MEGHNA
By
Sundari Venkatraman
Rating: Three and a half
Genre: Romance
Banner: Flaming Sun
THANK YOU NOTE
When author Sundari Venkatraman contacted me on Facebook to
review her book MEGHNA, I jumped on the occasion since I drooled over her last
outing, ‘Double Jeopardy and am in awe of her writing style that connects with
my soul. I’ve been excited to read and review, MEGHNA, since it’s the name sake
of one of my best friend and college pal.
Disclaimer by
Sundari:
It's only for entertainment and has no special value like Double
Jeopardy
So don't look for one :D
BLURB:
The young and
dashing Rahul Sinha lives in England with his parents, Shyam and Rajni. Rahul
is exulted with his efforts at work paying off and plans a holiday with his
best friend Sanjay Srivastav who lives in Mumbai with his wife Reema, kids
Sanya and Rehaan and most importantly, his sister, Meghna. Rahul recalls
meeting Meghna just before they parted six years ago.
Meghna who teaches modern dance for the pure love of it is thrown for a toss when Rahul comes visiting. She had thought he had forgotten them.
Thus begins the story between Rahul and Meghna, the teasing, the flirting, the anger, the tears… …will they find love?
Meghna who teaches modern dance for the pure love of it is thrown for a toss when Rahul comes visiting. She had thought he had forgotten them.
Thus begins the story between Rahul and Meghna, the teasing, the flirting, the anger, the tears… …will they find love?
VERDICT:
Author Sundari Venkatraman has the knack of story-telling that captures
your attention from start-to-finish and writes in a unique style that makes you
relate to the characters etched in her world of ‘romance.’ The best thing about
the writer’s style that she writes in a simple language that connects with the
youth. This is what makes MEGHNA works. However, I feel it somewhat falls short
of expectation if I compare Meghna with Double Jeopardy. Nevertheless, MEGHNA
is a smart read, weaving tale of love that will make you connect with the world
of Meghna and Rahul. Thus, the author is successful in telling a good story and
injecting the right dose of love, emotions, sadness and drama, like our Hindi
movies pot boilers. It’s enough to say that Sundari Venkatraman has concocted
pure entertainment to break the routine in your life. Grab it for the pure joy
of reading this tale of love.
Narration:
What makes MEGHNA works
is the chemistry among the main protagonists, Rahul and Meghna. The characters, Sanjay, Reema, Shyam, Rajni
and, of course, Prashant and Aisha add to the drama that unfurls to set your
pulses racing like the Mumbai local trains. The plot does suffer at times when the
narration loses steam and grip. However, the author swiftly hit the right nail
by sprucing up things through the ‘wicked characters’ of Rajni and Aisha and
drama with Meghna running away in the plane. This is the mark of a good writer
who feels that when the balance is not tilted in favor of the book, she injects
drama in a timely fashion to lift the narration to pique the readers’ interest.
We want to know what will happen next and the novel recovers at the right time.
I feel that the main characters, Rahul and Meghna are sketched in a detailed
manner which one can easily relate to.
Extracts: The Tango Lines
Dialogues are a forte of a good novel and this is where Sundari
Venkatraman scores a high note.
“Meghna was just the
perfect name for her. Her grey eyes reminded him of dark, rain-bearing clouds.
The lightning temper in her eyes and the thunder in her expression added to his
conviction. Just now the grey eyes were smiling guilelessly up at him…Rahul found her lips again and gave her a deep,
soul-searing kiss. His tongue danced a tango with hers and both were gasping
for breath as they came up for air…..Meghna thought that she had been the only
one mooning about her love over the past years of staying apart. The sense of
having found a kindred spirit grew by the second.
What’s
Not!!!
1.
The miss-and-blink characters of Prashant and Aisha. Perhaps, both
should have been developed further and given an extended leash to build up
suspense.
2.
Post the break up towards the climax, I find Meghna melt a bit too
easily into Rahul’s arms. How about playing hard to get?!
Final words:
Sundari Venkatraman’s MEGHNA is a light,
fun-filled read that comes like a breath of fresh air. The objective of
entertainment has been attained to make the heart dance to the tune of love and
romance. Sundari Venkatraman is among the few authors that struck a chord with
the masses and the intimate scenes cum sexual tension is dealt in an effective
manner, something very few authors can narrate in a sensitive manner. She lends
credence to the adage, ‘sensuality, intimacy can be told in a dignified and
beautiful manner.
At one glance: Sundari Venkatraman’s MEGHNA is a
smart and joyful ride.
The book can be purchased on http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00KUPUURS/
and the author can be reached out to on http://sundarivenkat.wix.com/flamingsun/ https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSundariVenkatraman
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