Book: Contagious Love
Author: Aishvarya Murali and Sriram Emani
Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction
Publisher: Rupa Publication
Pages: 264
Contagious Love by Aishvarya Murali and Sriram Emani is the story of Samyuktha Kumar and Abhimanyu Singh. While the former is doing her studies, the latter is a Lieutenant. And when COVID makes the world stuck inside their home, Samyukta has no other option than being back at her home from her hostel, where Abhimanyu is posted outside their society to impose the lockdown. But what will happen when people start getting infected by the virus without knowing its source? What will happen between Abhimanyu and Samyukta? To know more about them and the story, read the book.
The writing style of this book is phenomenal. Writing a story, especially a love story in the backdrop of the pandemic is not easy, maintaining all sensitivity, and precautions and not hurting someone’s emotions who might have faced a tragedy back then, and that’s where the author shines. I remember I was reading the book while sitting in my library, and after reading around 100 pages there, when I went outside and saw people there, I questioned why they were not taking any precautions and all the things which we did back then, and then got reminded that it’s not the situation now, and it was in the book. And that was the impact that book had on me.
The story also had a strong family background and family bonds. The raw emotions and feelings are represented quite well and give so many instances and scenes which are enough to make someone emotional. The social drama and neighborhood banter plays an important role in the story and is something with which we all can connect.
The story also highlights the importance of communication in a relationship, independent of the time spent in it. It shows how the lack of it has so many consequences and is the root of many problems.
There is a close relationship between the protagonists with their family members. The only thing I felt could have been given more time was the pace of the relationship between the protagonists. It was a little fast and all of these were happening very suddenly and I felt it needed more time, socially when one was going through so much around themselves in an instant.
If you are looking forward to reading a book set in the backdrop of a pandemic having deep connections and emotions, go for it. I’ll give it 4.25/5 stars.
I was provided a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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