Author – Amit Kumar Singh
After reading the title of the book, I was anxious to read its content. The title triggered the birth of many questions in my mind, but all forms of curiosity got vanished when I completed reading the book.
The novel is divided into five segments.
The first segment-‘Innocence,Purity and Freedom’ x-rays Amit’s school love spell. His attraction towards Sweety turns into infatuation and both of them later realize the space they are sharing with each other couldn’t be contained by love,it is simply infatuation and she ends up cheating on him.
The second segment-‘Thunderstock’
This segment reveals Amit’s college life. He finds himself matured enough to fall in the trap of love and fall for Akanshya,his college mate. His love life takes an evil turn when he discovers his best friend and Akanshya are having a romantic affair, and once again he ends up becoming the victim of unfaithfulness of love.
The third segment-‘The Scales’ pictures him falling again in love with Malvi. His academic life has become ruined due to his past, hence he becomes jobless and that tops the reasons why he is jilted by Malvi as she meets someone who can quench her luxurious thirst.
In the forth segment ‘The Changing Dates– He marries Swapna thinking this time he wouldn’t be cheated. But bad luck comes to play again as he loses his firm grip on Swapna.
All the four segments somehow depict the real tale of this modern era. In school days, when we are not capable enough to take care of ourselves,we opt to to create a new love relationship. And in college life where relationships are maintained on the cost of luxuries, we end up bending our comfort just to satisfy our love partners who are often lusty.
When Amit totally falls off the cliff, he finds someone to pick him up,someone who is truly in love with him.After meeting that genuine someone he realizes the true definition of love.
The author lays emphasis on the true definition of love. The author tries to reveal a crucial page of life and he succeeds despite being a debutant.
A fresh concept with unexpected and crowning end. The title is perfect for the story. The writer has succeeded in making it an easy read and proved himself by writing a balanced story.
Rating-4/5
Reviewed by Shweta Kesari