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Perfect Imperfect
A romantic thriller...
"Minutes later, a door opened. The vision that appeared at the entrance turned me into a gravestone with the date of my death engraved on it. An invisible force gripped me, as the visible one removed a cigar from his mouth and greeted Samarth."
"Minutes later, a door opened. The vision that appeared at the entrance turned me into a gravestone with the date of my death engraved on it. An invisible force gripped me, as the visible one removed a cigar from his mouth and greeted Samarth."
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Published June 11, 2016
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About the author
Ravi Bedi
12 books16 followersRavi Bedi did Chemical Engineering from BHU (1962), and joined the Indian Air Force for the lure of its blue uniform than for any patriotic fervor. But his heart was in the creative world, composing music on digital piaon being his first love. To quench his creative thirst, he became a self-taught painter with moderate success and, when his basement started filling up with all the trash (read paintings) he decided to become a writer. With his first novel, “Lovers’ Rock” (published by Rupa Publications - 2014), he has earned a pass to join the club.
He has since added seven more titles to his credit:
Seven Stories
Mail Order Bride
Perfect Imperfect,
The Roots
The Equals
Dark Chocolate
The Grand Piano And Other stories.
Ravi Bedi loves his golf, enjoys his music, runs a hotel in town to put meat on the table, and lives with his wife of 57 years in the historic city of Jodhpur.
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June 23, 2016
The Perfect Imperfect is set in Jaipur in Northern India. It’s about a young floor manager, Jimmy Bhasin, who works for Samarth Jain—the wealthy son of a leading jeweler of Jaipur.
When Samarth takes Jimmy to Bombay to buy a new collection of jewelry, Jimmy comes up with the perfect plan to rob his boss with the help of the lovely, and witty Farah Batliwala—the love of his life. She’s the girl he’d like to marry one day.
When everything is set in motion for their perfect crime, cracks appear when Jimmy lost contact with Farah. All the time he has the feeling that someone follows him like a shadow. . . or is it just his imagination? And where is Farah? Did she ditch him for the diamonds? Or is something else going on?
Then a vision appeared at the entrance. It turned him into a gravestone with the date of his death engraved on it. An invisible force gripped him, as the visible one removed a cigar from his mouth and greeted his boss.
The characters in this book are fully flesh out and the locations and events are brought to life in the skilled hands of the author, Ravi Bedi and I fell in love with Farah.
This truly is a five-star reading for anyone who’s into cozy mystery crime thrillers.
When Samarth takes Jimmy to Bombay to buy a new collection of jewelry, Jimmy comes up with the perfect plan to rob his boss with the help of the lovely, and witty Farah Batliwala—the love of his life. She’s the girl he’d like to marry one day.
When everything is set in motion for their perfect crime, cracks appear when Jimmy lost contact with Farah. All the time he has the feeling that someone follows him like a shadow. . . or is it just his imagination? And where is Farah? Did she ditch him for the diamonds? Or is something else going on?
Then a vision appeared at the entrance. It turned him into a gravestone with the date of his death engraved on it. An invisible force gripped him, as the visible one removed a cigar from his mouth and greeted his boss.
The characters in this book are fully flesh out and the locations and events are brought to life in the skilled hands of the author, Ravi Bedi and I fell in love with Farah.
This truly is a five-star reading for anyone who’s into cozy mystery crime thrillers.
September 11, 2016
So I read this book in July when I got it and I picked it up again today. Thank you Ravi sir for providing the review copy!
The plot is introduced in the very first paragraph and you get hints of what is to come. Once I started reading it, I wasn't able to put it down. You can see Jimmy's insecurity well when you see him denying to Samarth that he had a girlfriend. This book explores human nature and what leads people to commit crime. And it follows with a believable plot, brilliantly written. There were no errors as I remember and overall this is perfect crime thriller to read on a rainy day.
There was a moment when I thought Farah would stop Jimmy and they'd come up with something different but the fact they continued, as we see in real life - how greed blinds us and destroys our perfectly happy lives - it shows how the author has tried to keep this as realistic as possible without going overboard with dramatics. The pace of the story is also good, keepin you gripped. I hope there's a sequel or a follow up story. The last page introduced a hint of another exciting turn in Farah and Jimmy's life. How Jimmy turned the tables even after the crime at the last meeting is remarkable! Overall, I rate this 4 stars.
