What was my fault by Aziz Padiwala: a review

In the midst of all the flashy covers and good looking books, once in a while you come across one which has a title that intrigues you and how! What was my fault by Aziz Padiwala is one such book. The reason I picked this one up was because of the blurb that made me question what was in this book that made it all the more special- as the blurb suggests and trust me, I wasn't disappointed to say the least.

About the book- Set in the year 2014, an experience of a young man in his late twenties who has lost every emotional war in his life. He blames himself and his always on edge. He is losing the last remaining shred of hope of finding true love, when he comes across a girl who changed everything. Suddenly, his entire world turns upside down and his happiness knows no bounds. But like every other aspect of his life, his relationship is twisted in more ways than one. This time, however, he has to decide whether he was to be blamed? Or had there been something else ruining it all along?

There are somethings in the society that has us. We are unable to exactly pinpoint what or even if we do, we can't change that and that's why I say, somethings in the society has us. The lead characters of the story: Farhan and Zoya goes through something similar. Giving no spoilers: I won't say what do they go through. You'll have to yourself go through this gem of a book to know that.

What I can rather say is, the characters are wonderfully etched. You will immediately connect to a person around you (or even yourself) when you read the book. The ups and downs of this limited character book is something that makes this book a very simple yet clever read. The author has done his best at making this book one which is read worthy for all kinds of audience. You can be someone who reads any genre but this book will catch you out of the blue and complete it in one sitting itself.

Another thing that I liked about the book was the simplistic writing. There are very few people who can capture the essence of a book in a few characters while giving everyone their space, something the author has almost mastered. About the cons of the book, I guess a few mistakes here and there and the length of the book was a problem. Also, something that might be a problem for avid readers like me can be the over-use of italics. I guess this book has the potential which could have been great if it was sharpened a little more. The cover, again could've been much better. For me, this was a 3.5 out of 5 waiting for much more from the author. 

PS: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from Vinfluencers!