Circle With No Centre – Deepak Khurana – Book Review
Title: Circle With No Centre
Author: Deepak Khurana
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Notion Press
Price: INR 399
Link to Purchase: Amazon
My Take:
This book devotes its considerable length entirely to the building of a solid, strong relationship between two people who are spinning in their own orbits. The book is written in the form of monologues by the hero and the heroine. Not even the name of the two people involved in the relationship is specified anywhere in the book. In that sense, it is a very cleverly written book.
The events occurring in the story are few and far between. The heroine aches for love, but at the same time, she is fiercely protective of her independence. The hero, on the other hand, is someone who wants to fly high but is afraid of losing the stability that has governed his life till now. Is it possible for two such people to reach a mature understanding and sustain a relationship? The answer to this question forms the crux of the tale.
The book is written with very few subplots, and most of the story is about the very real feelings that the two protagonists entertain towards each other.
The hero and heroine, as I prefer to call them, test their feelings for each other in every way possible. They try staying in a long-distance relationship, and yet find they are unable to forget each other.
It is the kind of book one can read if one has a taste for intense romance. The author has cleverly drawn out the characters of the two protagonists to show how they complement each other.
There are very few subplots, but they do distract your mind. The story is one charged with sentiment, so much so that it borders on the mushy at places. The characters stay etched in your mind long after you finish reading the book. The story is ripe with romantic energy, and I, for one, loved it.
The heroine is recovering from a heartbreak from a past relationship and has grown wary of any deep feelings of love in which she has to give herself fully. The hero, on the other hand, is recovering from the death of his father, with whom he had a close relationship. It is a purely Gen Z love story, and youngsters would love this book.
There are a few cons I would like to mention. I wish the author had introduced a few more disagreements between the hero and heroine. It is a bit difficult to swallow the fact that the two protagonists do not have a good, solid fight anywhere in the entire book. A solid fight with a subsequent patch-up would have enhanced the believability in the formation of this rock-solid relationship. Admittedly, there are a few disagreements between the hero and the heroine, but no serious differences of opinions ever arise.
Nevertheless, the gentle, lilting way in which the relationship is built over a series of events is charming, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The ending of the book is something that left me with a warm, cosy feeling. I savoured it thoroughly. The book is written in crisp, beautiful language suited for this kind of story.
Conclusion: If you are the kind of person who likes romantic stories that are entertaining at the same time this book is for you. Do pick it up!
Rating: I am going with a 4.5/5 for this for Deepak Khurana’s Circle With No Centre. I cut off half a point for the reasons mentioned above.
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