REVIEW OF LOST LOVE LATE LOVE BY NAMRATA GUPTA

Aptly titled as per the story, Lost Love Late Love by Namrata Gupta was a very well written book on a sort of different topic which we don't see in our usual Romance Genre.

The Blurb is as follows:

Kashika takes her first step into a hard corporate life, while being in an emotionally abusive relationship with Vivaan, which has taken a heavy toll on her lifestyle, but is unable to let go. As the circumstances turn sour with physical abuse making a way into their relationship, she meets Vidit, who compels her to walk away and start a new life. Vidit and Kashika start finding solace in each other, which causes problems for both of them as Vidit is betrothed to someone else. Kashika feels Vidit is her soulmate but can't do anything about it. The entire situation becomes more complicated when Vivaan tries to reconnect with Kashika, and rekindle their relationship. Kashika feels tormented between her past and present, while Vidit is unable to choose between duty and his heart, making them feel stuck. With only few weeks left for Vidit's marriage, Kashika decides to confront Vidit about their relationship. Will Kashika and Vidit fight for their love? Has Vivaan really changed? What does fate have in store for her? Walk with Kashika as she tries to fight her destiny and doomed love life for a better future. 

My Review: 

Toxic relationships are not only draining and depressing, but they also manage to create a negative energy around the individual. The book does deal with such toxic relationship, wherein our Main Protagonist Kashika Sharma is in a situation where her ‘boyfriend’, Vivaan keeps constant watch on her and tries to micro manage her life on a minute to minute basis.

Right from the first chapter, I could see the red flags in their relationship: The constant dominance, continuous disrespect, and disregard of the personal choice, no space or freedom.

Now, I admit I have never been in a toxic relationship before, so I cannot say from personal experience, but I absolutely don't understand how the other (Supposedly victim) in this relationship stand the another.

Vivaan should be glad that he is just a fictional character, otherwise, if I ever met him in real life, he would have gotten a swift kick from me for acting like a jerk. Leopards never changes its spot and the male MC was definitely an example of this.

Vidit seemed like a sweetheart at the beginning and in a way, he was far way better than Vivaan, but I was not at all a happy trooper with the way he behaved as the book progressed.

The one character which I loved was that of Kashika. Sure, she had her flaws, but my heart just broke for her. This girl deserved better than what life dealt with.

In all, this was a very nice read for me, which I finished reading in mere two sittings. The language was lucid and perspicuous. I am going to give this book FIVE LOVE STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