Okay I bought this book on a total whim. It had such a cute cover I couldnt resist. Completed in two hours. Later when I saw the Author's name, I couldnt believe it. Rochak Bhatnagar !! He lives in my lane, four or five houses away !! So I think here I am little biased on the rating....otherwise I would have given it 1 star
First thing : This book was totally not for me. It was too cute and immature and simple for me. :P It is the simplest novel I have ever read.
The title has almost no relation with the book "Love happens only once" . The guy Rishi fell twice in love. I thought it to be highly emotional. But it was like I was reading but I felt no emotion at all. I just felt like choking myself at the show of such a petty display of love. I mean it was really childish.
In the Prologue, the story was described as romantic and painful and Rishi doesnt like to share it with anyone. Man.......if this story is painful then I dont know how other really painful stories would be described as.
Now here is the story....
Rishi, a guy who doesnt believe in love....and certainly not in love at first sight. He is in 10th standard that is will be appearing for his boards exams. In author's point of view Rishi is depicted as totally bastard.....flirting around with girls and breaking their hearts and all(in a totally innocent way). He went to a disc one day with college friends. There he met a beautiful girl Ananya and obviously got attracted. He met her again somewhere accidentally and exchanged numbers and fb id's. Then they started chatting. After 3 years, he wrote a letter to Ananya expressing his feelings and proposing her. Ananya rejected him as he didnt believe in love whereas Ananya was totally lovey dovey types and wanted a stable boyfriend. And then she was gone from his life....changed her number.
Then he enrolled for his Btech in GBTU. There, a girl proposed him on phone....said she fell in love with him and wanted to meet him. Ofcourse he refused. Then he met a friend of a friend Pragya and fell in love with her. (How pathetic ! Typical boy :P )
Then after some try he proposed her and Pragya said yes. And then I felt like choking myself whenever Pragya or Rishi's love for Pragya is described. Then his friend's love story is described. Rishi and his friend stole 50,000 from someone and got 25000. He bought gifts for Pragya on her birthday.
Then Sumit, his best buddy told him that Pragya is bad for him. He fought with him and stopped talking with him. Later he read some messages on Pragya's cell. Only then he made some inquiries and found that She had a boy-friend and apparently they are again in a relationship. And she's not virgin. After knowing this, he was in tears. :P When he confronted Pragya....you know what she slapped him and broke up with him. And the guy begged her to not to break up with him. Gosh can you believe it!! I hate this part of the story
Then he sent her a message
"As I feel the tear do down my cheek,
I notice that my heart is weak.
For the love I have for you,
will always be gold and true.
I have made some mistakes, they rest in the past,
But, my love for you will forever last.
Even though we are a distance apart,
you always have the key to my heart.
Am sorry Pragya. I love you..."
He kept crying for dont know how many days !!!
And then suddenly he dreamed about Ananya. And she was back in his life. Ananya suddenly realised that it was her mistake that Rishi is suffering now....after reading Rishi's diary. And then Rishi and Ananya were lovey dovey again. (like I have always loved you, I have missed you n blah blah blah). Well and this was the ending.
But the book held my interest...for that I gave it 3 stars.