With a very interesting cover and a
title which is eye ball grabbing, the third book by Vikrant Khanna, Secretly
Yours is surely a head turner. I loved the way the title of the book has been
spiced up with the sub title that says “what if you could read the mind of the
person you love?” The blurb of the book, when I read it, piqued my interest
more in the book like never before. I would take a minute here to say that I
had read the author previously and even reviewed Love Lasts Forever (his second
book), making me have a lot of expectation from the book. I would first give you a
glimpse of the blurb of the book and then tell you about my feelings for the
book.
According to the blurb- Everyone has secrets... But is hers the most
shocking? Orphaned at birth, seventeen-year-old Sahil has always blamed himself
for his parents’ death. He has little interest in life until he meets the
enigmatic Anya in a chance encounter during the Shimla fest. He soon falls head
over heels in love with her, but Anya doesn’t reciprocate his feelings. An
accident leaves Sahil in a coma, and when he wakes up, he makes a startling
discovery- he can read minds! Now, he can find out what goes on in Anya’s head
and maybe, just maybe, make her fall in love with him. But is Anya all that she
seems? Or is she hiding something? Deliciously plotted and full of startling
revelations, Secretly Yours will make you question what you see and whom you
trust.
The first thing that attracted me
towards the book has to be the title of the book. There is something in the
title that is sure to make every reader stop for a while and pick up the book.
At first glance probably this book might seem to be just another book but do
not be fooled. You would need to read it to know what exactly the book is all
about. The story is something that would surely keep you guessing till the time
the author wants you to understand what it is all about and that is something
that I really liked about the book.
When I talk about the story I have to
mention that working with a concept is a very tricky thing, especially for an
author. You cannot pick up a concept at random and then incorporate it. To
think of it, I guess the execution of the concept is something that really
matters. Having said that, I would like to compliment the author on picking up
such a tricky subject and bringing it to the readers- all the while executing
it wonderfully. I will not disclose the concept here because that would be
unfair to the wonderfully written book but I am sure it is much more than what
meets the eye.
Narrated in the eyes of Sahil, I would
say that the flow of the writing and the narration was smooth. There couldn’t have
been a better narration to the story. Now, coming to the characters of the
story. There are many characters to the story but all of their timings are well
defined and they have the perfect end and beginning time in the story. The way
things progress in the book, it seems that everything was meant to be. I would
also like to mention here that I am really impressed by the way the author has
improved in the course of his writing which is very evident in this book.
The way the situations have been dealt,
the course of the story, the way it takes shape- everything is nicely plotted
or if I quote the blurb here “deliciously plotted”. At the end of the book, I smiled and that is
not something that I do after every other book. If I have to speak of the cons
of the book then I have to say that there were very few. The major con of the
book which I felt is that, even though the title of the book is very
attractive- does it really mean something to the book? The blurb and the sub
title are about a very small portion of the book and even though it might
attract many people, it might also not appeal to a few set of readers. Apart
from that, as I always say with all books that I like- a bit more would do no
harm. All said and done, this is a must read not to miss book and I would rate
it 4.75 out of 5. Looking forward to many more from the author.
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