Take One Arranged Marriage

Rating: 3.5/5

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Title: Take One Arranged Marriage
Author: Shoma Narayanan
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Pages: 192
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN-13: 9789351060536



The best part about Mills and Boon is that no matter how many times I read similar stories of romancing handsome hunks, there is always an excitement that does not permit me to just put the book down. On the contrary, I managed (I say managed because of my obligatory baby breaks that I had to take) to finish the book in half a day flat. The worst part? Well, the books always finish too soon!

This story here is about Tara Sundaram, a south Indian girl whose parents are looking out for a suitable boy for her to marry. Enter Vikram Krishnan. The typical Mills and Boons hero who is tall, well built, and needless to say, ridiculously handsome. Although Tara is instantly attracted to Vikram she settles for an arrangement to marry him and move to Bangalore so that she could pursue her PhD there. And Vikram needs a wife to accomadate his social status.They get married and she attempts to know him better. But as loving as Vikram is, he seems aloof and immersed in his work much to Tara's dismay. Was this arranged marriage a smart move after all? I leave it to the readers to find out.

Nicely written by Shoma Narayanan, the story is simple but powerful. The characters, their behavior and circumstances are easier to relate to, everything being Indian. Definitely worth your time.


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