Book Review # 152 Love Marriage and Other Disasters: Shilpa Suraj

Blurb:
She believes in love, family and…squiggles!

Alisha Rana is not your typical single desi girl. For one, she is on the wrong side of 30. For another, she is divorced. And last but definitely not least, she is still, gasp, a virgin!
Alisha doesn’t want much. But what she does want is that elusive thing all women search for – A man who gets her…but a man who gets her hot! She calls it “feeling the squiggle.”

Enter Dr. Vivaan Kapoor, cute, hot, squiggle-worthy. The younger brother of her cousin's prospective groom, he’s got the squiggle factor in spades. The only catch? He's never been married and is years younger than Alisha. Basically, completely off-limits.
And then there is Arjun. Widowed, older than her by the right number of years and a genuinely nice guy.

He's Vivaan’s cousin and a so-called perfect match for Alisha. The problem is, Alisha’s squiggle-o-meter refuses to budge for him.

What will Alisha choose? A lifetime together with the 'right' man or a chance at happiness with the 'wrong' one?

My Take:

A story of love, longing,emotions and her choice. What and whom Alisha would choose forms the crux of the story.

Alisha is a fiesty lady who has seen a lot in her life in her 30 years of life. Tagged as a divorcee and without knowing her story people around her are quick to assume and form a opinion about her. She has learned to live with this thanks to her parents uncoditional support and no questions asked belief in her. She has learnt to bottle up her emotions and keep it hidden and is doing a great job. A romantic at heart she wishes to fall in love heads over heels.

Dr Vivaan, cousin of the potential groom of her cousin sister with who her paths cross and sparks fly. She feels but is reluctant to accept . Vivaan is everything she has been waiting for but a for a tiny glitch.What the glitch is and whether she learns to accept her feelings is what the book is about.

Arjun a potential groom her family feels for her is the one in the same boat, who married and lost his wife is looking for a partner. Alisha and Arjun technically make a perfect couple as they have a baggage. Will they marry?

I loved the way the characters are developed and the story is wriiten. Her finesse in bringing out the emotions and narration is well known.

I would rate this 4.5/5. Grab a copy and enter the world of Alisha ,Vivaan and Arjun.