In Course of True Love by Sanjeev Ranjan

Very simple – An easy Read – No twist – A Plain ride !!!

This book can be summarized as an unadorned book, which is written with no complications.The author just wanted to convey a story and it went on with every page of the book.

The story is a love story (as it is predictable with the name as well) which goes smooth. Expressions are well portrayed – like, phone conversations, exhilaration of opposite sex, discussion of kiss etc. Nice effort!

The book is a trouble free read, with no threads getting complicated and everything getting clearer with every page turned. It may be a good entertainment for teenagers or for seasonal readers but for a vivid reader this book gives nothing.  There is no twist, there is no suspense, everything is predictable, and language is basic though efforts come evident with some dialogues which are impressive. 

Author can do much better with helping hand of an editor.

Portrayal is something which I missed throughout the book. Proper explanation is backbone of any book without which it is difficult to hook the reader.

I would not like to speak about editing errors in this book as there is a load to discuss about. If the author is not getting support from his publisher for proper editing, he should get his work edited professionally before submitting the Manuscript to the publishers. It is very important to give a fine impression to readers as they pay to read the work.

Author showed caliber with his debut novel and we can expect better things from him in coming years.

Overall a simple yet entertaining journey for an occasional reader group.

A Splash of Love - A Kiss of Infatuation by Rajeev Ranjan

Nothing new I felt reading the book! However what I felt was AMAZING!

The narration is good and catches the senses. You feel refreshed and would like to live your college days again. The Author speaks about ‘Infatuation’ and other feelings that everyone goes through at some point or the other. Story connects with the reader.

What I liked was the way the story started, it sounded like a story based on a village background but gradually it moved to a metro and the way transformation and transition happened was smooth. Author did a good job that the reader doesn’t even feel when he reached Delhi from a village.

I felt like revisiting my teenage reading the story.

I have no idea why Authors in India are inquisitive about using “Regional Language” phrases in their books. I take this attempt as writing “Hinglish” and not “English”. I have seen books getting stuck within boundaries of the country because of this small mistake. It breaks the flow and for me it was a big look back for me in the book. Reading Hindi statements written in English is irritating most of the times.

Another editing error observed was evident and was new to me. Every time the Author mentioned any name in the story, names were given special treatment with “Quotes”. It gave a strange look to the narration and as a reader I kept on thinking, why? What? Where? When? – Nothing correlated. “Quotes” with a word in writing signifies something special in the narration and all the names mentioned in the book cannot be special.

The book needed an editor’s eye!

Overall, the story line was catchy though was no indifferent. Author showed his potential and with help of a good editor his work can reach places.