The plot is introduced in the very first paragraph and you get hints of what is to come. Once I started reading it, I wasn't able to put it down. You can see Jimmy's insecurity well when you see him denying to Samarth that he had a girlfriend. This book explores human nature and what leads people to commit crime. And it follows with a believable plot, brilliantly written. There were no errors as I remember and overall this is perfect crime thriller to read on a rainy day.
There was a moment when I thought Farah would stop Jimmy and they'd come up with something different but the fact they continued, as we see in real life - how greed blinds us and destroys our perfectly happy lives - it shows how the author has tried to keep this as realistic as possible without going overboard with dramatics. The pace of the story is also good, keepin you gripped. I hope there's a sequel or a follow up story. The last page introduced a hint of another exciting turn in Farah and Jimmy's life. How Jimmy turned the tables even after the crime at the last meeting is remarkable! Overall, I rate this 4 stars.
November 11, 2016
An entertainer all the way!
Great story teller, is Ravi Bedi, with an inclination towards crime-laced love stories.
The characters are earthy - Farah, with her bounteous beauty, and Jimmy, with his undying devotion. Samarth I found a bit of a drag with his constant penchant for a 'pair-of-legs' - he is a rich playboy who annoyed me with his misogynist attitude but he is a necessary cog in the wheel that moves this story.
Perfect-Imperfect is a good choice for title of this story considering that things start well and then go wrong in the next blink - only to improve - before unraveling again. I enjoyed the ups and downs and was rather delighted that I couldn't predict the ending!
The cover is lovely - really well done!
Another good read from Ravi Bedi.
Great story teller, is Ravi Bedi, with an inclination towards crime-laced love stories.
The characters are earthy - Farah, with her bounteous beauty, and Jimmy, with his undying devotion. Samarth I found a bit of a drag with his constant penchant for a 'pair-of-legs' - he is a rich playboy who annoyed me with his misogynist attitude but he is a necessary cog in the wheel that moves this story.
Perfect-Imperfect is a good choice for title of this story considering that things start well and then go wrong in the next blink - only to improve - before unraveling again. I enjoyed the ups and downs and was rather delighted that I couldn't predict the ending!
The cover is lovely - really well done!
Another good read from Ravi Bedi.
March 2, 2017
Ravi Bedi's Perfect Imperfect is a roller-coaster of a story with crime, romance and some sexy moments. Is there such a thing as the perfect crime? All the planning in the world cannot factor in the darned invariable that puts a spanner in the works. And so it is here as Jimmy, Samarth and Farah play their little games and what keeps you turning the pages.
July 3, 2018
The cover of the book is black with a hidden face of a girl and some jewels. The title of the book perfect and imperfect which caught my attention and made me to give it a read. The cover and title is apt according to the plot.
This is the story of the main protagonist Jimmy, Farah, Samarath and life revolves around them. Jimmy was working at Gokuldas Jewlellers, he fly to Bombay with his boss Samarath Jain for business deals and then he came to know the luxury life. Farah a common sales girl was the love of his life has always dreamed to live a happy life with lots of money. He plans to execute a robbery of his boss jewelry set in next trip with the help of Farah. They plan to interchange the suitcase which contains jewelry with duplicate Mr.Pillai’s suitcase with help of Farah. They both collect some money for the trip and items they need to buy. Farah goes Bombay two days before of Samarath, Jimmy’s arrival to looks like unplanned trip with the robbery she also visits her cousin and attends some interview.
Will Farah and Jimmy be successful in their plan?
Or Samarath will be able to find out the motive behind Jimmy?
What will happen to Jimmy and Farah relation?
To find out the answer read the book.
Language of the book is lucid and written in a simple way to comprehend for any kind of reader. The author has portrayed each and every character with utmost significance of their own and every one of them has done justice to their respective roles throughout the story. Narration and characterization is done well. Pace of the story was steady and smooth. With every turning page the curiosity to read further keeps on increasing.
I would like to recommend this book to all crime thriller lovers.
Looking forward to read more books by the author.
