Perfect for the 'Bollywood' crazy youth!

Is it possible to let go of our past and fall in love once again?

Is it possible for another person to win our hearts yet again?

And is it possible to embrace this new person in our lives without holding back?

 

RATING: ★★★ 1/2 (3.5/5)

Krishna’s ‘I will love once again’ is a sweet and simple tale of love and forgiveness.

When the protagonist Krishna moves to Pune to pursue his job in a reputed company, he cannot help thinking about his past love interest Priety, who had swiftly moved out of his life leaving him barren-hearted. Surrounding himself with dear friends from college and new colleagues who are ready to accept him as who he is, Krishna slowly starts to settle in his work life. But memories of Priety and remembrances of the beautiful moments they’d shared keep coming back to him…leaving him restless and craving for the love he had lost. He starts to see the subtle projection of Priety’s existence in the girls around him—whereby he sometimes ends up involved in an infatuation. In each of the girls he develops a liking to, he searches for Priety—which debars him from accepting them as who they are, abandoning all the past baggage.  When Krishna entwines his life with Riya, a genuine and sympathetic girl, will he be able to push this relationship forward?

 

The author’s writing style is devoid of any elaborate descriptive or metaphorical details—which makes the reading experience very eventful and frisky.  The plot is only pushed forward by the concrete storyline, that is bound to make even the most inexperienced readers hooked to the story.

Equipped with the perfect kind of ‘Bollywood masala’ that can spice up any unimaginative plot, this book puts up the characters in a fun-filled and energetic way. The protagonist’s mindset has been captured quite well, and the comparisons between his bond with Priety and his current relationships have been achieved by numerous flashbacks, which build the understanding of Krishna’s past brick by brick. But I sometimes felt that I was losing track of the time-frame in which the particular section of the book was based upon—which might be an indication that the flashbacks were a bit overdone. The number of characters was a little overwhelming, which inhibited the consistency of their individual dominances in the story. Although the dialogues sound very genuine and relatable, the colloquial terms in the conversations could have had less usage.

As the story progresses, it proves to be more and more fun to read. The vivid and innocent pictures painted of Krishna’s Punjabi friends and their hilarious love interests—it's certain that the enthusiastic teenage and late-twenties age groups will be able to relate to it. Krishna is a character who seemed to be lacking sophistication, and the way he repeatedly falls in love with all the beautiful ladies around him; seemed a little superficial and hastily formatted.

This book can be recommended to the ‘Bollywood’ crazy Indian youth; and although there are areas which could have been much better, the book can be termed as a reasonably good attempt!

Title: ★★★★ (4/5)

Plot: ★★1/2 (2.5/5)

Characterisation: ★★★1/2 (3.5/5)

Writing style: ★★★ (3/5)

Engrossing factor: ★★ (2/5)

Overall impact: ★★★1/2 (3.5/5)

 

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