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Wedding Pickle
Avni is an independent, fun loving girl who loves the idea of being in love and having a happy ever after, only she knows this idea is too good to be true in this world, true love is nothing but a farce. Embroiled in her fears, doubts and her haunting past, does she get past her reluctance toward marriage? Does she find someone she can have a happy ever after with? Or does she actually prove her own point that true love is nothing but a farce in today’s world.
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First published January 8, 2018
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February 16, 2018
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma will be an another story you hear through your friends/neighbors or you see yourself in the society. When everyone or every other things requires multiple times to shape up to be perfect but in arrange marriage for each chance we take the more reflection we get in return from society.
The story is of about Avni, just an another girl you see in this society she is independent with certain boundaries named of society. Who forms the society? Off course we. Then is it necessary to pin point every actions of a girl? As the story goes more questions of this kind rises. A vivid intresting one. How Avni adopts herself to the arrange marriage after a break up and in-between her independent choices. Will she able to settle up in this quick process. Will she can find the love she craving for? What will she chose for herself independently? Read the novel to know remaining.
Novel strongly portrayed the female characters and their impact is so well as we can connect easily with characters, as it resembles the chaos we see normally. The language was simple and clear it makes the narration to go in a good flow.
Overall, Wedding Pickle is one of go through book for all as it shows family, friends, Marriages, society awareness and Motivating one too.
The story is of about Avni, just an another girl you see in this society she is independent with certain boundaries named of society. Who forms the society? Off course we. Then is it necessary to pin point every actions of a girl? As the story goes more questions of this kind rises. A vivid intresting one. How Avni adopts herself to the arrange marriage after a break up and in-between her independent choices. Will she able to settle up in this quick process. Will she can find the love she craving for? What will she chose for herself independently? Read the novel to know remaining.
Novel strongly portrayed the female characters and their impact is so well as we can connect easily with characters, as it resembles the chaos we see normally. The language was simple and clear it makes the narration to go in a good flow.
Overall, Wedding Pickle is one of go through book for all as it shows family, friends, Marriages, society awareness and Motivating one too.
May 5, 2018
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Avni an independent girl, who is settled and loves her job, life and friends, will be meeting a guy of her parents choice. is she ready to get married? will she be ready to change her life? she is going to meet Ansh. An NRI with a professional personality and a gentleman. will Avni love ansh? or just do the wedding for her parent’s sake. will she let go her past and move on? will she agree with the arranged marriage?
First of all, I loved the title of the book, it’s attractive. The cover of the book is good, but it could have been much better. The story starts with Avni’s parents forcing her to see a guy. The narration of the story is wonderful. yes, it’s impressive and one can easily connect with the story well. the story tells a lot about from what phases an independent woman in India goes through when it’s about marriage. it shows the reality, what a girl goes through (emotionally & mentally). The plot of the story is realistic and flawless. I loved how Avni’s thoughts were portrayed well. when she met Ansh, what she expected, what she should say to her parents when she thinks about past. each and everything is portrayed in a wonderful manner and in a practical way. her mental state, her life everything. The story has a strong plot and narration. The language used by the author is simple and interesting. One can instantly connect with the story well and can visualize the story. The phase of the story is lil slow, but again it’s worth a read. The flow of the story is smooth and crisp. There are places where the author has used Hindi words, to make a story more realistic. The characters of the story are wonderful. Every girl will fall in love with Ansh’s character and would love to have a partner like ansh. Avni’s character is also good. I loved Roshni’s character. how she gracefully makes situations light. There are many characters in the story and each of them has its own importance. be it Kriti’s character or Avni’s sister. In the end, I felt the story was dragged and at some places, there were dialogues which were not necessary.
The story has many themes like friendship, love, family, relationships and many more. I loved the friendship bond of Avni, Roshni and Kriti, Kriti’s love story, Ansh attitude and many more. Overall, it’s a realistic story like A complete Hindi movie.
Overall, its a simple, crisp story with strong characters, amazing plot, wonderful narration and simple and easy language.
If you like reading a simple story, go for this book.
Avni an independent girl, who is settled and loves her job, life and friends, will be meeting a guy of her parents choice. is she ready to get married? will she be ready to change her life? she is going to meet Ansh. An NRI with a professional personality and a gentleman. will Avni love ansh? or just do the wedding for her parent’s sake. will she let go her past and move on? will she agree with the arranged marriage?
First of all, I loved the title of the book, it’s attractive. The cover of the book is good, but it could have been much better. The story starts with Avni’s parents forcing her to see a guy. The narration of the story is wonderful. yes, it’s impressive and one can easily connect with the story well. the story tells a lot about from what phases an independent woman in India goes through when it’s about marriage. it shows the reality, what a girl goes through (emotionally & mentally). The plot of the story is realistic and flawless. I loved how Avni’s thoughts were portrayed well. when she met Ansh, what she expected, what she should say to her parents when she thinks about past. each and everything is portrayed in a wonderful manner and in a practical way. her mental state, her life everything. The story has a strong plot and narration. The language used by the author is simple and interesting. One can instantly connect with the story well and can visualize the story. The phase of the story is lil slow, but again it’s worth a read. The flow of the story is smooth and crisp. There are places where the author has used Hindi words, to make a story more realistic. The characters of the story are wonderful. Every girl will fall in love with Ansh’s character and would love to have a partner like ansh. Avni’s character is also good. I loved Roshni’s character. how she gracefully makes situations light. There are many characters in the story and each of them has its own importance. be it Kriti’s character or Avni’s sister. In the end, I felt the story was dragged and at some places, there were dialogues which were not necessary.
The story has many themes like friendship, love, family, relationships and many more. I loved the friendship bond of Avni, Roshni and Kriti, Kriti’s love story, Ansh attitude and many more. Overall, it’s a realistic story like A complete Hindi movie.
Overall, its a simple, crisp story with strong characters, amazing plot, wonderful narration and simple and easy language.
If you like reading a simple story, go for this book.
February 8, 2018
What is love? Does true love exist or is it just the figment of imaginations of poets? When are we ready for marriage? Why today’s generation is commitment phobic? The book tries to answer these questions.
Avni is almost 24 year old girl who is not yet ready for marriage. She is an introvert and is happy in here small circle of family and friends. That’s why marriage seems a herculean task to her. She meets Siddharth and he ask her what ring she wants. Diamond of course, was her reply. But then Siddharth cheats of her and breaks her trust on himself and love. Enters Ansh and now she is not able to trust him.
The reluctance of Avni is of every girl. She is bit apprehensive of marriage. She has to leave her set life and adjust amongst strangers. Till now she is the master of her own destiny and lived her life on her own
Terms and conditions. Avni made a plan to go party with her friends on outskirts of Delhi. Ansh forbids him due to security reasons but she feels that he is curtailing her freedom. Is she right or wrong? Maybe both. Marriage is name of adjustments and both partners have to adjust them according to wishes of each other.
The book deals with issue of Ex lover also. If a girl made a mistake with one guy who is bad, what does it mean for her future? Sidharth was clearly a mistake and Ansh helps her to get over him.
The book is a breezy read. It is fast paced and used simple Hinglish. Though the story is predictable and have been told thousands of times in movies and novels, this book can be read as this is entertaining. A treat for lovers of romance. 3/ 5 stars.
Avni is almost 24 year old girl who is not yet ready for marriage. She is an introvert and is happy in here small circle of family and friends. That’s why marriage seems a herculean task to her. She meets Siddharth and he ask her what ring she wants. Diamond of course, was her reply. But then Siddharth cheats of her and breaks her trust on himself and love. Enters Ansh and now she is not able to trust him.
The reluctance of Avni is of every girl. She is bit apprehensive of marriage. She has to leave her set life and adjust amongst strangers. Till now she is the master of her own destiny and lived her life on her own
Terms and conditions. Avni made a plan to go party with her friends on outskirts of Delhi. Ansh forbids him due to security reasons but she feels that he is curtailing her freedom. Is she right or wrong? Maybe both. Marriage is name of adjustments and both partners have to adjust them according to wishes of each other.
The book deals with issue of Ex lover also. If a girl made a mistake with one guy who is bad, what does it mean for her future? Sidharth was clearly a mistake and Ansh helps her to get over him.
The book is a breezy read. It is fast paced and used simple Hinglish. Though the story is predictable and have been told thousands of times in movies and novels, this book can be read as this is entertaining. A treat for lovers of romance. 3/ 5 stars.
February 7, 2018
Wedding Pickle by Neha sharma is such a book that every girl can relate to.It a sweet tale which goes around Anvi and Ansh.The story starts when Anvi was so confused about marriage and freaks out on her parents when ever they get the topic about marriage.When her mom keeps on insisting her to meet a guy, she agrees to meet him half heartedly and was so prepared to say no once their meeting gets over. When she met Ansh she wasn't able to say no to him. But she was still confused and not ready for this marriage thing.
Will she fall in love with him and will her ever confused mind gets ready for the marriage and how will Avni and Ansh stand by each other out of all differences they have...Give it a read to know more about them.
I loved this book to core. I can relate to female protagonist most of the times and I feel every girl can relate at some point while reading. The way India marriage are held is well described. The cover and title are just perfect to the plot. There is no reason to not to finish this book in one go... It's just A-w-e-s-o-m-e
Will she fall in love with him and will her ever confused mind gets ready for the marriage and how will Avni and Ansh stand by each other out of all differences they have...Give it a read to know more about them.
I loved this book to core. I can relate to female protagonist most of the times and I feel every girl can relate at some point while reading. The way India marriage are held is well described. The cover and title are just perfect to the plot. There is no reason to not to finish this book in one go... It's just A-w-e-s-o-m-e
February 8, 2018
Book Name: Wedding Pickle
Author Name: Neha Sharma
Format: Paperback
No of Pages: 264
Publisher: Grapevine India (10/1/2018)
Blurb: The blurb section of this book has been written in a brief & impactful way keeping it to the point exactly. I’d like to say that the blurb is giving a clear idea of what the book is all about, so it is aptly written indeed.
Cover: The front cover of the book is simple yet eye catching. I can say that it could have been designed in a bit more unique way, but as it is depicting the substance of the story very well, hence I consider this appropriate. Good job done by Pratibha Gurnani Creative.
