Book: Eternally Single, Rosa Alvarez
Author: Neerja Pawar
Publisher: The Bombay Circle Press
What if two sides of your world collided and left behind a mess?
Rosa Álvarez leads two lives. One is deceptively normal. A respectable
physiotherapist living in Los Angeles: the city of fish tacos and famous
bigwigs. She works hard at her job, loves living the single life, and has a
trip home to Mexico at the very top of her priority list. The other is her
mother’s worst nightmare. For one, the first is a lie. She does love her job,
but its uniqueness would put any good chick flick to shame. She hasn’t been on
a date in five years, at least, not any good ones. And she will do anything to
avoid a trip to her sleepy hometown. But when a notorious man from her past
shows up in LA, Rosa’s secret life starts unravelling. There’s also the matter
of the really annoying actor (who just so happens to be annoyingly
good-looking) she keeps bumping into whom she cannot seem to shake off. As her
lies pile up, will Rosa be able to keep her two worlds separate? Or will her
mother’s flying chancla find her first?
There are some books that leave you warm and fuzzy. Neerja’s book was one such book. Her writing is quite captivating and keeps you excited into the life that Rosa is leading in LA. The idea of someone having to hide what they do was something drew me into the book as I picked up in the bookstore, piquing my curiosity about what the fuss in the book is all about. Right from the first page, you are treated to this character which is equal parts confident and confused about her life. I liked how the author shows her relations with different people that are a part of her life, and how she is cordial and connected with each of them, be it her coworker, or the barista in the café, yet her being single was something that stands out. The entire arc of how she meets Samuel Jackson (not the Avenger) was quite fun to read. This was another thing I loved in Neerja’s writing that she has hidden these quips throughout the book and then there are callbacks to these. Coming back to the writing, there are moments when Rosa and Sam converse on which seem that they are reading each other’s minds, and I honestly loved how that section of the book is written.
The climax of the book is equally well written, and the entire chaos that
reigns before the calm was quite fun to read and the entire arc of self-discovery
was nicely closed. The book is a definite recommendation for anyone who loves
to read a short and well-rounded romance. Overall, the book scores a 4.75/5 for
me.
Grab a copy of the book on Amazon India or a bookstore near you.
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