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A review by janane
The Way We Were by Prajwal Hegde
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A story of exes who meet up after a few years; giving glimpses into their past relationship, amidst bustling newsroom & beautiful bangalore ♥️
Pick it up if you want to read about exes figuring out & trying hard to love
After getting a taste of romance books written by an Indian author, I was so excited to pick up another one. Like half reading the blurb I picked this one up hoping it will be good. But it turned out to be a disappointing read for me. Second chance romance books have not been my favourite unless they have something I really really love about. I actually fell for bitter rivals, reluctant colleagues & tormented ex- lovers line of this book. Otherwise I could not have picked this one up :/
Myra is a journalist in morning herald news, successful in her job & has a very practical relationship with Ravi Rao. We get to see glimpses into her relationship with her best friend & her father; where we see her conflicted & understanding in her own way. The story is told only from her POV, so you get to see everything only through her eyes & that feels a little unfair to the other characters considering the story line.
Andrew brown is high school heart throbe, who ends up in foreign as a political analyst. Obviously his reputation precedes him & he is famous in his field of work. He is back to Bangalore, in morning herald, as a journalist; with prosepect of him becoming a editor.
Why he is here? Must have been enough to keep this book interesting, but unfortunately the execution of the same was all over the place which ended up making this book a really boring read for me.
The story starts from a busy newsroom atmosphere & oscillates between beautiful cafe frequented by Myra & chhaya, her best friend, and expensive cafe frequented by Myra & Ravi, her to be finace, and a road trip that Myra & Andrew takes for official reasons.
I really tried hard to connect with the characters but emotionally it felt too difficult. Books like this need some magical elements.
But somehow I pushed myself to finish this one, the one thing that helped me was the writing that brings warmth & life to the pages 💛
Pick it up if you want to read about exes figuring out & trying hard to love
After getting a taste of romance books written by an Indian author, I was so excited to pick up another one. Like half reading the blurb I picked this one up hoping it will be good. But it turned out to be a disappointing read for me. Second chance romance books have not been my favourite unless they have something I really really love about. I actually fell for bitter rivals, reluctant colleagues & tormented ex- lovers line of this book. Otherwise I could not have picked this one up :/
Myra is a journalist in morning herald news, successful in her job & has a very practical relationship with Ravi Rao. We get to see glimpses into her relationship with her best friend & her father; where we see her conflicted & understanding in her own way. The story is told only from her POV, so you get to see everything only through her eyes & that feels a little unfair to the other characters considering the story line.
Andrew brown is high school heart throbe, who ends up in foreign as a political analyst. Obviously his reputation precedes him & he is famous in his field of work. He is back to Bangalore, in morning herald, as a journalist; with prosepect of him becoming a editor.
Why he is here? Must have been enough to keep this book interesting, but unfortunately the execution of the same was all over the place which ended up making this book a really boring read for me.
The story starts from a busy newsroom atmosphere & oscillates between beautiful cafe frequented by Myra & chhaya, her best friend, and expensive cafe frequented by Myra & Ravi, her to be finace, and a road trip that Myra & Andrew takes for official reasons.
I really tried hard to connect with the characters but emotionally it felt too difficult. Books like this need some magical elements.
But somehow I pushed myself to finish this one, the one thing that helped me was the writing that brings warmth & life to the pages 💛