Love Un Stuck-Sudha Nair

Book: Love Un-Stuck
Author: Sudha Nair
Publisher: Self Published

Do you believe old crushes don’t disappear; they just remain hidden unless you come across one day?

Love Un-Stuck by Sudha Nair is the story of Kyra, a twenty-two-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a Bollywood, but her mother has taken up the project to get her married. Tired of the usual fights, she decides to make a run for it to Mumbai to attend an audition which she hopes is her ticket to her goal. Things take a turn when she runs into the very person she hates at her friend’s wedding, who unknown to her, might just be her partner-in-crime. Running towards her dream using her friend’s marriage as a cover, little does she know that this is a journey that would change her life completely.

The story of the book is told in an interesting manner that makes it an enjoyable read. The plot maintains a steady rhythm that is good enough to keep a reader engaged. The scenes are quite detailed and the chemistry between Irfan and Kyra is quite interesting. The way they describe each other gives a different dimension to the story. The plot is simple, although has its share of peaks and valleys. The scene at the music festival in Khandala was written extremely well, and I liked the manner in which the story takes a contemporary turn with the later part of the story, with a climax that gives proper closure to the readers. The title is a clever wordplay on the situations in the book, that is an interesting angle that the author has brought in the story.

The book is primarily driven by the characters of Kyra and Irfan as we see the story through their eyes. The character of Kyra is sketched as the dreamer who will do almost anything to fulfill her dreams. Irfan as been sketched as a person who was like Kyra but had mellowed down with age, though acts as a support to the protagonist. The character arcs of both Kyra and Irfan are quite interesting, given the way they started and the place where it all ends. I also liked how each of the characters has their own quirks that made them unique.  

Overall a love story that made me smile wider.

The book scores a 4/5 for me.

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