I would like to mention that I just
finished reading this book, a book that has been in my bookshelf since 2013 and
I have no clue why I didn’t read it till now. No, I don’t regret not reading it
till now because after finishing it I knew that this was probably the perfect
time to read Novoneel Chakraborty’s bestselling novel- How about a SIN tonight?
The back cover of this sizzling book would give you a small idea of the
characters…
According to the back cover- “Stardom was always a place I wanted to
reach till I arrived there and realized it was a price” - Shahraan Ali Bakshi.
A legend, a loner. “Love is only the realized part of a connection” – Kaash
Sehgal. A sensation, a romantic. “If life’s a horny bastard, I’m a bitch in
heat” – Nishani Rai. A diva, a prisoner. “Morality is not the moral of my
story” – Reva Gupta. An icon, an opportunist. “Money is the only ugly thing I
find sexy” – Neev Dixit. A heartthrob, a fool. When five very different and
layered individuals of the Hindi Film Industry are roped in for one movie,
everyone knows what to expect: the unexpected. From the bestselling author of A
Thing beyond Forever and That Kiss in the Rain, comes a beguiling tale of love,
ambition, revenge, and betrayal. How about a sin tonight? Will leave you asking
for more.
To begin from where the back cover ends,
yes, How about a sin tonight? Will leave you asking for more. If I have
mentioned that the recent books of Novoneel Chakraborty (like Ex, Marry me
Stranger and All yours Stranger) have beautiful quotes then How about a SIN
tonight? Can be termed as a quotebook. Period. From the first scene to the last
scene, every page of the book has quotes. Even the ink in the highlighter would
be over but the quotes of this book won’t AND those quotes well become the mantra to living. You will find
yourselves understanding, reacting and remembering them for every moment of
your life.
Coming to the characters, Novoneel
Chakraborty has always been known for his strong, powerful and impactful
characters and the characters of this book are no less. There were times I
hated certain characters and times I fell in love with certain characters from
the introduction itself. Nishani Rai- ‘a diva, a prisoner’ – was my favorite
till the end of the book and you have to read the book to see who you hated.
The cover of the book done in bright
yellow, and contrasting pink, red and blue along with the jazzy shine does a
very good job of grabbing the reader’s attention but for me, I prefer the first
cover (done in black) more to the “National bestseller” cover. To speak of the
story, I would say that the best part comes when all the characters come
together.
A major chunk of the book is given for the development of all 5
protagonists of the book and I felt that much was needed for giving this book a
steady start. It was when all these characters come in contact with each other,
having their pasts, their presents and their futures in their hand that you
know finally that you are reading a novel written by Novoneel Chakraborty. There
are moments that you feel like shouting “Only a Novoneel can do this!”
Now it’s time to speak of the cons of the
book. Even though I can’t pin point to many errors but I would like to mention
one. The most visible con of the book is that there are points where the author
doesn’t seem like himself. Certain parts are there in the book where the author
seemed to have been carried away into too much detail especially when it
could’ve been shortened a bit keeping both the essence and the story intact and
unharmed. But I guess these errors that I am pointing out are compliments in
disguise cause this book is a much older book of the author and he has
certainly gone a really long way from this book.
Keeping the cons aside, the book ended with
a lump in my throat and it made me speechless. The only thing that was in my
mind is that this book would stay with me forever. The effort that the author
has made to write this book is visible and that is an achievement. Waiting for
much better classics from him in the future, this book gets 4.25 out of 5 from
me. I would like to quote the author at the end of the review by saying “Perfection should always be elusive. The
moment you achieve it, you realize that’s the most imperfect thing ever!”
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