This is the story of the main protagonist Jimmy, Farah, Samarath and life revolves around them. Jimmy was working at Gokuldas Jewlellers, he fly to Bombay with his boss Samarath Jain for business deals and then he came to know the luxury life. Farah a common sales girl was the love of his life has always dreamed to live a happy life with lots of money. He plans to execute a robbery of his boss jewelry set in next trip with the help of Farah. They plan to interchange the suitcase which contains jewelry with duplicate Mr.Pillai’s suitcase with help of Farah. They both collect some money for the trip and items they need to buy. Farah goes Bombay two days before of Samarath, Jimmy’s arrival to looks like unplanned trip with the robbery she also visits her cousin and attends some interview.
Will Farah and Jimmy be successful in their plan?
Or Samarath will be able to find out the motive behind Jimmy?
What will happen to Jimmy and Farah relation?
To find out the answer read the book.
Language of the book is lucid and written in a simple way to comprehend for any kind of reader. The author has portrayed each and every character with utmost significance of their own and every one of them has done justice to their respective roles throughout the story. Narration and characterization is done well. Pace of the story was steady and smooth. With every turning page the curiosity to read further keeps on increasing.
I would like to recommend this book to all crime thriller lovers.
Looking forward to read more books by the author.
June 13, 2018
‘There is nothing like a perfect crime’, we always hear in crime shows on TV.
Perfect Imperfect makes you feel otherwise until you reach till the end where you agree to the above statement.
Perfect Imperfect is a blend of romance, betrayal, and suspense. It is a fast-paced, good story plot, and error-free writing makes it a good read.
But my only point of discontent is after writing nearly 56% from Jimmy's point of view why did the author suddenly from chapter 11 decides to change it Farah's point of view without any title or warning for the reader, which really got me confused for a couple of seconds before I re-read the page.
But nowhere has the continuity of the story has been affected nor there are blank spaces, even though there is such change in narrations.
Though had expected a different ending for the story, the present is also really good which leaves the reader guessing.
Perfect Imperfect makes you feel otherwise until you reach till the end where you agree to the above statement.
Perfect Imperfect is a blend of romance, betrayal, and suspense. It is a fast-paced, good story plot, and error-free writing makes it a good read.
But my only point of discontent is after writing nearly 56% from Jimmy's point of view why did the author suddenly from chapter 11 decides to change it Farah's point of view without any title or warning for the reader, which really got me confused for a couple of seconds before I re-read the page.
But nowhere has the continuity of the story has been affected nor there are blank spaces, even though there is such change in narrations.
Though had expected a different ending for the story, the present is also really good which leaves the reader guessing.
September 27, 2016
Even the crimes performed by most abled hands and done to perfection have certain imperfections. This is the theme on which the entire story of Mr. Bedi rests and this is precisely my opinion of this piece of writing.
When I picked up the novel , I was amazed by its cover and the strikingly beautiful black cover which gives it a befitting touch for a fast paced thriller. Sadly, I neither found any pace in it and nor the thrill I was looking for. The blurb also disappoints me as there was hardly any sneak peek into the novel as to tell what the story is all about.
The novel predominantly revolves around Jimmy Bhasin who finds it hard to make the ends meet and works round the clock to provide him and his girlfriend Farah Batliwala an ideal life full of luxuries and comforts . Soon he realizes that his means are too limited and he has to do something out of the box to fulfill his dreams. He nurtures a plan and go all the way to commit a crime which has dangerous consequences.
The novel has too many loopholes in it ; the main being the mundane plot and story on which it rests. It neither has the pace nor any element of surprise or suspense that can bind the attention of readers. From a thriller, what one least expects are the twists and turns which were by and large missing. Every now and then, sentences like the terror , the fear sent shivers down the spine were a big put off. It seems like everything be it the weather or the circumstances or the extremity of their acts, every single thing was sending chills down the spine of the protagonists. The story also ends abruptly with a hint of a sequel. The characterization is also not given due importance and it has major flaws associated with it. On one side, Farah is presented as a very intelligent, practical human being who sketches the plan out to perfection and maintains a certain distance with Jimmy and never crosses her limits but when a dashing charming lad in the form of Samarth Jain enters her life , she suddenly becomes too amateurish driven by pure emotions crossing all the lines that she has set for herself and even revealing her past unpardonable sins to Samarth and completely forgetting her childhood love Jimmy only because she is smitten by the charm and wit of Samarth and within a span of few days , she has lost all her practicality- hard to believe , difficult to digest and impossible to swallow.
