller, murder and suspense in this book. It was a nail biting
experience and I bet till the last page it was difficult to guess the end.
There were many instances where I felt I had got a hang of things and now I
knew how things would progress when Bazooka and the story would turn again. A
complete roller coaster ride albeit full of emotions. To say I loved it would be wrong for it was
much more than that but then there is no other word that comes to my mind about
this book. Iived this book as I devoured on each and every page slowly soaking
in the love, taking in each and every word and till the time I felt for a moment I was there
- I was Titiksha!
The most beautiful part about his
books, something which I strongly connect with – Love is forever. Come whatever
may, nothing can change it. You might fight, hate for a moment but when you
love a person for a moment you love a person for a lifetime and sometimes for
many lifetimes too!
I would recommend this book to
all romance lovers – it will make you see love in a new light especially in
today’s times when it has lost its meaning somewhere behind all the other
synonyms it has found for itself.
Foodie Verdict
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P.S This book has been received from Random House for review.