Bad Girl Gone Rogue (Bad Girls #2)-Andaleeb Wajid

Book: Bad Girl Gone Rogue (Bad Girls #2)
Author: Andaleeb Wajid
Publisher: Self Published

I was provided a media copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

What would you do if you had to choose between your company and the girl you love?

When Inaya Khan is told she’s meeting a boy for marriage, the last thing she expects is for beetroot juice to play spoilsport. As CEO of Ixora Skincare, Inaya has achieved money, fame and power all at the age of twenty-seven. But to her mother, the only labels that apply to her are overweight and unmarried. A CEO himself, but of a struggling startup, Ayaz Ahmed has no time or energy to even think of marriage. Until his mother shows him Inaya’s picture and he’s instantly smitten. Despite a disastrous start that included beetroot juice spewage, multiple suitors for Inaya’s hand and judgy onlookers, Inaya and Ayaz are instinctively drawn to each other. Until Ayaz finds out that his company is being taken over by none other than his prospective bride-to-be. Ayaz may be smitten but he isn’t stupid. And he most certainly isn’t letting Inaya take his precious company from him. Can love find a way to survive in the heart of business deals, mergers and acquisitions? Or will this bad girl have to go rogue to bring her own ‘Ranveer Singh’ home?

The second book of the Bad Girl trilogy brings to us the story of Inaya Khan and how she manages to find the love of her life. The plot of the book is quite interesting, and the highlight for me in the first half of the book is the crazy case of the beetroot juice. Andaleeb’s storytelling is engaging and keeps you engrossed throughout the book as Inaya tries to juggle her professional and personal life. The idea of making the two cross paths adds the conflict in the story that acts as a spice between the romance that is brewing between our protagonists. The second half of the book focuses more on the journey Inaya and Ayaz have to take, each battling their own demons to find out a path where the two could be together. What I loved about the book was the fact that love remains a central plot point, but at the same time Andaleeb also brings in societal expectations and the stereotypical idea of marriage where the parents feel offended if not included in the decision of a life partner. The climax, however, was something I don’t think I’ll come across again in a book. The idea to go overboard in just those few pages made the book go a notch higher.

Andaleeb has sketched Inaya beautifully. The strong-willed and independent businesswoman who is on the path to achieve the pinnacle in her chosen career has been brought out with perfection. The initial scenes where she and Ayaz meet is a wonderful study as to how you can layer a character that with each page you can explore a different side of that person. Coming to Ayaz, I loved the way she gave him a calm and composed exterior, but at the same time a side that makes you think whether the other guy is a different person. Apart from our protagonists, another set of characters I would like to talk about are the families and how Andaleeb puts a different shade in those members we meet. Be it Inaya’s parents or her sister, each of them leave a mark on you as you read the book.

Overall, an excellent continuation of the series that scores a 4.81/5 for me.

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