Author: Milan Vohra
Publisher: Amazon Kindle
Do you believe
in the concept of revenge, or is it just something that eats you up?
Head Over
Heels by Milan Vohra is the revised and updated
version of The Love Asana where we see the journey of Vivan Parasher as the
moment he had been working for all his life comes when he gets a chance to
exact his revenge on his nemesis Divyant. To drive the sword in deeper, he meets
Pari Chand, a yoga teacher and Divyant’s sister and a plan begins to form in
his mind. With a thought that Divyant and his sister are cut from the same
cloth, Vivan puts his plan in action but Pari is a woman of her own and decides
to push back. With the fate of Divyant and his family in the lurch, she decides
to choose her battles wisely and focus on helping the one person who stood by
her. As Divyant, Vivan and Pari experience the ups and downs of their life,
things start becoming clearer. The power keeps shifting and soon it all goes topsy-turvy.
For when has the path of love or hate ever been straight? But one thing it sure
is and that is - it is fire hot at every bend and twist in the tale.
The plot of the book is quite interesting, almost filmy with revenge, love and power coming into play. The concept of love as a power play is something that is always interesting, and add to it Milan’s penchant for storytelling and you have got yourself a winner. The plot is well crafted with the storyline following a pattern and the characters behaving the way they should be. Based primarily in Delhi, with some parts in Mumbai, the painful pasts of Divyant, Pari and Vivan are quite distinctive, yet similar to one another. With this past, Milan has also shown that despite someone’s pasts, a person can turn out differently, only if they make one different choice. Pari and Vivan’s relationship is steamy, yet the physical intimacy is a very small part of their tale, and the emotional connect they develop is something I adored about this book. Told simply, the story should be read both with the message that is said directly, as well as the underlying message that the book tries to convey. The climax was well drafted, and the cyclic nature of the plot got me floored.
Coming to the
characters, Pari as a character did stun me with the powerful as well as the
gentle side of her coming to the fore at multiple points in the book. The yoga
teacher who is calm and composed on the outside, with a storm inside her was a
pleasure to read. As her story unveils itself, she comes out as a character that
derives her power from her emotions and the strong emotional connect she has
with the people she cares about. Vivan was another piece of the story that
presents conflicting images and it took some time for his arc to take a certain
path, and I believe that is what set
this book apart from the other books in this genre. There are grey shades to
his character that add the spice, but at the same time, there is a gentlemanly demeanor
that makes him an enigmatic person to read about. I would have loved to see a
bit more about Divyant and probably a bit more of his life choices.
Overall, a good
read, recommended for mature audiences. It scores a 4.18/5 for me.
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