World’s Best Ex-Girlfriend-Durjoy Datta

Book: World’s Best Ex-Girlfriend
Author: Durjoy Datta
Publisher: Penguin India

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

What if you keep running into the same person you are running away from?

The last time Daksh met Aanchal, it was at a wedding in Dubai. A brief spark and then both of them move on. It’s not necessary to be together even if you love each other to the moon and back, right? Wrong. Not being with the one you love means that there is always this heart-shaped hole in your lives, a pain that you can’t understand, a longing that refuses to go away. What happens when the Band-Aid on this relationship is ripped off, and they are pushed together to finally see what life for them would be like? What happens when they put aside their ambitions and emotions to finally look at filling the hole? World’s Best Ex-Girlfriend is a romance that will take the reader through the wringer of love.

World’s Best Ex-Girlfriend is a wonderfully penned story that takes forward the story of Daksh and Aanchal and explores how their life unfolds. The book is quite well written and the idea of how two people in love can be drift apart, but can come back with even more love come out perfectly. There are moments in the book which will make you laugh, and then there are moments in the book that will make your eyes wet. The writing is engaging and the interactions between Daksh and Aanchal keep you entertained and engrossed in the book right till the end. The idea that the person you love will find a way to come back to you is reinforced repeatedly through various instances and the jumps in time. As for me, there were aspects of their Daksh’s life that I could really resonate with and that made the story even more alive. Another aspect of the story that did stand out for me was the plot point when Daksh and Aanchal finally realise their feelings for each other and something goes wrong, many times over, but they still decide to try once more, and I think that was the one thing that the book reinforces that when you love someone, you can always find a reason to be together. With everything that happens in the book, you look for a happily-ever-after, but also there is a dread that something will go wrong with either of our protagonists. The climax is quite sudden and can truly shock you.

The detailing of the characters in the book, and not just the protagonists, makes the book such a good read. Be it Amruta, Rabbani, Gaurav or Vanita, each of our characters has been fleshed out and plays an important role in the story and none of them feel out of place in the entire plot. I liked how Rabbani is put forth as a fresh perspective, especially towards the end and becomes the voice of reason for Daksh. Amruta as a part of Daksh’s life is also very well detailed. The entire sub-plot of friends to family was something I truly enjoyed.

Overall, a definite recommendation for people who love reading a wonderful story of two people who are meant for each other, finding and losing each other through various points in their lives. The book scores a 4.94/5 for me.

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