A review by aanchi3
DHRUV - Love Story Of An Alchemist by Karan Verma

5.0

This book follows the protagonist Dhruv. He was born in Banaras and a very inquisitive child. This banarasi babu falls for Emma. She is not Indian, but holds special love for this country. Dhruv’s love for Emma changes his life. The plot goes on to show all the struggles he had to incur. His trust is broken when his own family cheats him. The book shows a very realistic side of the life. The struggle people have to go through and still stand up tall. Like every other struggler, Dhruv also goes to Mumbai to be a famous writer. He is talented and his work reaches a well known personality. But things turn out to be ugly when he doesn’t get recognition for his hard work. The story is a slow builder. You have to let it take it’s time to reach it’s potential. I enjoyed the descriptive way the author has shown Banaras and has created a beautiful setting. The narration was smooth and the language was lucid. I enjoyed the whole plot and the cover is beautiful as well.
Overall, I rated it a 5/5