Title: The title is unique, tempting & really good and it is complementing the content of the story to the utmost valid point. So, I must say that it is perfect for the book.
Language & narration: Language of the book is extremely lucid, simple enough to comprehend for any kind of reader. I noticed that as there are lots of places where Hindi words or lines can be seen, so to emphasize them, those particular words or lines have been written in italic font, to make it look different in the script. Language is extremely connecting and with easy go flow, and as any regular domestic or daily life conversation takes place, similarly here in this book, I noticed the conversations are without any imaginative exaggeration. Conversations have been portrayed flawlessly and it is giving the most realistic touch possible to the book. And most importantly, author’s sense of good sarcastic humor is pretty much evident in this book and that made this book a bit more interesting to go through. Narrating style of the book intriguing indeed, as the content has enough elements to get hooked with (especially for any Woman); the scenes have been portrayed so well & visualizing way that I not only read the journey, I lived (literally) the journey and it was like, I got to see the events happening one after another in front of my eyes. Trust me when I say, the descriptive narration has set the story in a high level, indeed.
Plot: The plot has been crafted in a sensible way with providing the most realistic essence to cherish. The core of the story is to bring forth the life of any independent Woman in India, and regarding marriage, what kind of phases (both mentally & socially) that a Woman has to go through, is being depicted here and the base plot is included with some sub plots that made it easier for the reader to realize the depth of the book in a vast way.
Setting: The story sets in Delhi and its surrounding places, and as the story moves forward, there will be a silent touch of Norway [UN], Bangalore, Gujarat & Andhra.
Characterization: Crystal clear characterization is one of the plus points of this book. There’re quite a handful of characters here in the book, but all of them (I repeat all of them, be it out Protagonists or any supportive one) are being clearly portrayed with pretty much unique significance to add in the story. The way author has pointed out even the minimum details of their characteristics is really commendable I must say. All the characters are justified to their respective roles till the end and readers will be able to connect themselves with the characters instantly while reading. Beside the Protagonists (Avni & Ansh), I like the character of Roshni very much. Let’s have a look at the name of the characters mentioned in the book- Avni Sharma, Uma Sharma, Arun Sharma, Kitty, Kavita Aunty, Sunaina, Kriti, Roshni, Mrinal, Ria, Dheeraj, Rishil, Ansh, Dinesh Uncle, Sneh Aunty, Nidhi, Smita, Priya, Kanchan, Aarika, Meghna, Bhavya, Sidharth, Arvind, Karen, John, Perry, Ruhana, Ahana, Armaan, Sahay, Kripa, Aakash, Ramu, Sana.
Theme: Marriage, Love, Romance, Situation of Women, Friendship, Family.
Story in a nutshell: The story revolves around the journey of a girl named Avni and her surroundings. Well, let me tell you that, Avni is the face of Women in India and her journey of life is exactly the same & similar to any other independent girl in our country; the situation she faced according to the story, is nowhere any different from any other Woman facing the same situation at a time on a way or the other.
Avni is an independent, young, working with a reputed designation, ambitious girl. She is like a free bird; actually wants to live her life in her own terms, being with friends, hangouts, drawing a handsome salary and then living life all by herself. But, as we know, it is the “unfortunate” fact that (this is the ‘system’ of the ‘society’ we are familiar about), a girl of ‘marrying age’ living by herself without getting married to a “nice & eligible Man”, is something not at all “acceptable” or “unthinkable” in the society we live in; Women may reach each and every success as an individual, they can fly to space (Kalpana Chawla Ma’am), but still in our patriarchal society, “Public” is having the thought that “What will a girl do if not getting married with a ‘good guy’?, How Will she survive by her own? As she a girl, she always needs a Man to protect her and to give social identity to her.”- (If I am being asked, then I’d say that these are the most “inappropriate” and “extremely Wrong” that is running through the veins of our society since ages)- It is like, having a daughter in home, the prime concern of the parents gets into “settling” their daughter with a “deserving Man” at the ‘right time’. This is the same condition what we will get to see here that Avni was facing regarding her marriage. Avni’s parents and her family members were searching from a “perfect groom” for the marriage of their daughter. Relatives & other “Concerned” people started pouring in with their “so perfect” matches for Avni. But the thing is that, she was not ready at the moment to give marriage a serious thought; rather, I should say that, she was not ready to spend the rest of her life with an unknown strange person all of a sudden. She was in need of time to settle her mind for the idea of getting married. She was enjoying her freedom, her life, self identity, which, she was scared to lose if she gets married and ended up by landing into the whirlpool of uncertainties. She actually loved the idea of falling in love, being in love or being together forever with ‘true love’, but in her heart, she believed that it can only be in books or movies, but not in this real world. She thought that, people may attract to each other (which is quite normal), but the idea of “till death do us part” was not her cup of tea. She had her reasons too. She loved a boy named Sidharth with all her heart and trusted him, in the past, but ended up by getting heartache, being with broken trust and parting ways. This was the fear that was restricting herself to get committed in to any relationship, let alone marriage. But her parents (like any other Indian parent) was getting worried day by day about her marriage and determined to find the ‘best match’ for her. Compromising with the amount of ‘indirect’ pressure she was facing from her Mother & relatives, finally decided to give this ‘meeting a guy’ thing a shot and agreed to meet Ansh for once. Ansh was a gentleman with admirable personality and loveable characteristics. He was sufficiently well settled in Norway (actually from Bangalore) was doing exceptionally well in his life. He belonged to a cultural, liberal minded, decent, educated & sophisticated family. As a person, he has everything that a girl wants in her life partner. He is caring, loyal, nice, well maintained, mannered, and most importantly he respects Avni & was trying everything to be a friend for her at first. Naturally, everybody in the family of Avni and her friends, everyone started to like him for his personality and after their initial interaction, he started to like Avni indeed. But things were happening too fast and Avni will unable to find the ‘spark’ of love, that ‘click’ in her heart towards Ansh and was facing serious dilemma about taking decision about Ansh. She was being torn apart inside her heart regarding her marriage…
What will she do afterwards? What her decision will be? Will she say ‘Yes’ to Ansh whom she knows almost nothing about? Or will she be able to wait till love happen? Will she ever be able to cherish the essence of ‘true love’ in real world? Will she & Ansh be happily ever after or destiny has something else in store for Avni? To know the rest of the story, and to know what the Wedding Pickle is all about, grab your copy now and go through it.
My Verdict: Authoress Neha has portrayed the life of Women (represented by Avni, Roshni, Kriti) in this book with the utmost possible way of revealing the ‘facts’ that that tend to face regarding many aspect in life (whether it is a marriage, or job, or doing something by own, or family, be it anything). As I said earlier, every self dependent Woman has to go through the same situation that the author portrayed for Avni. Whether a girl is ready or not to take the responsibility of another family by getting married, after a time, because of the “so called thinking” of so called “society”, she is tend to make a decision and that hardly belongs to her own. After a time, everything goes for a change in a Woman’s life even before and after marriage. She may not invite the changes, but they are inevitable, and destined to happen. A girl has her own rights and own ways to be happy or to make an identity in the society as she is a human being at first; not any mere puppet or doll of anybody’s hand. But, in reality, she doesn’t get the chance even to make a decision of her own regarding her own life (not with everyone, but in general, maximum time this happens). Still in this modern era, there are many who think that, getting married is the only option that a Woman has to do in her life, otherwise, she will be criticized, compared, judged and most unfortunately, will be getting “indirectly” humiliated in front of her own family member whom we call “relatives”; well this unfortunate, but true, and most essential to get these things change for better. Otherwise, this type of thinking can ruin the actual happiness of many girls. Through Avni’s journey, author has portrayed, the concern of a mother for her daughter, the understanding between sisters and father – daughter bond, the inner thoughts of a girl of ‘marrying age’, the pressure of the outer world and “over concern” of some relatives about getting a girl married, understanding between couples, pros and cons of random relationship or trusting a wrong person, pain of heartache and its long lasting impact, fear to start over again, afraid of freedom getting lost, dilemma of Avni about taking decisions, meaning of true love, marriage out of community (Gujarati & Telugu relationship example), mental war of Avni regarding falling in Love with Ansh, the consequences of having a strict, orthodox family background, effect of a bad relationship and mental fight while getting over it, having a broken engagement, the genuine deep bonding amongst closest buddies, supporting and understanding each other through their thick & thins- everything is being depicted in the book clearly for readers to realize the phases in a better way. The role that Roshni played & on the other hand, the role that Armaan played, both are the silent protectors in this book and played the most significant part of theirs. Every girl will see her shadow in Avni or Kriti. All kind of emotions, love, pain, dilemma, happiness, every shade has been perfectly portrayed. The changes in mentality before & getting married, the process of getting and acceptance of two families between each other, changes in priority, atmosphere & detail rituals in marriage, lastly, the mental condition of a father while handling over his Princess to another ‘safe & secure’ hand- touched my heart by all means. Lastly, I’d like to say that, in today’s era, finding a person like Ansh is, I think one of the most rare & precious thing to be considered. His characteristics (lovely, charming, handsome, loyal, nice, gentle, caring, adorable, admirable, cute, sweet, respectable, dependable, concerned, understanding, patient, sensible, humorous, careful, sophisticated) can be termed as an “Ideal” person to be around with. Ultimately, the actually meaning of love & marriage has been defined by the author very well & appropriately.
Drawbacks: I would like to mention that there are a few places where punctuation marks error, misspelling, typo mistakes can be seen, though very tiny they are and easily correctable. I am mentioning the page numbers here, that need to be cross checked to make those minor error free; page no- 167, 175, 189, 192, 200. Otherwise, I don’t think that there’s anything that can be termed as drawback.
Recommendation: I’d love to recommend this beautiful book to each & every Girl, Woman and to every avid reader who is actually looking forward to a significantly time & read worthy book. This book won’t disappoint anyone, I bet this. Thank you.
Rating (Overall): 4/5 Stars.
Author Name: Neha Sharma
Format: Paperback
No of Pages: 264
Publisher: Grapevine India (10/1/2018)
Blurb: The blurb section of this book has been written in a brief & impactful way keeping it to the point exactly. I’d like to say that the blurb is giving a clear idea of what the book is all about, so it is aptly written indeed.
