Title : Hidden Husband
Author : Shikha Kaul
Blurb :Aisha is trapped in her own secret which makes her life hell. Her love for Raghav is true. But hailing from two very different cultures is the basis of their continued friction. Aisha is a Punjabi girl from Gurgaon and Raghav a Bihari from Ranchi. Raghav’s family will certainly not accept a girl from outside their community. And yet, he continues giving her false hopes through his efforts and promises. And then they take a step which entangles her life further. Will she manage to come out of this quandary or must she continue to live in her self-created web? Explore her journey that makes her realise the atrocities being committed on women in the Indian society and the tough decisions she must take, keeping her most loved ones oblivious to everything happening in her life.
The first look at the book, and it’s hard to get your eyes off from it,it will force you to go through the blurb, and then after that through the story.Authoress has marked the arrow in those things,a reader initially seeks in the book.Exquisite cover design with equally attentive title and sub-title,that connotes about something being extra-ordinary and raises your expectation from the book to a new level.
The story doesn’t run on the track, as you expect from it.At many places,I’ve predicted what would happen next, but the authoress comes with a new twist, that will eventually make you more hooked to the story.Although the story is based on a theme many books are already authored, but she came up with more twist and adds spice in the plot.The note on which it starts forced readers to complete it in a single sit, and the note on which it ends, makes a lasting effect on the reader’s mind.Having a good end in the story is very necessary to last impression on reader’s mind, and authoress has provided a good twist to the story in the end.
She has used a mediocre writing fashion, one can easily go with it without any interruption.These kinds of books are made to be completed in a single sit.Authoress has maintained the flow in the story, her narrating fashion would let you go with ease making the reading journey easy for the readers.No wonder, she has the prowess of story-telling in such a way that readers get completely involved with the story, and feel for the characters.She knows how to take readers to an another world.
Talking about the loopholes of the story, the biggest hindrance I found in the reading journey is irrelevant content at some places.At some places, authoress has narrated about some social issues relating them to her life, but I don’t found them related to the story-line in any manner.At places, some events are stretched prolonged, which if could described in lesser words, like other events, it would be more good.
Story-line is an amalgamation some common and some uncommon events.Juxtaposing of past and present are done in a nice manner,but I was more interested to read present story than flashback which I found less in the book.I wish if the book could talk more about present than past, I would feel more involved.
Despite all the potholes, it grabbed my attention and I enjoyed the journey.Although I expected a lot from the book, but still it was worth a read.
Rating : 3.8/5
Reviewer : Shweta Kesari