The unpredictable nature is the backbone of any suspense flick but here the story and turn of events were too predictable so it failed on that front as well.
My 2.5 stars to this novel for its cover and smooth transition between the events. Looking forward to better and more interesting stuff from the author.
When I picked up the novel , I was amazed by its cover and the strikingly beautiful black cover which gives it a befitting touch for a fast paced thriller. Sadly, I neither found any pace in it and nor the thrill I was looking for. The blurb also disappoints me as there was hardly any sneak peek into the novel as to tell what the story is all about.
The novel predominantly revolves around Jimmy Bhasin who finds it hard to make the ends meet and works round the clock to provide him and his girlfriend Farah Batliwala an ideal life full of luxuries and comforts . Soon he realizes that his means are too limited and he has to do something out of the box to fulfill his dreams. He nurtures a plan and go all the way to commit a crime which has dangerous consequences.
The novel has too many loopholes in it ; the main being the mundane plot and story on which it rests. It neither has the pace nor any element of surprise or suspense that can bind the attention of readers. From a thriller, what one least expects are the twists and turns which were by and large missing. Every now and then, sentences like the terror , the fear sent shivers down the spine were a big put off. It seems like everything be it the weather or the circumstances or the extremity of their acts, every single thing was sending chills down the spine of the protagonists. The story also ends abruptly with a hint of a sequel. The characterization is also not given due importance and it has major flaws associated with it. On one side, Farah is presented as a very intelligent, practical human being who sketches the plan out to perfection and maintains a certain distance with Jimmy and never crosses her limits but when a dashing charming lad in the form of Samarth Jain enters her life , she suddenly becomes too amateurish driven by pure emotions crossing all the lines that she has set for herself and even revealing her past unpardonable sins to Samarth and completely forgetting her childhood love Jimmy only because she is smitten by the charm and wit of Samarth and within a span of few days , she has lost all her practicality- hard to believe , difficult to digest and impossible to swallow.
The unpredictable nature is the backbone of any suspense flick but here the story and turn of events were too predictable so it failed on that front as well.
My 2.5 stars to this novel for its cover and smooth transition between the events. Looking forward to better and more interesting stuff from the author.
October 25, 2016
‘Perfect imperfect’ is a complex love triangle involving the three protagonists- Jimmy, Samarth and Farah.
It is a well-written piece of prose, the language easy and the grammar unblemished (a big thing in today’s times when in the name of so-called ‘creativity’, the so-called ‘authors’ tear to pieces, the basic rules of grammar). At times, a few words are repeated, but I will let that pass.
The twists in the tale are on the expected lines but the story builds towards the climax in a streamlined fashion. The ending is unconventional.
The author has dealt with the frailties in human nature; the sins- Luxuria (lust), gula (gluttony), avaritia (greed), acedia (sloth), ira (wrath), superbia (pride) and invidia (envy) pervading the lives of the three lead characters. As is evident, the ‘dramatis personae’ in this novel are all coloured in the shades of grey.
I finished reading this ‘romantic thriller’ over the course of one night and needless to say- it did not disappoint me.
I look forward to reading the other books penned by this prolific writer- 'Lover's Rock', 'Mail Order Bride' and 'Seven Stories'.
It is a well-written piece of prose, the language easy and the grammar unblemished (a big thing in today’s times when in the name of so-called ‘creativity’, the so-called ‘authors’ tear to pieces, the basic rules of grammar). At times, a few words are repeated, but I will let that pass.
The twists in the tale are on the expected lines but the story builds towards the climax in a streamlined fashion. The ending is unconventional.
The author has dealt with the frailties in human nature; the sins- Luxuria (lust), gula (gluttony), avaritia (greed), acedia (sloth), ira (wrath), superbia (pride) and invidia (envy) pervading the lives of the three lead characters. As is evident, the ‘dramatis personae’ in this novel are all coloured in the shades of grey.
I finished reading this ‘romantic thriller’ over the course of one night and needless to say- it did not disappoint me.
I look forward to reading the other books penned by this prolific writer- 'Lover's Rock', 'Mail Order Bride' and 'Seven Stories'.
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July 8, 2016The title of the book was fine. No complaints! But, then, why do I feel that naming it ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ would have made it a little more appealing?
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