Cover: The front cover of the book is simple yet eye catching. I can say that it could have been designed in a bit more unique way, but as it is depicting the substance of the story very well, hence I consider this appropriate. Good job done by Pratibha Gurnani Creative.
Title: The title is unique, tempting & really good and it is complementing the content of the story to the utmost valid point. So, I must say that it is perfect for the book.
Language & narration: Language of the book is extremely lucid, simple enough to comprehend for any kind of reader. I noticed that as there are lots of places where Hindi words or lines can be seen, so to emphasize them, those particular words or lines have been written in italic font, to make it look different in the script. Language is extremely connecting and with easy go flow, and as any regular domestic or daily life conversation takes place, similarly here in this book, I noticed the conversations are without any imaginative exaggeration. Conversations have been portrayed flawlessly and it is giving the most realistic touch possible to the book. And most importantly, author’s sense of good sarcastic humor is pretty much evident in this book and that made this book a bit more interesting to go through. Narrating style of the book intriguing indeed, as the content has enough elements to get hooked with (especially for any Woman); the scenes have been portrayed so well & visualizing way that I not only read the journey, I lived (literally) the journey and it was like, I got to see the events happening one after another in front of my eyes. Trust me when I say, the descriptive narration has set the story in a high level, indeed.
Plot: The plot has been crafted in a sensible way with providing the most realistic essence to cherish. The core of the story is to bring forth the life of any independent Woman in India, and regarding marriage, what kind of phases (both mentally & socially) that a Woman has to go through, is being depicted here and the base plot is included with some sub plots that made it easier for the reader to realize the depth of the book in a vast way.
Setting: The story sets in Delhi and its surrounding places, and as the story moves forward, there will be a silent touch of Norway [UN], Bangalore, Gujarat & Andhra.
Characterization: Crystal clear characterization is one of the plus points of this book. There’re quite a handful of characters here in the book, but all of them (I repeat all of them, be it out Protagonists or any supportive one) are being clearly portrayed with pretty much unique significance to add in the story. The way author has pointed out even the minimum details of their characteristics is really commendable I must say. All the characters are justified to their respective roles till the end and readers will be able to connect themselves with the characters instantly while reading. Beside the Protagonists (Avni & Ansh), I like the character of Roshni very much. Let’s have a look at the name of the characters mentioned in the book- Avni Sharma, Uma Sharma, Arun Sharma, Kitty, Kavita Aunty, Sunaina, Kriti, Roshni, Mrinal, Ria, Dheeraj, Rishil, Ansh, Dinesh Uncle, Sneh Aunty, Nidhi, Smita, Priya, Kanchan, Aarika, Meghna, Bhavya, Sidharth, Arvind, Karen, John, Perry, Ruhana, Ahana, Armaan, Sahay, Kripa, Aakash, Ramu, Sana.
Theme: Marriage, Love, Romance, Situation of Women, Friendship, Family.
Story in a nutshell: The story revolves around the journey of a girl named Avni and her surroundings. Well, let me tell you that, Avni is the face of Women in India and her journey of life is exactly the same & similar to any other independent girl in our country; the situation she faced according to the story, is nowhere any different from any other Woman facing the same situation at a time on a way or the other.
Avni is an independent, young, working with a reputed designation, ambitious girl. She is like a free bird; actually wants to live her life in her own terms, being with friends, hangouts, drawing a handsome salary and then living life all by herself. But, as we know, it is the “unfortunate” fact that (this is the ‘system’ of the ‘society’ we are familiar about), a girl of ‘marrying age’ living by herself without getting married to a “nice & eligible Man”, is something not at all “acceptable” or “unthinkable” in the society we live in; Women may reach each and every success as an individual, they can fly to space (Kalpana Chawla Ma’am), but still in our patriarchal society, “Public” is having the thought that “What will a girl do if not getting married with a ‘good guy’?, How Will she survive by her own? As she a girl, she always needs a Man to protect her and to give social identity to her.”- (If I am being asked, then I’d say that these are the most “inappropriate” and “extremely Wrong” that is running through the veins of our society since ages)- It is like, having a daughter in home, the prime concern of the parents gets into “settling” their daughter with a “deserving Man” at the ‘right time’. This is the same condition what we will get to see here that Avni was facing regarding her marriage. Avni’s parents and her family members were searching from a “perfect groom” for the marriage of their daughter. Relatives & other “Concerned” people started pouring in with their “so perfect” matches for Avni. But the thing is that, she was not ready at the moment to give marriage a serious thought; rather, I should say that, she was not ready to spend the rest of her life with an unknown strange person all of a sudden. She was in need of time to settle her mind for the idea of getting married. She was enjoying her freedom, her life, self identity, which, she was scared to lose if she gets married and ended up by landing into the whirlpool of uncertainties. She actually loved the idea of falling in love, being in love or being together forever with ‘true love’, but in her heart, she believed that it can only be in books or movies, but not in this real world. She thought that, people may attract to each other (which is quite normal), but the idea of “till death do us part” was not her cup of tea. She had her reasons too. She loved a boy named Sidharth with all her heart and trusted him, in the past, but ended up by getting heartache, being with broken trust and parting ways. This was the fear that was restricting herself to get committed in to any relationship, let alone marriage. But her parents (like any other Indian parent) was getting worried day by day about her marriage and determined to find the ‘best match’ for her. Compromising with the amount of ‘indirect’ pressure she was facing from her Mother & relatives, finally decided to give this ‘meeting a guy’ thing a shot and agreed to meet Ansh for once. Ansh was a gentleman with admirable personality and loveable characteristics. He was sufficiently well settled in Norway (actually from Bangalore) was doing exceptionally well in his life. He belonged to a cultural, liberal minded, decent, educated & sophisticated family. As a person, he has everything that a girl wants in her life partner. He is caring, loyal, nice, well maintained, mannered, and most importantly he respects Avni & was trying everything to be a friend for her at first. Naturally, everybody in the family of Avni and her friends, everyone started to like him for his personality and after their initial interaction, he started to like Avni indeed. But things were happening too fast and Avni will unable to find the ‘spark’ of love, that ‘click’ in her heart towards Ansh and was facing serious dilemma about taking decision about Ansh. She was being torn apart inside her heart regarding her marriage…
What will she do afterwards? What her decision will be? Will she say ‘Yes’ to Ansh whom she knows almost nothing about? Or will she be able to wait till love happen? Will she ever be able to cherish the essence of ‘true love’ in real world? Will she & Ansh be happily ever after or destiny has something else in store for Avni? To know the rest of the story, and to know what the Wedding Pickle is all about, grab your copy now and go through it.
My Verdict: Authoress Neha has portrayed the life of Women (represented by Avni, Roshni, Kriti) in this book with the utmost possible way of revealing the ‘facts’ that that tend to face regarding many aspect in life (whether it is a marriage, or job, or doing something by own, or family, be it anything). As I said earlier, every self dependent Woman has to go through the same situation that the author portrayed for Avni. Whether a girl is ready or not to take the responsibility of another family by getting married, after a time, because of the “so called thinking” of so called “society”, she is tend to make a decision and that hardly belongs to her own. After a time, everything goes for a change in a Woman’s life even before and after marriage. She may not invite the changes, but they are inevitable, and destined to happen. A girl has her own rights and own ways to be happy or to make an identity in the society as she is a human being at first; not any mere puppet or doll of anybody’s hand. But, in reality, she doesn’t get the chance even to make a decision of her own regarding her own life (not with everyone, but in general, maximum time this happens). Still in this modern era, there are many who think that, getting married is the only option that a Woman has to do in her life, otherwise, she will be criticized, compared, judged and most unfortunately, will be getting “indirectly” humiliated in front of her own family member whom we call “relatives”; well this unfortunate, but true, and most essential to get these things change for better. Otherwise, this type of thinking can ruin the actual happiness of many girls. Through Avni’s journey, author has portrayed, the concern of a mother for her daughter, the understanding between sisters and father – daughter bond, the inner thoughts of a girl of ‘marrying age’, the pressure of the outer world and “over concern” of some relatives about getting a girl married, understanding between couples, pros and cons of random relationship or trusting a wrong person, pain of heartache and its long lasting impact, fear to start over again, afraid of freedom getting lost, dilemma of Avni about taking decisions, meaning of true love, marriage out of community (Gujarati & Telugu relationship example), mental war of Avni regarding falling in Love with Ansh, the consequences of having a strict, orthodox family background, effect of a bad relationship and mental fight while getting over it, having a broken engagement, the genuine deep bonding amongst closest buddies, supporting and understanding each other through their thick & thins- everything is being depicted in the book clearly for readers to realize the phases in a better way. The role that Roshni played & on the other hand, the role that Armaan played, both are the silent protectors in this book and played the most significant part of theirs. Every girl will see her shadow in Avni or Kriti. All kind of emotions, love, pain, dilemma, happiness, every shade has been perfectly portrayed. The changes in mentality before & getting married, the process of getting and acceptance of two families between each other, changes in priority, atmosphere & detail rituals in marriage, lastly, the mental condition of a father while handling over his Princess to another ‘safe & secure’ hand- touched my heart by all means. Lastly, I’d like to say that, in today’s era, finding a person like Ansh is, I think one of the most rare & precious thing to be considered. His characteristics (lovely, charming, handsome, loyal, nice, gentle, caring, adorable, admirable, cute, sweet, respectable, dependable, concerned, understanding, patient, sensible, humorous, careful, sophisticated) can be termed as an “Ideal” person to be around with. Ultimately, the actually meaning of love & marriage has been defined by the author very well & appropriately.
Drawbacks: I would like to mention that there are a few places where punctuation marks error, misspelling, typo mistakes can be seen, though very tiny they are and easily correctable. I am mentioning the page numbers here, that need to be cross checked to make those minor error free; page no- 167, 175, 189, 192, 200. Otherwise, I don’t think that there’s anything that can be termed as drawback.
Recommendation: I’d love to recommend this beautiful book to each & every Girl, Woman and to every avid reader who is actually looking forward to a significantly time & read worthy book. This book won’t disappoint anyone, I bet this. Thank you.
Rating (Overall): 4/5 Stars.
