Book: Love & (Mellow) Drama
Author: Manali Desai
Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction
Format: E-book
Pages: 269
Love & (Mellow) Drama by Manali Desai is the 2nd book in the Love Trials series, after the first book Love Try Angle. This is the story of Gayatri Kulkarni and Varun Agarwal, about whom you might be aware if you have read the first part, but even if you don’t, no worries, the author got it covered. Gayatri is a dancer by passion and wants it to be her profession, but her parents don’t. And thus she joins Mithibai College, and eventually Varun through her friend, Abhi. What will happen when they both meet? Will their differences lead them to more love or more drama? Read the book to know the answers.
It would not be wrong to call this book a “Dharma Book” for giving all the vibes like a Karan Johar movie. With the extensive use of Bollywood references, this book is full of dance, dilemma, and drama (as the title says). The characters were fun and relatable and had their journeys of ups and downs, they have moments of shared joy, insecurities, friendship and companionship, family dynamics, and thus relatable.
Also See: Detailed review of Book 1 in the “Love Trials” Series.
There were many instances where the emotions were at their peak. The changing dynamics of the characters with each other were written very well and that mind-boggling ending was not anticipated at all.
I just wished there would be more character development in some parts of the book. Also, I felt the need for more space for the story in certain chapters where years have been covered in a few pages. Maybe because I have read and loved Love Try Angle I was drawing constant comparisons between the two which made my reading experience a little less enjoyable. Again, the ending was incomprehensible, and talking much about it would be a spoiler!
I know this book is something that will either be a hit or a miss for you, so go ahead with it to know which side you end at. I’ll give it 3.25/5 stars.
You can buy the book from Amazon and it’s available on Kindle Unlimited as well.
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