IT’S GOT TO BE LOVE by PRASHANT KAUL :
BOOK REVIEW
I have never been a fan of love
stories in general and those by Indian writers in particular—not to mention, I
have not even read many since a long time. However, recently, I was handed over
this book, IT’S GOT TO BE LOVE by Prashant Kaul for a review. At first, I was
not willing to read it, but then decided otherwise. I do not know if – or in
what ways – this book is different from most other romance novels, as I have
not read many, but certainly IT’S GOT TO BE LOVE is a thoroughly entertaining
book.
The protagonist, Dev, is a
University student, who falls in love with a girl named Carol while ragging her
batch of students. Dev has two friends, Vikram – who loses some of his memory
after an accident, and his friends jokingly call him Ghajini since then – and Amrish
– whose first interaction with Dev was not very friendly. They are his closest
friend, nonetheless, throughout the story. Not to put forth much of spoiler, I
would say, the transition of Dev’s love from Carol to Vaani, another girl in
another city, where Dev goes for his higher studies, is not a smooth one. It
creates a lot of trouble for them all, but Vaani is an understanding girl and
does not give up easily on Dev.
Overall, It’s Got to Be Love by
Prashant Kaul is an excellent companion for spending time alone, reading some
light romance. The novel grips the reader from its very first page itself, and
while it seems to loosen its hold a bit in the middle, it grips even tighter in
the latter part. The choice of words is utterly simple, and so is the structure
of sentences, that is to say, it does not make it a point of necessity for the
reader to have any certain experience of reading novels.
If you are looking for some
fresh voice in the Romance genre of novels, then you should definitely take
this book up. The story is successful in lightening the reader’s mind, and providing
a good time reading.
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