May 23, 2025
Wedding Pickle is a light, breezy read that touches on the pressure of arranged marriages in a modern Indian context.I found the plot a bit too predictable. There were moments of charm and humor, but I was hoping for more emotional depth and character development. It’s just didn’t quite resonate with me as much as I expected. A decent one-time read.
May 11, 2021
Protagonist Avni is a very pensive and benignant girl.The book was intriguing and also left with a positive impact on me for being an Indian Girl.
The characters were well drawn and the plot was not at all banal.
The characters were well drawn and the plot was not at all banal.
February 9, 2018
THE TITLE-
In all things in this life, we are told “It’s okay if you don’t make it the first time!”, “It’s fine if you don’t get it right the first time, just try again and again!” We are told this in learning how to ride a bike, in learning how to bake a cake, in solving our math equations…in everything. Except marriage. Why are we all expected to get such an enormous and weighty thing right, the very first time, and if we don’t we’re considered as failures? The title is absolutely perfect keeping the plot at the backdrop. The title also brings out the fact of Women independence telling us that Those who tell you that ‘true love’ is never giving up someone you are in love with are insecure and competitive. Their description on love is based on their needs. Selfish needs. While women who are confident, their spirits fulfilled by themselves know that a ‘good bye’ doesn’t mean they never loved you. They realizes that letting you go is what God needs them to do, because both happiness: yours and your lover require taking different journey for spiritual growth. These kind of women show you what ‘real love’ is. And you don’t want to catch them still? Win a battle for them? Even after what you have learnt? For God’s sake, these women have endured much. For battles she fights alone, they deserve LOVE.
I loved the title and I feel it is apt for the book.
REVIEW OF THE BOOK-
The book is a very powerful and a motivating one too. The latest demographic indicators provided by the health and family welfare ministry reveal that the national average age of marriage for girls was 20.6 years in 2008, up from 18.3 years in 2001.
The data reflects a progressive change in attitude towards the girl child over the last three years. In 2006-07, a National Family Health Survey-3 had reported that more than 50% of women in India were married off before 18. In comparison, men got married at a median age of 23.4 years. But is that all we need?
Where does the educated woman, who is professional, has a say in the career she is pursuing but is thrown into the supposed holy institution? So how logical is it when you educate a girl and then get her married off, without her career even setting on track. Why that is a man has to be professionally stable before getting married and the same doesn’t apply for a girl? The campaigns across the country are yearning for the girl child to be educated but then she is married off under the emotional turmoil of several parents. So you educate a girl to be successful housewives and not successful entrepreneurs? The reason of getting professional education is to get a good groom and then marry your daughter off.
I am not in any way saying that marriage is the end of a professional career, but what if your partner prefers you more as a housewife than as a successful lawyer? So you study engineering and then make all that studying to use it for cooking some delectable food?
There is nothing the legal implementers can do about the present scenario. The folly lies in the mindset of parents and more importantly the society. A girl is termed unhappy in life if she is unmarried till 30. The society in general does not look into professional life of a girl. They care about how well settled in her married life she is. It is a very redundant philosophy.
Avni, Roshni, Kriti has proved to us that Men, who say he wants a strong, intelligent, truly independent woman who wants you rather than needs you, who inspires you, who pushes you towards being yourself, who can stick by you through the hardest times, and who can be your rock through life’s obstacles.
But you need to know that a truly strong, independent woman does not walk through life with her heart wide open. She has had to put up walls to block toxicity to obtain her strength. She is sceptical and always on alert from a lifetime of defence against predators. She is going to be a bit jaded, a little cynical, and a little scary because those qualities come with the struggle of obtaining that strength that gravitates you. She is going to doubt and question your good intentions because it has become her adaptability instincts that have allowed her to thrive.
She is not a ball of sunshine. She has flaws. She has a past. She has her demons. She knows better than to just let down her barriers for you simply because you voice a desire to enter. You have to prove your right of entrance. She will assume the worst of you because the worst has happened. If you want her to see otherwise, prove her wrong.
RATINGS-
Overall I would like to rate the book 42 on a scale of 50.
4 stars out of 5
1. Originality of the plot and sub plots- 9/10
2. Net emotions in the story- 8/10
3. Usage of words and phrases-8/10
4. The title, cover and the illustration-8/10
5. The net impact on the readers- 9/10
Reviewed by-
Sayan Basak
In all things in this life, we are told “It’s okay if you don’t make it the first time!”, “It’s fine if you don’t get it right the first time, just try again and again!” We are told this in learning how to ride a bike, in learning how to bake a cake, in solving our math equations…in everything. Except marriage. Why are we all expected to get such an enormous and weighty thing right, the very first time, and if we don’t we’re considered as failures? The title is absolutely perfect keeping the plot at the backdrop. The title also brings out the fact of Women independence telling us that Those who tell you that ‘true love’ is never giving up someone you are in love with are insecure and competitive. Their description on love is based on their needs. Selfish needs. While women who are confident, their spirits fulfilled by themselves know that a ‘good bye’ doesn’t mean they never loved you. They realizes that letting you go is what God needs them to do, because both happiness: yours and your lover require taking different journey for spiritual growth. These kind of women show you what ‘real love’ is. And you don’t want to catch them still? Win a battle for them? Even after what you have learnt? For God’s sake, these women have endured much. For battles she fights alone, they deserve LOVE.
I loved the title and I feel it is apt for the book.
REVIEW OF THE BOOK-
The book is a very powerful and a motivating one too. The latest demographic indicators provided by the health and family welfare ministry reveal that the national average age of marriage for girls was 20.6 years in 2008, up from 18.3 years in 2001.
The data reflects a progressive change in attitude towards the girl child over the last three years. In 2006-07, a National Family Health Survey-3 had reported that more than 50% of women in India were married off before 18. In comparison, men got married at a median age of 23.4 years. But is that all we need?
Where does the educated woman, who is professional, has a say in the career she is pursuing but is thrown into the supposed holy institution? So how logical is it when you educate a girl and then get her married off, without her career even setting on track. Why that is a man has to be professionally stable before getting married and the same doesn’t apply for a girl? The campaigns across the country are yearning for the girl child to be educated but then she is married off under the emotional turmoil of several parents. So you educate a girl to be successful housewives and not successful entrepreneurs? The reason of getting professional education is to get a good groom and then marry your daughter off.
I am not in any way saying that marriage is the end of a professional career, but what if your partner prefers you more as a housewife than as a successful lawyer? So you study engineering and then make all that studying to use it for cooking some delectable food?
There is nothing the legal implementers can do about the present scenario. The folly lies in the mindset of parents and more importantly the society. A girl is termed unhappy in life if she is unmarried till 30. The society in general does not look into professional life of a girl. They care about how well settled in her married life she is. It is a very redundant philosophy.
Avni, Roshni, Kriti has proved to us that Men, who say he wants a strong, intelligent, truly independent woman who wants you rather than needs you, who inspires you, who pushes you towards being yourself, who can stick by you through the hardest times, and who can be your rock through life’s obstacles.
But you need to know that a truly strong, independent woman does not walk through life with her heart wide open. She has had to put up walls to block toxicity to obtain her strength. She is sceptical and always on alert from a lifetime of defence against predators. She is going to be a bit jaded, a little cynical, and a little scary because those qualities come with the struggle of obtaining that strength that gravitates you. She is going to doubt and question your good intentions because it has become her adaptability instincts that have allowed her to thrive.
She is not a ball of sunshine. She has flaws. She has a past. She has her demons. She knows better than to just let down her barriers for you simply because you voice a desire to enter. You have to prove your right of entrance. She will assume the worst of you because the worst has happened. If you want her to see otherwise, prove her wrong.
RATINGS-
Overall I would like to rate the book 42 on a scale of 50.
4 stars out of 5
1. Originality of the plot and sub plots- 9/10
2. Net emotions in the story- 8/10
3. Usage of words and phrases-8/10
4. The title, cover and the illustration-8/10
5. The net impact on the readers- 9/10
Reviewed by-
Sayan Basak
April 21, 2018
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Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a pickled wedding of course, if that makes any sense. From the preparation to the final pickle, the author has covered the whole arranged marriage scene of an Indian family. From your mother bringing up the topic of marriage everyday and saying that you’re running out of the “perfect age” to marry to finally getting married to the groom of your family’s choice, Wedding Pickle would resonate with almost every Indian. No matter how modern we claim to be, we will find ourselves doing one or the other thing from the book, not that it’s something bad.
The book is written from the female protagonist, Avni’s point of view. A third person narrative, but written from Avni’s perspective. She is an independent and hardworking woman who loves her job and secretly wishes for an happily ever after, the whole falling in love scenerio but is afraid to trust another man after her first relationship went downhill when her ex cheated on her.
Avni’s mother like any other Indian mother is hell bent on getting her married. Avni reluctantly agrees to meet the “prospective groom”. Ansh, the male protagonist is a nice person and he has a job set in Norway. He didn’t take their match for granted and was okay that Avni still wasn’t ready to take the final step of marrying him. They get to know each other and Avni gradually sees that it isn’t a bad experience at all. As the thought of spending the rest of her life with Ansh finally seeps in, she panics because she isn’t in love with him.
Though the story was somewhat predictable, I believe that the whole prepping up for marriage is very much relatable. While I can’t really think of myself in Avni’s position, I have nothing against an arrange marriage, not when you do fall in love with other. Yes, the idea might seem old-fashioned, but in the narrative I could also see that many changes have been adapted in arrange marriages. Like, I remember my grandmother telling me how she didn’t even get a chance to see my grandfather but then again she chose to stick by his side. Here, Avni and Ansh gets to know each other first and Avni still has the final say. Also, when Ansh learns that Avni had a bad experience with her ex, instead of painting her in a bad light (which actually happens when a guy learns that the girl has dated and had a boyfriend earlier, even in these days), he helps her to move on from her past.
The plotline isn’t exactly original but it is relatable. Since, I don’t read much books which deals with marriages and the household concept, it was good to come across Wedding Pickle.
I really liked the writing style of the author. She has really captured a woman’s thoughts and the way her mind works when there’s the talk of marriage in her house. She also expressed Avni’s feelings in details and that is what made her character the most relatable one. The narration was also good. It was hard not to turn the pages. Throughout my time reading this book, I was always looking forward to what would happen next. Yes, some parts were predictable but still I wanted to see if my thoughts coincided with that of the author’s. The language is kept simple but if I talk of the overall presentation, the language really did bring out the storyline. I also liked the cover of the book; it’s simple, yet reflects the life of Avni on the cover page.
