Done With Men by Shuchi Singh Kalra
The Blurb
Travel journo, Kairavi Krishna (Kay) has had it with
men. After a series of disasters (losers, philanderers, leeches, mama's boys
and possessive psychos), she is all too tempted to walk out on the prospect of
ever finding love. Accompanied by her best friend and flat-mate Baani, she sets
off for Goa, hoping to get away from her miserable love life and vowing to stay
clear of the male
species.
Goa
however, has a host of surprises in store for her. Ricky, her pesky
ex-boyfriend, is busy painting the town red with his hot new girlfriend. Now
what is poor Kay to do other than overdose on vodka, smoke pot, get an
outrageous tattoo and fall off the hotel balcony? She wakes up in the hospital
to the tender ministrations of Dr.Vivian D'Mello--young, suave and handsome as
hell. Will Kay stick to her guns or will she fall for his ridiculously sexy
charms? And what's up with the mixed signals he's giving
out?
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Done with Men--A Review
Done with Men (DWM) is a romantic novel where the protagonist Kairavi tells her own story and is a confident young lady who has not been very fortunate in finding love. Her carefree attitude kept me fixated as I enjoyed a few giggles over a few episodes one such where she fell off the balcony and had to be hospitalized.
Honestly, the story line is regular but the author has balanced it with a few guffaws that made my cheek muscles stretch involuntarily.
But, then there was a slight glitch that I could not digest well.The climax could have been a little more crisp. Kairavi being a well educated, up to date and contemporary woman falls into a misunderstanding when the man she loves goes out to buy a ring with a girl who is supposed to be his fiance. I paused for a bit and wanted Kairavi to go and approach Vivian (cause according to the character evolved by the author, she could have done it) and ask point blank about their relationship rather than getting upset about it.
The author, Shachi's way of writing is jaunty, and that made the whole book appealing and engaging till the end. Thus, giving it a 4 stars.
I would recommend this book to any patron who loves reading about flings since it is a fanciful story.
Meet the author
The Author's
Thoughts
Shuchi Singh Kalra is a writer, editor and blogger
based in India. She has been writing since 2005, and has freelanced with
popular magazines such as Femina.in, Good Housekeeping, Home Review, Parent
& Child, Vista, Investors India, Dogs & Pups, Women's Era and
Time 'N' Style among many others. her short stories have found a place in
anthologies such as Love Across Borders and New Asian Writing's upcoming
collection (to be published in
2014).
Shuchi is also the owner of Pixie Dust Writing Studio,
a writing and editing firm that services a global clientele, and the Indian
Freelance Writers Blog. She currently lives a nomadic life with a fauji husband
and a livewire
toddler.
Done
With Men is her first book.
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