September 11, 2016

Book Review: Love Bi the Way by Bhaavna Arora

Title: Love Bi the Way
Author: Bhaavna Arora
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN:  9780143425298
Genre: Fiction, Romance, LGBT
Pages: 239
Rating:  4/5

Love is like the truth everyone has their own version, the heart has its own justifications for love especially the one the world denies. Rihana and Zara had fallen in love, and they were now each other’s truth.

INTRO

What a thrill to find such a book which comes to you naturally, you just flow with the words wrapped into emotions. Love Bi the Way is an unputdownable piece of work. Although it is my second read by Bhaavna Arora. Past Year, I have enjoyed Mistress of honour, based on the army kids and their lives. Here I want to state that when in recent times every author comes with contemporary romance novels, Bhaavna Arora wins the hearts by exploring the different themes, without lacking the fun of reading.
If I say Love Bi the Way is the LGBT read that would be wrong. Although theme was based on the love relation shared between two women but it is more than that.
Love Bi the Way is the story of bondage of human emotions, exploration of different facets of friendship, societal norms, disheveled morality and freedom.   

STRUCTURE

Basically it is a story of two girls Rihana and Zara. They became roommates by chance and friends by choice but how this bonding leads to make them lover? When I started reading this book, I was amazed to see that both the girls carry different persona, Zara is shy who gets hesitated evertime Rihana cracks a not-so-usual-joke, Zara behaves under societal pressures whereas Rihana was a free chirpy bird, a painter by profession, who takes life as it comes, Rihana has the ability to lighten any serious situation with her indomitable spirit. twist comes into the story when Rihana trying to solve the issues of Zara’s past and helping her get back to life but zara realized that this all-go-happy girl Rihana also has a dismembered past which is more tragic than hers. 

Plus there is a Dog, named Tiger, this story can’t be complete without the presence of that four-legged angelic character, if you are a pet lover, you instantly feel the connection. 




I loved how Author Bhaavna Arora weaved the most controversial and unconventional topics with myriads of punches and humour that makes this book undoubtedly profound.  It stirred up the soul as well as entertaining.
  
NARRATION

The best thing about Narration of Love Bi the Way that while picking up the most controversial topic, story doesn’t categorize anything, there are child abuse, intimate scenes, a ruffled marriage but author showed them in such a manner that provide freedom, readers think without any preconceived notion. Language is so simple, flows in one direction, you don’t want to stop. If you going to spend a lovely weekend with a book, You can consider this gorgeously queer piece.  

READER’s MOMENT 
How can you give happiness if your account is empty? I know your life has been chaotic, but chaos also takes a concrete form at some point and that form can be divine and evil. It is up to you to choose, according to me the most powerful weapon to end a war is forgiveness. The human mind is a wonderful thing; it forgets pain after some time.

Loyalty is the rarest yet the most desired virtue in a relationship and I believe that there is something drastically wrong with one’s character if opportunity controls your loyalty

When a heart seeks love, the world cannot stop it, as no higher principle should govern it.

Many a time you start blaming yourself for the things that didn’t go right with you and you end up fighting with your own self, in such a scenario, external help has its limitations, she need more internal motivation , a chunk of her has been taken away by the incidents in her life.

You can only be alive in every moment when you are living on the edge.

ABOUT AUTHOR

Bhaavna Arora is the bestselling author of the Deliberate Sinner and Mistress of Honour. Before her foray into writing, she was heading a business school as a director; she also trains students and professionals on leadership. She holds two management degrees and a Ph.D. in Leadership from Pittsford University. 

A fourth-generation army kid, Bhaavna is a true patriot. She enjoys reading, travelling, swimming, horse riding and playing sports and has a fancy for big bikes and cars.

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