There were some missing words in some paragraphs, but they can be easily edited. The conversations between Avni and Ansh at times felt a bit emotionless to me. I understand that Avni was an introvert, even I am one, but the dialogues came off as less awkward and leaned more towards being emotionless. I wanted to see her expressions, I wanted to know what she was thinking when she delivered her dialogues. Another thing would be that some of the scenes felt a bit abrupt to me. The scene gaps could have been filled with some internal monologue of the characters to make the flow between the scenes smooth. I wanted to see more of Avni’s work life. Except for these points, I did like the story.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Even though the plotline is a bit predictable, I would say that readers would find the characters to be relatable.
This is not one of those boy meets girl story. It presents the idea of arranged marriage in a whole new light.
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a pickled wedding of course, if that makes any sense. From the preparation to the final pickle, the author has covered the whole arranged marriage scene of an Indian family. From your mother bringing up the topic of marriage everyday and saying that you’re running out of the “perfect age” to marry to finally getting married to the groom of your family’s choice, Wedding Pickle would resonate with almost every Indian. No matter how modern we claim to be, we will find ourselves doing one or the other thing from the book, not that it’s something bad.
The book is written from the female protagonist, Avni’s point of view. A third person narrative, but written from Avni’s perspective. She is an independent and hardworking woman who loves her job and secretly wishes for an happily ever after, the whole falling in love scenerio but is afraid to trust another man after her first relationship went downhill when her ex cheated on her.
Avni’s mother like any other Indian mother is hell bent on getting her married. Avni reluctantly agrees to meet the “prospective groom”. Ansh, the male protagonist is a nice person and he has a job set in Norway. He didn’t take their match for granted and was okay that Avni still wasn’t ready to take the final step of marrying him. They get to know each other and Avni gradually sees that it isn’t a bad experience at all. As the thought of spending the rest of her life with Ansh finally seeps in, she panics because she isn’t in love with him.
Though the story was somewhat predictable, I believe that the whole prepping up for marriage is very much relatable. While I can’t really think of myself in Avni’s position, I have nothing against an arrange marriage, not when you do fall in love with other. Yes, the idea might seem old-fashioned, but in the narrative I could also see that many changes have been adapted in arrange marriages. Like, I remember my grandmother telling me how she didn’t even get a chance to see my grandfather but then again she chose to stick by his side. Here, Avni and Ansh gets to know each other first and Avni still has the final say. Also, when Ansh learns that Avni had a bad experience with her ex, instead of painting her in a bad light (which actually happens when a guy learns that the girl has dated and had a boyfriend earlier, even in these days), he helps her to move on from her past.
The plotline isn’t exactly original but it is relatable. Since, I don’t read much books which deals with marriages and the household concept, it was good to come across Wedding Pickle.
I really liked the writing style of the author. She has really captured a woman’s thoughts and the way her mind works when there’s the talk of marriage in her house. She also expressed Avni’s feelings in details and that is what made her character the most relatable one. The narration was also good. It was hard not to turn the pages. Throughout my time reading this book, I was always looking forward to what would happen next. Yes, some parts were predictable but still I wanted to see if my thoughts coincided with that of the author’s. The language is kept simple but if I talk of the overall presentation, the language really did bring out the storyline. I also liked the cover of the book; it’s simple, yet reflects the life of Avni on the cover page.
There were some missing words in some paragraphs, but they can be easily edited. The conversations between Avni and Ansh at times felt a bit emotionless to me. I understand that Avni was an introvert, even I am one, but the dialogues came off as less awkward and leaned more towards being emotionless. I wanted to see her expressions, I wanted to know what she was thinking when she delivered her dialogues. Another thing would be that some of the scenes felt a bit abrupt to me. The scene gaps could have been filled with some internal monologue of the characters to make the flow between the scenes smooth. I wanted to see more of Avni’s work life. Except for these points, I did like the story.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Even though the plotline is a bit predictable, I would say that readers would find the characters to be relatable.
This is not one of those boy meets girl story. It presents the idea of arranged marriage in a whole new light.
March 2, 2021
“Sometimes in life, things happen just like that. But when a good thing comes too fast, it doesn’t mean you push it away.”
– Neha Sharma, Wedding Pickle
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a beautiful story of a girl who’s against arranged marriage. Or rather, of a girl who believes she isn’t ready to marry yet, but is forced to look at boys, thanks to the society. The story of every Indian girl who is forced by society to do things she doesn’t want to do, or isn’t yet ready to do, this book depicts perfectly how and why she should be pissed off at the society. And must yet smile at it like a good girl that she is.
(Because you know, bad girls are shamed by the society. But that’s a story for another time.)
The book begins with our protagonist, Avni, who is forced into thinking about marriage because she is of "marriageable" age and because what will the society say if she is still unmarried? And ends with her marrying this perfect guy, Ansh.
Let’s talk about the title first. It is an amazing title. When I first read it, I assumed the book to be filled with humor. It wasn’t, but then, it wasn’t like it was a disappointment either. (I’m still not sure what it exactly means but I know that in a way, it is a nice one for the book. Am I making sense here?)
The cover. Although the cover perfectly depicts what the book is about (a girl in a dilemma of what she needs and wants), I believe it could be made better. The two sides of her life choices and what they entail are shown beautifully, reminding one what it means to be a girl in India. However, I feel as if the cover could have said more.
The blurb. It was exciting as well. I mean, when you read it, you just know you’re going to find a story filled with tons of dilemma and excitement. It raised my curiosity to what would it be about.
The narration was smooth and light. It got me instantly hooked and I ended up finishing the book within one night. (One night! Can you imagine?) Although the story needed a little more pace, it clearly showed the current situation of a young Indian girl of marriageable age. The plot was smooth and easy to get into. Perhaps, another reason why that was it was because the setting of the book was too Indian. The characters felt natural and this was a scenario that I’ve noticed in many a houses now.
Obviously, every character had his/her own flaws and I ended up hating and loving them at the same time — especially Avni and Ansh — our main protagonists.
Avni was a normal Indian girl, paranoid about marriage, until she suddenly says yes to Ansh. I have no idea why she does that, but I respect that she had the guts to make such a strong decision so soon. I could never do a thing like that. But of course, her paranoia that marriage will take away her freedom and bound her to things she didn’t want to, gets reflected in the incidents. This paranoia makes her a little senseless at times, and I hate her then.
Ansh, on the other hand, is someone from a very posh family. He does things differently, and that is okay, as long as Avni can do what she likes. And she does.
Yet, it was awkward at times. I mean, I understand that he was an NRI but God, learn to eat in a dhaba or eat chaat, God damn it! That’s one of things that makes Indians Indians. Dhabas and chaats are our two main specialties in food and well, it just felt awkward seeing him react so strongly against them.
But no hard feelings. He hasn’t stayed in India since a long time.
Other than that, the language used by the author is simple and natural as well. There were a little Hindi words here and there. Now the thing is, unlike some people who believe Hindi words make the book look so unprofessional and the sort, I believe the exact opposite. I mean, if L.A. Weatherly can write whole lines in Spanish and still not receive criticism over it, then why should Indians not use a little Hindi?
Of course, it matters according to the situation as well. Because the setting of this book was a typical Indian household, it didn’t matter. Had it been some science fiction or something, it would have looked so blatantly wrong!
Anyway, so I guess that’s it. As a whole, I found the book quite entertaining with all that Bollywood masala stuck within it. There were themes of friendship, love, family-ships, etc. With a beautiful plot, the book took my heart away.
– Neha Sharma, Wedding Pickle
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a beautiful story of a girl who’s against arranged marriage. Or rather, of a girl who believes she isn’t ready to marry yet, but is forced to look at boys, thanks to the society. The story of every Indian girl who is forced by society to do things she doesn’t want to do, or isn’t yet ready to do, this book depicts perfectly how and why she should be pissed off at the society. And must yet smile at it like a good girl that she is.
(Because you know, bad girls are shamed by the society. But that’s a story for another time.)
The book begins with our protagonist, Avni, who is forced into thinking about marriage because she is of "marriageable" age and because what will the society say if she is still unmarried? And ends with her marrying this perfect guy, Ansh.
Let’s talk about the title first. It is an amazing title. When I first read it, I assumed the book to be filled with humor. It wasn’t, but then, it wasn’t like it was a disappointment either. (I’m still not sure what it exactly means but I know that in a way, it is a nice one for the book. Am I making sense here?)
The cover. Although the cover perfectly depicts what the book is about (a girl in a dilemma of what she needs and wants), I believe it could be made better. The two sides of her life choices and what they entail are shown beautifully, reminding one what it means to be a girl in India. However, I feel as if the cover could have said more.
The blurb. It was exciting as well. I mean, when you read it, you just know you’re going to find a story filled with tons of dilemma and excitement. It raised my curiosity to what would it be about.
The narration was smooth and light. It got me instantly hooked and I ended up finishing the book within one night. (One night! Can you imagine?) Although the story needed a little more pace, it clearly showed the current situation of a young Indian girl of marriageable age. The plot was smooth and easy to get into. Perhaps, another reason why that was it was because the setting of the book was too Indian. The characters felt natural and this was a scenario that I’ve noticed in many a houses now.
Obviously, every character had his/her own flaws and I ended up hating and loving them at the same time — especially Avni and Ansh — our main protagonists.
Avni was a normal Indian girl, paranoid about marriage, until she suddenly says yes to Ansh. I have no idea why she does that, but I respect that she had the guts to make such a strong decision so soon. I could never do a thing like that. But of course, her paranoia that marriage will take away her freedom and bound her to things she didn’t want to, gets reflected in the incidents. This paranoia makes her a little senseless at times, and I hate her then.
Ansh, on the other hand, is someone from a very posh family. He does things differently, and that is okay, as long as Avni can do what she likes. And she does.
Yet, it was awkward at times. I mean, I understand that he was an NRI but God, learn to eat in a dhaba or eat chaat, God damn it! That’s one of things that makes Indians Indians. Dhabas and chaats are our two main specialties in food and well, it just felt awkward seeing him react so strongly against them.
