Review - My EX Fell In Love

Name of the book: My EX Fell In Love

Author: Shubham Choudhry

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Storyline: Yatharth, a seemingly studious teenager falls in love for the first time and finds himself in a predictable situation of having to choose between his love life and his career. This is the story of Yatharth trying to find his way around life along with his besties, the hilarious Vikalp and Sudeep.

Bottomline: Just the kind of light-hearted book that you would like to snuggle into for some hours...

                “My EX Fell In Love” – That’s the story right there! This intriguing title sure makes a person want to try the book to see what waits inside the pages. Any person who has read the book would tell you that you are in for a fun ride, many parts of which you will be able to relate with your own life. The story in a nutshell is this – Yatharth, a college student falls in love with the pretty and sweet Sanchitha, who takes life seriously. Everything seems to be going well until our hero finds himself unable to balance his love life and his career and decides to “take a break”. Little did he expect Mr. Perfect Raunak to swoop in on his first love immediately as soon as they broke up. Yatharth tries to move on but love works in mysterious ways, right? ;) How Yatharth finally listens to his heart and how his friends Vikalp and Sudeep help him (or do they?) along the way is the story of “My EX Fell In Love”.

                The first few pages are a little dry as you wait for the story to pick up pace. If you are patient enough, let me tell you it is worth the wait. The pluses about this story are, you feel like you know these characters. Your first love may mirror Yatharth’s. Sometime in all of our lives, we would have found ourselves in a sticky situation, unable to choose between our love and career and that’s exactly what the protagonist deals with too. The book makes you wish you have a friend like Vikalp to make you laugh in the most serious of situations. That’s the kind of atmosphere this book creates. You travel along with the characters and start rooting for Yatharth and Sanchita. The light hearted comedy brings a smile on your face and some of the twists and Vikalp’s PJs are hilarious.

                Coming to the minuses, the romance portion of the book could have been a little more...romantic! ;) Also, the beginning few pages should also have been more interesting as the random reader may decide the nature of the book based on them. Humour, in some places (especially in the beginning) seemed a little wannabe and it could have been more real.

                All in all, surely the kind of book that would be great company that you long for when you are bored. This book will leave you with a smile as you close it, and the characters do stay with you long after you are done. Do try the book; I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

                Finally I just wanted to add, being the proofreader of ‘My EX Fell In Love” was an unforgettable experience. It was a fun-filled on year of my life and I owe a lot to Shubham for giving me this opportunity. You discover a lot about yourself and many things in life when you see/do something creative and it felt good. Shubham is an excellent writer (read some of his articles in his blog and you’ll know what I mean). I know (at least a little of) what he has been through in order to bring out this book. It is no small feat to publish a book when you are 21. Proud of you! J Kudos to a great writer and person...  

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