A Love so Special: A tale of Love and Determination

A Love So Special by Deepak SrivastavaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars"There are occasions in life when we make a decision in a moment. Those moments dictate our sorrow and happiness for the rest of our life."A Love so Special by Deepak Srivastava is a Contemporary Fiction, short novella, which ends on a happy note. Its about a family of 4, Nikhil, his wife Neha, their children Riya and Raghu. Everything is fine, except for Raghu's mental disability, which isn't a problem to them, until he doesn't mature enough to his age, and creates ruckus everywhere. Unintentionally, he causes trouble and embarrassment to the whole family wherever they go. Neha doesn't blame Raghu for it but rather blames Nikhil for forcing them to go out.Life goes on until Riya starts demanding stubbornly to go for a trip, and when Nikhil too asks Neha for a long time, she finally gives in. But disaster strikes, and the family isn't able to recover from it. What is the disaster? Do they finally recover from it? Will their family shatter forever? Read the book.It was a good book, and will bring a smile to anyone in the end. With a detailed and a peculiar theme, of family and coincidence, joy and sorrow, and most of all, LOVE. Familial love is something which is unique and can never be replaced with any other love. The power of the bond called family, will reunite everyone, and this is perfectly portrayed by the author in this beautiful book. It was a very good book and it melted my heart, and I felt, even thought the story is nothing that special, the thought for writing a book as such and the plot really makes the book deserve a fabulous five star.Review by - Kalyan K

REVIEWA Love So Special is an intense tale of a family, who are very closely knit together and different from all other families and that’s what makes this family so special. This book focuses on parental love and the bond shared between the family members of the family.Nikhil and Neha had started out this small and lovely family of theirs after facing a lot of hardship in the early stages of their lives. This family is all that they have got and they love it immensely. Their kids, Riya and Raghu are their world. Raghu despite being a very sweet and lovely kid, he is a specially-abled child. Having a special kid at home, needs an extra care and attention 24/7 and Neha makes sure her son gets enough attention. That’s the reason why she deliberately avoids certain luxuries like outing, touring and partying, as they cannot afford to leave their son out of their eye sight even for a minute. But Nikhil and his daughter Riya on the other hand wants all the four of them to have a normal life like everybody else to which Neha is totally against.Raghu is pretty close to his father and Nikhil loves Raghu the most. Raghu literally thinks that his father is a superhero and he can destroy any evil power single-handedly. Suddenly Raghu goes missing and that completely shatters their family altogether because Raghu has always been their source of light and happiness. The family goes in search of their youngest very frantically but this search party takes an unexpected turn and Nikhil is forced to become a real life superhero which his son always believed him to be. Becoming a real superhero is the only way to save his son and his life. But will Nikhil and his family be strong enough to do this and save Raghu ? That’s the story of this book.The plot of this book was totally unexpected, what started out as a simple missing case story of a specially-abled child changed out to be a completely thrilling and nerve-wracking read. The way the author had planned out the plot and moved ahead with it in each sequence was tremendously penned down. The plot mildly accelerated into this very engaging story which cannot stop you from reading it. The book follows the investigation of finding the missing child in a step by step procedure. And the book has been very engrossing till the very end. It had that kind of a power and capacity to hold the reader’s attention completely.The way the story started and how the author described the livelihood of this family felt very real and realistic. The small argument and disagreement between Nikhil and Neha was totally akin and relatable. These kinds of arguments and little fights will happen in all kinds of household and the author has spectacularly brought about all of them on the pages of this book.The relationship shared between every member of this family was written down very effectively. The book was surging with so much parental love. The relationship shared between a father and a son has been beautifully written. The emotional aspects infiltrated into this book was so awesome. Seems like the loving and protecting parent inside the author had made it possible to write these kind of emotions so accurately and heart-touchingly. The author also emphasized a lot on other relationships as well and that balanced the book perfectly.The language was easy to read. The writing style and narrative style could have been a bit more better. But since the book was filled with true emotions, that balanced it out. There were few typos and mistakes here and there which could have been weeded out in the editing. These were the only shortcomings in this book.Nikhil and Neha’s character has been beautifully developed. Both of them had a very interesting back stories. Nikhil’s was the strongest and heart touching character in this book. Though Neha’s story was very inspiring, that did not go along with the plot much. It almost felt like it was an unnecessary attachment to the plot because even without her backstory the story would have progressed and moved perfectly. Maybe that could have been avoided or kept subtle. Even her story felt half baked and stopped abruptly somewhere around the midway.There were lot of other characters in the book who played their roles perfectly and meticulously. The best thing about this book is the relationship shared between Nikhil and his son Raghu. They had this beautiful bond. How Raghu looked up to his father and how he believed in his father despite any situation was adorable. Raghu made Nikhil’s life so much more better. Even Riya’s character was penned down beautifully. She was sensible and hopeful throughout the book. Her relationship equation with her brother and her entire family was so refreshing to read, especially when the lead characters were sad and depressed, her presence in their life made it more bearable.The last few pages of the book was extraordinarily written and perfectly thought through. These few pages made the book so much more better than it already was. Without these few accelerated progress, the book would have been just another family drama but these thrilling and fast pacing parts were wonderful and totally worth the read.It is such a well developed plot with considerably good characters who are immersed in a sea of raw and true emotions. An improved narrative and writing style would make this book reach a different league altogether.MY VIEWSI basically love family fictions which talks about familial bonds between parents and kids, siblings and stuffs like that. So I loved this book so much. The best thing about this book was it spoke about relationships at a greater level. The book was fast moving, it had the aura of an investigative novel slightly and it was extremely thrilling towards the end. It was a very intense and amazing read.My rating for this book would be 3.9 out of 5 starsI would like recommend this book to people who are into family fictions and to people who wants to know about the depths of various relationships. Contemporary fiction readers too can go for this book. You guys will definitely love it.Happy Reading Folks!!

The language in this is so easy and the storyline is so simple...a perfect read for the beginners. Plus, it's a really short read too. It's perfect for building your reading habit.At first glance, I thought it's gonna be a romance novel. But it really is a story of familial love. The story has likeable characters. It's a story of a nuclear family, of the bonding they share with each other and the beauty and all the other aspects of parenting.Plot- Nikhil had a tragic childhood and is still suppressed by it, while Neha is struggling to provide a decent lifestyle for her family. Life happens and they both get to meet with each other and soon they find out that they share a special bonding. They get married. With time, they have two children, Riya and Raghu. The bond between Nikhil and his specially abled child, Raghu was so heartwarming to read. Raghu is intellectually disabled and this causes various daily nuisances between Nighil and Neha. This is what I liked about the book, it describes real-life struggles, thoughts and nuisances in a very raw way and thoroughly. I loved the authentic description of how the parents have to deal with children with special needs.The actual story starts when one fine day Raghu goes missing. And thus begins a rollercoaster hunt for the search of Raghu and eventually stumbling upon some unexpected missing pieces of Nikhil's past life.Read the story to find out what happens next. I'm sure you'll feel a rollercoaster of emotions while reading it.

A great book, and it is a book with lots of family love and a great book for people who like adventure books.