A Little Bit of Love

24th Dec 2024

They were destined to meet, after all!

Afrah and Sadiq. As the title leaves an obvious hint, it is a love story an unconventional couple. You may have heard that people from the same profession make good couples. This book breaks that myth. The plot, the timelines, the Mumbai floods, and the locals have been wisely put to use. The author herself is a doctor, so the chapters involving hospital and medical terms are spot on. (I would recommend a glossary for Lehman like me, I had to Google a few terms) The twist the author throws towards the end made me read the last 100 pages in one go, I could not hold all that adrenaline rush.



The characters are so easy-breezy that you relate to them from the first chapter. The protagonists and their equations with their families keep it a real affair till the end. I love that Afrah has been portrayed as a dynamic and confident girl. She has her career and after-marriage plans set in her mind and is courageous enough to be firm on them. As far as Sadiq is concerned, no wonder, women write better male characters than men. This book, in many ways, goes beyond the usual love story and tries to break some conventional formats of society, not only in Muslim religion but overall.

The way every chapter comes with specified narratives makes the reader flow with the characters in their journey, and understand their emotions and point-of-views in a better way. Demonstrating the use of handwritten letters to communicate crucial situations is rare these days and makes it a little extra special to have witnessed in recent times, a smart choice by Arwa. The language is easy to understand. On a scale of 5, I would rate this book 4 and recommend it to everyone who wants to read a fresh take on love. In the end, acceptance makes everything easy, I always say that; I realized this prominently after reading this book.

This book review is a part of Blogchatter #TBRchallenge