But no hard feelings. He hasn’t stayed in India since a long time.
Other than that, the language used by the author is simple and natural as well. There were a little Hindi words here and there. Now the thing is, unlike some people who believe Hindi words make the book look so unprofessional and the sort, I believe the exact opposite. I mean, if L.A. Weatherly can write whole lines in Spanish and still not receive criticism over it, then why should Indians not use a little Hindi?
Of course, it matters according to the situation as well. Because the setting of this book was a typical Indian household, it didn’t matter. Had it been some science fiction or something, it would have looked so blatantly wrong!
Anyway, so I guess that’s it. As a whole, I found the book quite entertaining with all that Bollywood masala stuck within it. There were themes of friendship, love, family-ships, etc. With a beautiful plot, the book took my heart away.
February 11, 2018
•About the cover page and title:- The title makes me laugh😆 for the first time i came to know about this book. And yes, i think, a marriage is more like a Pickle😉 "Khatta-Meetha". Well, the cover page is the reason i was more excited to read this book. It itself says a lot about the fun inside the book.
•About the plot line:- The one who are going to marry or already married can easily relate many things while reading this story. Its a story that how a girl goes to different situation when she is going to marry with unknown person, and how life changes when you finally realize you are going to be married and how its so difficult and awkward to accept an idea of marrying a stranger. Well, marriage is a marriage whether its a love or arranged, what matters is the person you are going to marry. Its a togetherness of two souls and you will learn to know true meaning of love and marriage.
•About the narration:- The authoress has beautifully managed to make each scenario been played in front of our eyes. The language is easy and you won't need dictionary as a barrier while reading.
•About the story:- The story is about an independent girl, Avni who lives in delhi but due to her job, she lives in a flat away from her parents with her roommates- Kriti and Roshni. Avni loves the idea of being in love but hates the idea of being married, especially an arrange one, her mother always forces her to get married. Every time her mother raise the topic related to marriage, it makes sometimes her to lose temper and feels irritated. Its true as well as funny seeing reaction of a girl even for a boy when someone ask them for marriage "Tere liye rishta aaya hai", same goes with Avni. Most of us can feel the dreadful scenario going in the mind hearing that. After a lot of pressure and melodramas, her mother finally convinced her to meet a guy named Ansh, who lived in norway.
After meeting him, she felt a connection with him on the first day but on meeting the next day, she don't feel anything at all. Ansh was a nice guy, mature and also well-settled. So, there was no reason for her to say NO to her mother for Ansh. She tries hard to feel for him, and sometimes she almost forgot his face and how he looks. She was so tired of this, that she started hating the idea of getting married more and also sometimes, it made her feel scared.
Live the most scared and funniest part of
Life with Avni through this story and relive the little things happened with many. And those who have never witnessed this phase of life even me, get ready for an adventure. I am literally laughing, considering myself as Avni. 😆
Read this book and you will enjoy reading it. Must recommended to the-to-be-bride soon and married couples.
•About the plot line:- The one who are going to marry or already married can easily relate many things while reading this story. Its a story that how a girl goes to different situation when she is going to marry with unknown person, and how life changes when you finally realize you are going to be married and how its so difficult and awkward to accept an idea of marrying a stranger. Well, marriage is a marriage whether its a love or arranged, what matters is the person you are going to marry. Its a togetherness of two souls and you will learn to know true meaning of love and marriage.
•About the narration:- The authoress has beautifully managed to make each scenario been played in front of our eyes. The language is easy and you won't need dictionary as a barrier while reading.
•About the story:- The story is about an independent girl, Avni who lives in delhi but due to her job, she lives in a flat away from her parents with her roommates- Kriti and Roshni. Avni loves the idea of being in love but hates the idea of being married, especially an arrange one, her mother always forces her to get married. Every time her mother raise the topic related to marriage, it makes sometimes her to lose temper and feels irritated. Its true as well as funny seeing reaction of a girl even for a boy when someone ask them for marriage "Tere liye rishta aaya hai", same goes with Avni. Most of us can feel the dreadful scenario going in the mind hearing that. After a lot of pressure and melodramas, her mother finally convinced her to meet a guy named Ansh, who lived in norway.
After meeting him, she felt a connection with him on the first day but on meeting the next day, she don't feel anything at all. Ansh was a nice guy, mature and also well-settled. So, there was no reason for her to say NO to her mother for Ansh. She tries hard to feel for him, and sometimes she almost forgot his face and how he looks. She was so tired of this, that she started hating the idea of getting married more and also sometimes, it made her feel scared.
Live the most scared and funniest part of
Life with Avni through this story and relive the little things happened with many. And those who have never witnessed this phase of life even me, get ready for an adventure. I am literally laughing, considering myself as Avni. 😆
Read this book and you will enjoy reading it. Must recommended to the-to-be-bride soon and married couples.
May 1, 2018
I have read books based on confusion regarding the topic of marriage that keeps moving in the mind of the protagonist even before but never ever could I relate with the topic because I was a student then. Now that I am already running in my late-20s and this is the only thing that is running as a question around me wherever I go and the kind of dilemma it is, I have been able to relate quite much with the latest book I have completed reading today named “Wedding Pickle” written by the debutante, Neha Sharma. The book is published by Grapevine publications and I am quite delighted to get back with the publisher’s book again as it is being managed by youth and their stories are quite relating.
The writing style of Neha Sharma is wonderful where she knows how to engage the readers as the story that she has chosen to write does not have multiple dimension and is specific only to a phase of the protagonist so there are many chances that the book could get boring or monotonous. But the way she has kept shuffling the conditions and the dilemma in the mind of the protagonist is nicely handled. The characterizations are also nicely handled where you can identify how each of the characters are like. As the story does not have much twists and turns or suspense kind of thrilling plot, the book needed to have simplicity that expressed whatsoever is going in the mind of the characters which author has been able to manage quite candidly and effortlessly.
The story starts directly on the point where this specific character enters in the protagonist’s life as a prospect for marriage and all the confusion starts for her. Her argument with her parents are realistic. Her discussion with friends are also funny where they get irritated with her mood swings regarding the person she is talking with for marriage. The way climax is handled in last 40-50 pages keeping the whole marriage scenes describable and explanatory is also a nice end to the book. Talking about the drawbacks, it would have been great if the book had certain twists and turns and few moments where the readers must have got frustrated reading the decision of the protagonist. Also, there are few typos in the book which could have been corrected with some care. I believe the book is little stretched. It could have been easily 30-40 pages less than what it is. Overall, if you are going through the same phase, you are going to enjoy this story. I am giving this one 3.5* out of 5.
Thanks.
ABHILASH RUHELA!!!
The writing style of Neha Sharma is wonderful where she knows how to engage the readers as the story that she has chosen to write does not have multiple dimension and is specific only to a phase of the protagonist so there are many chances that the book could get boring or monotonous. But the way she has kept shuffling the conditions and the dilemma in the mind of the protagonist is nicely handled. The characterizations are also nicely handled where you can identify how each of the characters are like. As the story does not have much twists and turns or suspense kind of thrilling plot, the book needed to have simplicity that expressed whatsoever is going in the mind of the characters which author has been able to manage quite candidly and effortlessly.
The story starts directly on the point where this specific character enters in the protagonist’s life as a prospect for marriage and all the confusion starts for her. Her argument with her parents are realistic. Her discussion with friends are also funny where they get irritated with her mood swings regarding the person she is talking with for marriage. The way climax is handled in last 40-50 pages keeping the whole marriage scenes describable and explanatory is also a nice end to the book. Talking about the drawbacks, it would have been great if the book had certain twists and turns and few moments where the readers must have got frustrated reading the decision of the protagonist. Also, there are few typos in the book which could have been corrected with some care. I believe the book is little stretched. It could have been easily 30-40 pages less than what it is. Overall, if you are going through the same phase, you are going to enjoy this story. I am giving this one 3.5* out of 5.
Thanks.
ABHILASH RUHELA!!!
February 8, 2018
“Love is the voice under all silences,
The hope which has no opposite in fear;
The strength so strong
Mere force is feebleness:
The truth more first than sun,
More last than star…” - E.E. Cummings
The story plot is rather simple: an independent girl who is not sure of commitments is engaged to a guy, who makes sure everything is fine with her.
Avni, our protagonist, is a simple girl who enjoys freedom of her life and lives on her own. With a bitter past, Avni has lost hope in love and as a result, she hates the idea of ‘marriage’. But then, when she is leading her happy ‘being single’ life, her parents and her family members badly wants her to get married and they start their hunt of perfect man for Avni. Avni tries her best to stay away from the marriage. However, with no choice left, Avni finally gives in under compulsion and sentiments.
Ansh, Avni’s fiancé, is a genuine and nice guy. Ansh falls for Avni instantly, showers her with his love and surprises. There arises some fights and arguments, but at the end Ansh is proved right and it is Avni who mistakes him often. Ansh does everything under the sky to make Ansh comfortable and he holds on to the marriage unlike Avni, who says to call off with every little misunderstanding.
But at the end, amidst all the squabbles and perplexities, Avni realizes that Ansh is the man who has made to fall in love, not only with him, but also with the word ‘marriage’. Avni’s confusions are flushed out by Ansh’s care and her fears are crushed out by his love.
The author, Neha Sharma, has narrated the tale in such an eloquent way. From the mood swings of the protagonist to the chaos of the Rajasthani marriage, the story is expressed in a picturesque effect. The novel doesn’t rush up at any point instead unfurls gradually in a clear manner, adding to the score. The setting of the typical arranged marriage scenario is portrayed in a remarkable way. The readers will hold a constant smile towards the final pages with a satisfactory end, making your heart content.
P.S. The title and cover pic impressed me to the core.
The hope which has no opposite in fear;
The strength so strong
Mere force is feebleness:
The truth more first than sun,
More last than star…” - E.E. Cummings
The story plot is rather simple: an independent girl who is not sure of commitments is engaged to a guy, who makes sure everything is fine with her.
