Author: Minita Sanghvi
Publisher: HarperCollins India
I was provided a media copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Do you think you can walk away from your first love?
Happy Endings by
Minita Sanghvi explores the story of Krish and Mahi. Krish is the latest 'it'
thing. The Indian-export, award-winning lesbian author, who is being actively
pursued by Bollywood's darling Karan Raichand for movie rights to her Booker
nominated book. But her past catches up to her on the 14-hour flight back to
India when she's seated next to Mahi, the woman who broke her heart ten years
ago. Mahi, now Mahek Singh, is India's #1 actress and Karan's biggest star. As
old memories and anger resurface, Mahi and Krish have to contend with Bollywood
glamour, interfering relatives, crazy fans, and zealous best friends, all of
which complicates their already star-crossed relationship. Traversing the past,
present and a hopeful future, can Krish move beyond her heartbreak? Will Mahi
have to choose between her career and her love all over again? Or will a second
chance finally lead to happiness?
The book has an interesting storyline that explores the story of a love that faces trials and tribulations of society and yet endures it. The storytelling is impressive and the author manages to keep the reader hooked till the very end, and I loved the fact that the story has a cinema angle to it because the book reads almost like a movie. The idea of taking up a lesbian relationship and exploring how people react to it, and using that to set up the climax of the story was impressive. What worked me for was the idea of love and the pain of longing that was quite powerful in the story, and the love between Mahi and Krish was just wonderfully penned. There are moments where the story did feel as if it was being a bit slow, but it does catchup towards the end. The climax was executed nicely, though I felt that the last part of the story became a tad bit over dramatic. Another thing that needs to be improved in the story is the editing and proofreading because there are errors in the typesetting that hamper the flow while reading.
Minita’s characters are powerful and I loved the fact that she creates a
good pair of Krish and Mahi, each of whom is a powerful character individually,
but as the story conveys, together they paint a wonderful picture of two people
in love. I loved the character of Krish’s mother and how she is a wonderful anchor
for not just Krish, but the other characters in the story as well. I felt that
Allie’s character was not explored much, and that could have added a nice flavor
to the overall plot. Karan’s character is crucial to the story and his quips
made the story interesting, however I felt that his role in the climax was
added as an afterthought.
Overall, this is a lovely story of love, relationships and acceptance
that spans time. The book scores a 4/5 for me.
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