BOOK TITLE: Only
A Dream
ISBN: 978-1-927826-09-6
AUTHOR: Jazz
Singh
GENRE: Fiction
NUMBER OF PAGES: 73
FORMAT: Digital/PDF
SERIES / STANDALONE: Standalone
REVIEW BY: Dhivya
Balaji
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: I
thank Naheed of Indireads for offering this book to us for review.
SUMMARY:
Rhea can’t believe her ex-flame
Varun has shown up in her life again as her new boss! He was her first love,
the man she gave herself to body and soul, thinking they would be together
forever. But then, without warning or explanation, he dumped her and she was
left with broken dreams and a broken heart.
Now he wants Rhea in his life again
and won’t take no for an answer. But the hurt and humiliation of the past still
rankle and Rhea is not ready to forgive and forget.
Can Varun convince her that his
promises are for real? Should Rhea believe him?
REVIEW:
Only A Dream had an interesting
summary, enough to pique the interest of a casual reader. And it was a decently
written tale of friendship, love and a woman’s pain of being cheated. Rhea is a
successful employee of a large chain of hotels. She is efficient, understanding
and pleasing. The story opens with Rhea meeting Varun, a handsome rich business
tycoon who is now buying the hotel she was working for. But Rhea and Varun have
a past.
Rhea is still not able to get over the
pain of having loved Varun a few years back and getting cheated by him. The relationship
is portrayed as a slow build up and with a very strong foundation as Rhea
befriends not only Varun but also his two childhood buddies, both of whom stand
by Rhea when Varun decides to drop his commitment to Rhea (with all the mushy
promises and steamy scenes included) and marry someone else where he went to
study abroad.
Understandably, Rhea is shattered and
detests anything to do with Varun. But she manages to keep a straight face and
a professional demeanour even when he comes back into her life a few years
later. Rhea appears to have moved on to better things but still unable to reach
any success in the love/relationship department. Varun, on his part, seems very
persuasive and for reasons of his own, wants Rhea back into his life.
The story has an underlying suspense
about the credibility of Varun’s character and the real reason for him to marry
another woman when he seemed so committed to Rhea. There is also the small
confusion and disbelief when all of Varun’s friends and even his parents, who
were equally shocked in his marriage, now supporting him. Rhea manages to
maintain a cold, stiff veneer but finds herself falling for Varun all over
again, her only problem being his marital status.
The plot is fairly simple, with only
the confusion being the true nature of the lead man. The characters are written
with a bit of confusion and seem too liberal to suit Indian sensibilities
sometimes, (but maybe that is the reviewer’s opinion) the lead woman, though is
portrayed extremely well. Her cold demeanour at first, her belief in love, her
shock, and her inability to hide her obvious concern for the only man she loved
are extremely relatable (even if it makes the character humanly weak). The plot
has no holes and the climax is predictable (and therein lies the thrill of the
genre).
Read this story if you have a nice,
warm summer afternoon with the intention of a reading a short book that
provides just the right amount of suspense, drama, romance, steamy scenes and
an added dose of ‘it all ends well’ feel.
WHAT I LIKED:
Character of Rhea, The characters of
friends.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
The predictable climax, and the
sudden disclosure of the knot of suspense. It felt like a slight letdown after
all the anticipation.
VERDICT:
Read this book both for the story
and the fun quotient. Jazz Singh never keeps a moment dull in this book!
RATING:
3.8/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jazz Singh loves to travel and takes every
opportunity she gets to see a new place. She has done many things in her life
from training behavioural skills to working in the world of fashion. She
believes life is all about trying the untried and her curiosity has had her
rappel down a mountain face and zip-fly across deep valleys.
She believes there is no age for love;
it can happen anytime. While she loves reading, there is no favourite genre,
she goes through phases and can move from philosophy, to spiritual books, to
science fiction and then on to historical dramas. Writing romance has been a
dream. Putting to paper the myriad love stories around is something she loves
doing.
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Digital
(mobi, ePub, PDF)
PRICE: Rs.
150 for Kindle edition
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