Avni, our protagonist, is a simple girl who enjoys freedom of her life and lives on her own. With a bitter past, Avni has lost hope in love and as a result, she hates the idea of ‘marriage’. But then, when she is leading her happy ‘being single’ life, her parents and her family members badly wants her to get married and they start their hunt of perfect man for Avni. Avni tries her best to stay away from the marriage. However, with no choice left, Avni finally gives in under compulsion and sentiments.
Ansh, Avni’s fiancé, is a genuine and nice guy. Ansh falls for Avni instantly, showers her with his love and surprises. There arises some fights and arguments, but at the end Ansh is proved right and it is Avni who mistakes him often. Ansh does everything under the sky to make Ansh comfortable and he holds on to the marriage unlike Avni, who says to call off with every little misunderstanding.
But at the end, amidst all the squabbles and perplexities, Avni realizes that Ansh is the man who has made to fall in love, not only with him, but also with the word ‘marriage’. Avni’s confusions are flushed out by Ansh’s care and her fears are crushed out by his love.
The author, Neha Sharma, has narrated the tale in such an eloquent way. From the mood swings of the protagonist to the chaos of the Rajasthani marriage, the story is expressed in a picturesque effect. The novel doesn’t rush up at any point instead unfurls gradually in a clear manner, adding to the score. The setting of the typical arranged marriage scenario is portrayed in a remarkable way. The readers will hold a constant smile towards the final pages with a satisfactory end, making your heart content.
P.S. The title and cover pic impressed me to the core.
February 27, 2018
Wedding Pickle, as the name suggests, is a story of a girl who doesn't believe in arranged marriages. She feels that she isn't ready for a relationship. Her family is hell bent on getting her married. They try to arrange a suitable match for her and fail every time. The current proposal has come all the way from Norway. Her family is silently wishing that their daughter likes the guy. What happens next? Does this proposal take form of a lifelong relationship?
The cover of the book is mainly white and has a hand-painted picture of a girl. The one side depicts the girl who is all career-focused, the one who is running away from relationships while the other side is about the bride. The cover and the title gives an overall idea about what the book would be all about.
As I mentioned above, the story appeared quite predictable to me. Of course there were surprise elements, but the overall plot was common. I could almost predict what the next chapter would bring to me. The chapters have been placed well which ensures a smooth flow of the story. The language and the narration is lucid. I believe that the language was a show stealer. However, there are places wherein the narration has been overdone. It looked as if things were stretched far too much. The pace of the story isn't consistent. It walks like a tortoise at some places while runs like a hare at others.
The characters was something I totally enjoyed about this book. They have been so well crafted! For a moment, you will believe that they are there for real. Just creating characters isn't enough, the author needs to build emotions in them. That is what the author has excellently done. You'll admire the characters.
Things that I disliked about the book-
-The story failed to surprise me.
-The detailed narration of certain events. It was kinda turn-off.
Things that I loved about the book-
-The well-crafted characters
-The way the author has portrayed the emotions.
-The small incidents which tell you the dos and donts of a relationship.
I rate-
Cover- 3.5/5
Characters - 4/5
Story - 3/5
My overall rating for Wedding Pickle is 3.5/5 stars.
The cover of the book is mainly white and has a hand-painted picture of a girl. The one side depicts the girl who is all career-focused, the one who is running away from relationships while the other side is about the bride. The cover and the title gives an overall idea about what the book would be all about.
As I mentioned above, the story appeared quite predictable to me. Of course there were surprise elements, but the overall plot was common. I could almost predict what the next chapter would bring to me. The chapters have been placed well which ensures a smooth flow of the story. The language and the narration is lucid. I believe that the language was a show stealer. However, there are places wherein the narration has been overdone. It looked as if things were stretched far too much. The pace of the story isn't consistent. It walks like a tortoise at some places while runs like a hare at others.
The characters was something I totally enjoyed about this book. They have been so well crafted! For a moment, you will believe that they are there for real. Just creating characters isn't enough, the author needs to build emotions in them. That is what the author has excellently done. You'll admire the characters.
Things that I disliked about the book-
-The story failed to surprise me.
-The detailed narration of certain events. It was kinda turn-off.
Things that I loved about the book-
-The well-crafted characters
-The way the author has portrayed the emotions.
-The small incidents which tell you the dos and donts of a relationship.
I rate-
Cover- 3.5/5
Characters - 4/5
Story - 3/5
My overall rating for Wedding Pickle is 3.5/5 stars.
February 12, 2018
Wedding Pickle is a quite unique book which revolves around Avni, her parents and the situations that arise related to her Matrimony. The way author has knitted the storyline and character is commendable. Kudos to the author for choosing a genre which unfortunately is not very popular among Indian authors.
Book Title and Cover- The Book Title is interesting and it surely attracts readers. However, cover could be made more interesting and attractive. Blurb is simple and crisp and gives us more disclosure about the content.
Language and Narration- Coming to the language of book, it is simple and easy to comprehend. Narration is done well and it engages readers with the book. Editing is done well and book is free from grammatical errors.
Characterization- . Author has artistically portrayed the actors in the story which is difficult to do.
Storyline and Plot- Storyline is unique and serves us fresh story. With this book, author gives us the inside view of a girl's emotions and mind when she goes through the marriage phase. Everything is done in a humorous way which engages you with the story. However it takes few pages to get familiar with the characters, especially with the deep and minute description given but as the story continues, it flows smoothly till the end.
Rating-
Book Title and Cover- 3/5
Language and Narration- 4/5
Characterization- 3.5/5
Storyline and Plot- 3.5/5
Final Rating- 3.5/5
Book Title and Cover- The Book Title is interesting and it surely attracts readers. However, cover could be made more interesting and attractive. Blurb is simple and crisp and gives us more disclosure about the content.
Language and Narration- Coming to the language of book, it is simple and easy to comprehend. Narration is done well and it engages readers with the book. Editing is done well and book is free from grammatical errors.
Characterization- . Author has artistically portrayed the actors in the story which is difficult to do.
Storyline and Plot- Storyline is unique and serves us fresh story. With this book, author gives us the inside view of a girl's emotions and mind when she goes through the marriage phase. Everything is done in a humorous way which engages you with the story. However it takes few pages to get familiar with the characters, especially with the deep and minute description given but as the story continues, it flows smoothly till the end.
Rating-
Book Title and Cover- 3/5
Language and Narration- 4/5
Characterization- 3.5/5
Storyline and Plot- 3.5/5
Final Rating- 3.5/5
February 11, 2018
The story starts as Anvi was consequently perplexed about matrimony and freaks out on her parents as soon as eternally they grasp the area about marriage. When her mom keeps on insisting her to endure a guy, she agrees to go through him partly heartedly and was hence equipped to answer no some time ago their conference gets over. While she met Ansh she wasn't proficient to right to be heard no to him. But she was in spite of everything mystified and not complete for this matrimony thing. Will she fall down in be keen on with him and will her perpetually mystified way of thinking gets disposed for the marriage ceremony and how will Avni and Ansh locate by all other out of altogether differences they have...Give it a recite to be knowledgeable about other about them.
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I loved this hardback to staple
I would like to reference that there are a small number of chairs everyplace punctuation characters error, misspelling, literal mistakes container be seen, although exact tiny they are and without difficulty corrigible. Otherwise, I don’t imagine that there’s no matter which that be capable of being termed as a drawback.
I’d fondness to mention this charming sign up to all & every Girl, female and to every fervent book lover who is really looking accelerate to an ominously time & study laudable book. This reserve won’t disappoint anyone.
February 7, 2018
Wedding pickle - perfectly titled! Any bride whose marriage is arranged by her parents is bound to go through a vary of emotions. After all we are so much more independent, we know what we want and we are not afraid to speak our minds. Avni is that girl! who agrees to marry a guy chosen by her parents, reluctantly. She is skeptic, questioning the whole arranged marriage 'system' and yet is falling for this guy! Is she really falling for him? or is she getting carried away? Do they make it work? is all the questions one has while reading through the book. Avni is funny, practical and very real. Author has portrayed Avni as someone every one can relate to, some of the scenarios are very real and very similar to what every bride goes through.There is a little bit of everything for everyone, like a pickle :) I loved reading wedding pickle and so would you!
February 7, 2018
Original and beautiful story with nice and neat narration, loved it! I am pretty sure most of the Indian girls would be able to associate themselves with the story and will try to find themselves in the narration. The depicted incidents are close to the reality, no unnecessary plot exaggeration. Author has been successful to portray what really happens in a girl's life before marriage. I like the author's writing style, prolific I must say. The protagonist, Avni is a thoughtful character. You cannot stop reading what would she do next, and the amount of curiosity she generates, its just sheer fun. Should I say, epilogue takes the cake, it touched my heart!
This is a nice and cozy book, a must read for all girls, brides to be, even newly brides to relive the moments. And guys - there are a lot of things you would appreciate reading. Go for it!
This is a nice and cozy book, a must read for all girls, brides to be, even newly brides to relive the moments. And guys - there are a lot of things you would appreciate reading. Go for it!
February 7, 2018
It’s a story about main protagonist avni, a very thoughtful girl. It is a story about all the girls, what they dreams and what’s the reality indeed and how they think and tackle every problems regarding marriage. It’s journey of a girl who dreamed a lovely life once and now going to get married. Really it is so much relatable the character of avni is. Narration style of the author is marvelous. Here, cover photo is neat, simple and interesting. Unique title is very much suited with the story. I loved reading every page of the book. enjoyed it thoroughly. I would like to recommend this book to all the girls out there.
April 22, 2018
its a book emotions go around of girl who don't want to spoil her freedom... the names of hero and heroine are also awesome... Avni and ansh there are perfect couple .
but Avni thoughts confusing her .... but ansh was nice guy and encouraged Avni . but atlast she married him with all odd emotions... the title was awesome and suits the story
mega Sharma storied awesome with all emotions , thoughts in nowadays..
every girl don't want to loose freedom ...
but some has same life after marriage too
Avni was one of the girl...
I loved alot.
thanks neha Sharma ....
but Avni thoughts confusing her .... but ansh was nice guy and encouraged Avni . but atlast she married him with all odd emotions... the title was awesome and suits the story
mega Sharma storied awesome with all emotions , thoughts in nowadays..
every girl don't want to loose freedom ...
but some has same life after marriage too
Avni was one of the girl...
I loved alot.
thanks neha Sharma ....
