REVIEW
This story is a different one and I liked it because of that. Aria loves Jensen. Due to some reason, Jensen leaves her. And one day she is scolded by her aunt for her misdemeanor towards Jensen. That scolding brings a sudden change in her instantly. Why did Jensen leave her, why she was scolded and what change was invoked into her, to know read a little off the track story by Surbhi in Crush 2.
Merits:
The first merit comes with its being different as the reader finds a fresh stroke of breathe, as fresh as a refreshing breeze after a long spell of raining. The narration in flashback flows smoothly unfolding the pain and trauma of the protagonist. There is a saying: When going gets tough, tough gets going. This story proves it; albeit in a different reference to--tough. This is the second point of merit. Sometimes a tough or rude behavior adopted towards us by our near and dear ones also changes our life suddenly for betterment. Good observation by the writer! Well done!
New words I learnt; Pluviophile. Namby-pamby
Lines I liked: "The moment he entered my room, I hugged him tightly and cried loudly burying my head in his chest."
Demerits:
Not much except a few typos and the insertion of a long Punjabi poem into the main story which breaks the flow of the reader as well. I think only a few lines expressing strong longing of Jensen for Aria would have sufficed.
Ratings: 4/5
I wish all the best for Surbhi and would like to see her emerging as a wonderful story-teller reserving her name in the filed of Indian English Literature.
Rajeev Pundir
This story is a different one and I liked it because of that. Aria loves Jensen. Due to some reason, Jensen leaves her. And one day she is scolded by her aunt for her misdemeanor towards Jensen. That scolding brings a sudden change in her instantly. Why did Jensen leave her, why she was scolded and what change was invoked into her, to know read a little off the track story by Surbhi in Crush 2.
Merits:
The first merit comes with its being different as the reader finds a fresh stroke of breathe, as fresh as a refreshing breeze after a long spell of raining. The narration in flashback flows smoothly unfolding the pain and trauma of the protagonist. There is a saying: When going gets tough, tough gets going. This story proves it; albeit in a different reference to--tough. This is the second point of merit. Sometimes a tough or rude behavior adopted towards us by our near and dear ones also changes our life suddenly for betterment. Good observation by the writer! Well done!
New words I learnt; Pluviophile. Namby-pamby
Lines I liked: "The moment he entered my room, I hugged him tightly and cried loudly burying my head in his chest."
Not much except a few typos and the insertion of a long Punjabi poem into the main story which breaks the flow of the reader as well. I think only a few lines expressing strong longing of Jensen for Aria would have sufficed.
Ratings: 4/5
I wish all the best for Surbhi and would like to see her emerging as a wonderful story-teller reserving her name in the filed of Indian English Literature.
Rajeev Pundir
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