It Started With A Friend Request (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Why am I reading such books these days? I couldn't find a love story after reading the entire book, am I lacking something to understand this book or what while every other person seems to be looking this book! One of the major flaws of the book has to be the narration and the narrator. The best friend of one of the protagonist is narrating the story and even he is fantasizing his best friend's girl.. The main story of the book seems not like love story and more of attraction and infatuation.. The side story is worse and hardly believable to the extent it's been portrayed in the book.. Writing is strictly ok and lot of times writing felt unnatural,even the title of the book has no significance at all. No characters will remain in your heart after reading the book and you won't be emotional too, hence the book is a let down.. one star for the cover n name of the book and another star for being better than the previous book I read which was worst of all.. The market has been flooded with young Indian authors churning out bestsellers after bestsellers. To be honest this is my first read by this author though he has written two books before. The book leaves you with a pleasant feeling after you have completed reading it. The story is about Akash and Aleesha, two youngsters who meet in a discotheque and experience love at first sight. Major portion of the book is about their love story, how it progresses, the proposal, the first kiss, the first fight, the making up etc etc.The story is about Aleesha and Kritika – Soul sisters cum best friends cum roommatesThe story is about Akash and Aditya – Best friends till death do us apart.The story is also about Tamanna and Deep – with the former being the latter’s boss. Alternate chapters have portions where Tamanna’s one sided love for Deep touches you deeply. The story is about one night – one incident – that changes the lives of all these people along with their loved ones.As the story progresses you witness Akash’s love, Aleesha’s immature nature, Tamanna’s obsession and Deep’s practicality. You experience the other things that come along with love like hatred, jealousy, insecurity, hurt, anger, passion, joy and loads of other similar things. I loved the poems which Tamanna had written for Deep for they were too deep and profound. They show how deeply she felt for him which finally turned into an obsession for her. I also admired the way Akash dealt with his relationship issues with Aleesha.The author has managed to create a very good romantic ambience in terms of the description and the language of the book. The flow of the story is very smooth and at places I was smiling reading the romantic lines.I could relate to the turmoil mentioned by both Tamanna and Deep, for it is what really happens in today’s times. I enjoyed the characters a lot as they seemed to be so relatable. They could easily be any one of today’s youth. At some places I found the love making scenes out of context. I mean that scene could have done the same or perhaps better without it. Over all a decent read, recommended for people who enjoy light reads and prefer romance as a genre.
What do You think about It Started With A Friend Request (2013)?
Didnt like it much. Looked very fictional at most times.
—mary
