A few books have the knack of making your head spin right from the start. They have this unconventional touch to it which the readers are not able to grasp in the first look. Author Ambalika in her debut book titled "You Adored, Me Ignored" has chosen one such way to keep the readers off trail for sometime. So is she successful in sending off the readers on a wild goose chase? Let's find out.
Anam wants to be...well...Anam. But as an unmarried and unemployed member of the Acharjya family, that is not something she has the liberty to be. Especially when The Clan - as she refers to them insists on living like ministries of a government and is head over heels in love with Polly, Anam's cousin. Not believing in competing with Polly, Anam busies herself with her newfound work at the film festival. Life seems to have settled, until murder strikes, and fingers are pointed - at - who else but Anam.
Anam finds herself dragged down by the question 'why me?' and in answering it, leaves behind quite a number of broken hearts...and heads.
First look at the title and the readers will get a feel of a mushy-2 romance coming up. The cover image of a girl adds up to this feel. The blurb talks about a girl and her family issues and the comparisons drawn with others. The blurb unravels a little bit mystery behind the title and the image. It's a good blurb not giving out the main idea of the book.
The story revolves around a jobless and an unmarried girl Anam who heads back home and is under constant scrutiny of her parents and relatives collectively called as Acharjya Clan. Comparisons are drawn with one of her cousins Polly who has got everything perfect in her life. Her desperate attempts to find something suitable for herself lands her up in a mess which leaves a lot of questions unanswered in the process and some question marks too about her existence. It's a story of a girl who will come out as a winner or loser in the end and put all the speculation to rest in her own crazy little manner.
The story has a fluent narration and witty conversations which make it very interesting for the readers. The story runs it's course smoothly and has a twist in the tale too towards the end which again will excite the readers. It's not a regular normal romantic story. The idea behind it to convey a person's lean period and helplessness in some situations and then getting back up has been covered well. The strong family values and the some prevalent practices in families till date have been highlighted perfectly.
The book could have had a few chapters more describing Anam's struggle. It's the only downside of the book.
It's a story which will foll you at first and then will settle down on your nerves and then take you on a roller coaster ride and then suddenly will come to a halt. It's all quick breezy and the ease with which things happen will keep the readers enthralled till the end.
RATINGS:
4 OUT OF 5
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