There is always a special happiness when you read a book
that is written by your friend. Harshita Srivastava and I were readers while we
entered Mechanical engineering course but she passed out as writer while I am
still a reader. I took “One in a million” along with me during the travel from
Chennai to Madurai and I should really say it kept me away from boredom.
With one glimpse on the cover page of the book you can
conclude that the story revolves around a female and the title really impressed
me. The cover page is attractive and thanks to Prakansh Rathaur for it. The
story revolves around the beautiful protagonist Priyanka. The story clearly
shows how love changes a girl to women. The story starts on a rainy day and the
rain has also equally played a role. She falls in love for the first time with
Shashank on her school days and loses him. She then finds his best friend
Vishal, falls for him and loses him too. Fed up with both defeats she
concentrates much on her life and her passion. Soon she gets friend with
Shashank few days later. How did Shashank change priyanka’s life and how did
Shashank’s life get changed after Priyanka’s entry? Did their friendship last?
Read it to know further.
At first, the story was little weird and seemed predictable
but all my prediction faded away as I turned the pages. I should say Ms.
Srivastava has done perfect justice to the story and has perfectly narrated the
story. The bond between Priyanka and Vishakha has been written well without
missing any emotions. Throughout the story the author has not missed anything
and has penned down all the emotions perfectly. The story also answers few
questions about Long Distance Relationship, Double crossing and social network
site’s love. The way the author ends the story is cool and the poems in between
the narration are awesome. “If the love is true then it can happen anywhere and
can exist wherever you are” is the underlying theme of the story. Reading the
whole story I found the title syncs well with the story and is well suited.
Ms. Srivastava has done a commendable job with her debut
book. The author has brought out all the emotions perfectly and has kept the
language simple. All characters are well defined and the best thing I liked in
the story is that the characters are given a chance to speak at different
situations. Though it was sometimes silly, it makes the story complete. The
climax is the best part of the book and I enjoyed reading the Dating sessions
of Priyanka.
Overall it was an entertaining read and I would give 4/5.
Kudos for the first book and I heard the author is working on the second book
“Bad Romance”. All the best for it and I would like to read it soon.
You can get a copy for yourself at Infibeam.
Happy Reading :-)
(P.S.- I am yet to receive my signed copy :( .)
