Book Review: A Walk in the Rain

Book: A Walk in the Rain

Author: Udai Yadla

Publisher: Revelation House

Price: 190 INR

Pages: 326

Blurb: Love is elixir that keeps you alive. Love is poison that kills you. Unreciprocated love keeps you alive but kills every day.
Heartbroken Sunny lives a reclusive life, trapped in the past, living in his memories. He has no complaints about his life but refuses to embrace the present.
Saloni is a prostitute who is desperate to earn money by any means. She does not care about exploiting others to fulfill her purpose.
Fate unites the loner and the prostitute to embark on a life changing journey of retribution and self discovery.

Lovelorn Sunny turns misogynistic after Sandy, the only girl he loved walks away from his life, unannounced. He suffers painful solitude for almost two decades with the relentless haunting of her thoughts. A distressed friend Imran, vows to change his life forever. A surprise planned for his birthday turns into a tragedy that claims the life of his dear friend, triggering a series of unbelievable events. As Imran gets killed by a stranger, Sunny's calm life suddenly turns into a turbulent storm. With nothing left to live for, vengeance becomes his ultimate mission. His reluctant alliance with a prostitute to trace the killer sets him onto a nerve racking adventure of life and death.

Both are bound to a common goal with different motives but destiny has its own motive. A walk in the rain is an intricate tale of intense emotions, driven by hair raising twists and turns.

 

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

My Review:

 

I loved the prologue of the book. It ensured me that I am in for a great reading experience and I am in no way, disappointed.

There are two primary characters in the book. The first character is Sunny who is a lovelorn and lonely person after his childhood sweetheart, Sandy left his life unannounced. Even after two decades, he couldn't get over the girl he loved in his childhood. The other important character is Saloni, a prostitute who has been a victim of malicious fate. 

When their roads cross in an uncanny circumstance, both of them don't realize that they are getting entwined more and more in each others lives. Although they hate each other, but they could feel a deep sense of familiarity with every passing minute. Sunny wants to seek revenge for his best friend, Imran's death and Saloni is the only one who could help Sunny in finding his prey. In return, she demands a huge sum of money. Sunny loathes her nature for the sheer greed she exhibits.

Will the hatred on the surface and a deep sense of familiarty within give way to some unbelievable revelation? What is that thread which is binding Sunny and Saloni everytime, irrespective of their wants or whims?

You have to read the book to find it out.

 

There are some extremely heart touching moments in the book, which would make your eyes clammy if you are an emotional person. The childhood love and friendship between Sunny and Sandy is something that will stay with you even after you finish the book. There are also some incredible twists and turns that makes this book an absolute page turner.

The only downside of the book is that some places in the book are overly exaggerated which makes you want to skip a few pages. If the book would have been a little more compact, it would have been nearly flawless. However, it's a commendable job by a debut author. I would definitely like to read more from him.

These thought provoking words that Sandy told to Sunny touched my heart:

It's beyond your consciousness that your soul lingers with the person you love and hence your mood will affect the one you love. This is the reason why you sometimes sense your mood changing mysteriously with no reason.

 

Recommended to all who loves to read romance with a little thrill and adventure.

 

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