February 7, 2018
A nice read, cozy I must say. Unlike typical love stories, its more close to reality. I loved reading how a girl understands the life long relationship, how she reacts on the terms. This book was recommended by my college mate, a girl to be specific hence I know its something that a girl would want his brother or boyfriend (even husband!) to read.
Go for it, its one of the story you would love to read, because of the characters and situations it depicts - so close to our lives.
Go for it, its one of the story you would love to read, because of the characters and situations it depicts - so close to our lives.
February 17, 2018
The book is well written. Language is lucid. Plot is good and realistic as every girl undergoes the dilemma of wedding. I appreciate the authoresses work and would like to read more of her work. Wishing her all the best
February 23, 2018
Wedding pickle is a simple sweet story of Avni and Ansh. Very well depicted thoughts on arranged marriage. Am sure many women can relate to this book.
I really loved the cover page of the book, it aptly represents all the flavours of an Indian marriage!
Here is wishing Neha all the very best for the book! Looking forward for more reads from the author!
I really loved the cover page of the book, it aptly represents all the flavours of an Indian marriage!
Here is wishing Neha all the very best for the book! Looking forward for more reads from the author!
April 30, 2019
Wedding pickle
What is marriage? People think marriage is just a set of Hindu rituals as two people & family get intertwined with each other through a sacred pact bound with endless rituals. Well upto some extent they may be right. However, to be precise wedding is far more than this. Marriage meant two people involved in love & supporting each other at every situation; no matter what obstacles they may encounter & situations. It also means the responsibilities people shoulder for each other are for the entire life. There may be some contradictions involved as they can be arranged or love based weddings. However, at the end of the day, love is what matters to everyone.
This book centralizes around this fact. Right from the beginning till the end of the book, the story is gripping. Monotonous only at certain points, nevertheless it was entertaining to read such an interesting story. Language is perfect, smooth, lucid, easy to understand. Narration is good & worthwhile. Few mistakes at some sections, though negligible.
A must read for girls I must say, as they're often confused when it comes to life & decisions revolving around it. Even when it comes to marriage, they do silly mistakes dangling around the aspects involving dilamma.
A contemporary book which has both traditional & modern touch to it. A perfect blend of Indian society, the ups & downs highlighted altogether in a single book. This is what I loved in this book.
What is marriage? People think marriage is just a set of Hindu rituals as two people & family get intertwined with each other through a sacred pact bound with endless rituals. Well upto some extent they may be right. However, to be precise wedding is far more than this. Marriage meant two people involved in love & supporting each other at every situation; no matter what obstacles they may encounter & situations. It also means the responsibilities people shoulder for each other are for the entire life. There may be some contradictions involved as they can be arranged or love based weddings. However, at the end of the day, love is what matters to everyone.
This book centralizes around this fact. Right from the beginning till the end of the book, the story is gripping. Monotonous only at certain points, nevertheless it was entertaining to read such an interesting story. Language is perfect, smooth, lucid, easy to understand. Narration is good & worthwhile. Few mistakes at some sections, though negligible.
A must read for girls I must say, as they're often confused when it comes to life & decisions revolving around it. Even when it comes to marriage, they do silly mistakes dangling around the aspects involving dilamma.
A contemporary book which has both traditional & modern touch to it. A perfect blend of Indian society, the ups & downs highlighted altogether in a single book. This is what I loved in this book.
June 2, 2018
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“Sometimes in life, things happen just like that. But when a good thing comes too fast, it doesn’t mean you push it away.”
– Neha Sharma, Wedding Pickle
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a beautiful story of a girl who’s against arranged marriage. Or rather, of a girl who believes she isn’t ready to marry yet, but is forced to look at boys, thanks to the society. The story of every Indian girl who is forced by society to do things she doesn’t want to do, or isn’t yet ready to do, this book depicts perfectly how and why should she be pissed off at the society. And must yet smile at it like a good girl that she is.
(Because you know, bad girls are shamed by the society. But that’s a story for another time.)
The book begins with our protagonist, Avni, who is forced into thinking about marriage because she is of marriageable age and because what will the society say if she is still unmarried? And ends with her marrying this perfect guy, Ansh.
Let’s talk about the title first. It is an amazing title. When I first read it, I assumed the book to be filled with humor. It wasn’t, but then, it wasn’t like it was a disappointment either. (I’m still not sure what it exactly means but I know that in a way, it is a nice one for the book. Am I making sense here?)
The cover. Although the cover perfectly depicts what the book is about (a girl in a dilemma of what she needs and wants), I believe it could be made better.
The blurb. It was exciting as well. I mean, when you read it, you just know you’re going to find a story filled with tons of dilemma and excitement. It raised my curiosity to what would it be about.
The narration was smooth and light. It got me instantly hooked and I ended up finishing the book within one night. (One night! Can you imagine?) Although the story needed a little more pace, it clearly showed the current situation of a young Indian girl of marriageable age. The plot was smooth and easy to get into. Perhaps, another reason why that was it was because the setting of the book was too Indian. The characters felt natural and this was a scenario that I’ve noticed in many a houses now.
Obviously, every character had his/her own flaws and I ended up hating and loving them at the same time — especially Avni and Ansh — our main protagonists.
Avni was a normal Indian girl, paranoid about marriage, until she suddenly says yes to Ansh. I have no idea why she does that, but I respect that she had the guts to make such a strong decision so soon. I could never do a thing like that. But of course, her paranoia that marriage will take away her freedom and bound her to things she didn’t want to, gets reflected in the incidents. This paranoia makes her a little senseless at times, and I hate her then.
Ansh, on the other hand, is someone from a very posh family. He does things differently, and that is okay, as long as Avni can do what she likes. And she does.
Yet, it was awkward at times. I mean, I understand that he was an NRI but God, learn to eat in a dhaba or eat chaat, God damn it! That’s one of things that makes Indians Indians. Dhabas and chaats are our two main specialties in food and well, it just felt awkward seeing him react so strongly against them.
But no hard feelings. He hasn’t stayed in India since a long time.
Other than that, the language used by the author is simple and natural as well. There were a little Hindi words here and there. Now the thing is, unlike some people who believe Hindi words make the book look so unprofessional and the sort, I believe the exact opposite. I mean, if LA Weatherly can write whole lines in Spanish and still not receive criticism over it, then why should Indians not use a little Hindi.
Of course, it matters according to the situation as well. Because the setting of this book was a typical Indian household, it didn’t matter. Had it been some science fiction or something, it would have looked so blatantly wrong! (I mean, you can’t imagine Harry Potter speaking in any thing other than English, right?)
Anyway, so I guess that’s it. As a whole, I found the book quite entertaining with all that Bollywood masala stuck within it. There were themes of friendship, love, family-ships, etc. With a beautiful plot, the book took my heart away.
“I received a review copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.”
“Sometimes in life, things happen just like that. But when a good thing comes too fast, it doesn’t mean you push it away.”
– Neha Sharma, Wedding Pickle
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma is a beautiful story of a girl who’s against arranged marriage. Or rather, of a girl who believes she isn’t ready to marry yet, but is forced to look at boys, thanks to the society. The story of every Indian girl who is forced by society to do things she doesn’t want to do, or isn’t yet ready to do, this book depicts perfectly how and why should she be pissed off at the society. And must yet smile at it like a good girl that she is.
(Because you know, bad girls are shamed by the society. But that’s a story for another time.)
The book begins with our protagonist, Avni, who is forced into thinking about marriage because she is of marriageable age and because what will the society say if she is still unmarried? And ends with her marrying this perfect guy, Ansh.
Let’s talk about the title first. It is an amazing title. When I first read it, I assumed the book to be filled with humor. It wasn’t, but then, it wasn’t like it was a disappointment either. (I’m still not sure what it exactly means but I know that in a way, it is a nice one for the book. Am I making sense here?)
The cover. Although the cover perfectly depicts what the book is about (a girl in a dilemma of what she needs and wants), I believe it could be made better.
The blurb. It was exciting as well. I mean, when you read it, you just know you’re going to find a story filled with tons of dilemma and excitement. It raised my curiosity to what would it be about.
The narration was smooth and light. It got me instantly hooked and I ended up finishing the book within one night. (One night! Can you imagine?) Although the story needed a little more pace, it clearly showed the current situation of a young Indian girl of marriageable age. The plot was smooth and easy to get into. Perhaps, another reason why that was it was because the setting of the book was too Indian. The characters felt natural and this was a scenario that I’ve noticed in many a houses now.
Obviously, every character had his/her own flaws and I ended up hating and loving them at the same time — especially Avni and Ansh — our main protagonists.
Avni was a normal Indian girl, paranoid about marriage, until she suddenly says yes to Ansh. I have no idea why she does that, but I respect that she had the guts to make such a strong decision so soon. I could never do a thing like that. But of course, her paranoia that marriage will take away her freedom and bound her to things she didn’t want to, gets reflected in the incidents. This paranoia makes her a little senseless at times, and I hate her then.
Ansh, on the other hand, is someone from a very posh family. He does things differently, and that is okay, as long as Avni can do what she likes. And she does.
Yet, it was awkward at times. I mean, I understand that he was an NRI but God, learn to eat in a dhaba or eat chaat, God damn it! That’s one of things that makes Indians Indians. Dhabas and chaats are our two main specialties in food and well, it just felt awkward seeing him react so strongly against them.
But no hard feelings. He hasn’t stayed in India since a long time.
Other than that, the language used by the author is simple and natural as well. There were a little Hindi words here and there. Now the thing is, unlike some people who believe Hindi words make the book look so unprofessional and the sort, I believe the exact opposite. I mean, if LA Weatherly can write whole lines in Spanish and still not receive criticism over it, then why should Indians not use a little Hindi.
Of course, it matters according to the situation as well. Because the setting of this book was a typical Indian household, it didn’t matter. Had it been some science fiction or something, it would have looked so blatantly wrong! (I mean, you can’t imagine Harry Potter speaking in any thing other than English, right?)
Anyway, so I guess that’s it. As a whole, I found the book quite entertaining with all that Bollywood masala stuck within it. There were themes of friendship, love, family-ships, etc. With a beautiful plot, the book took my heart away.
February 13, 2018
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma, firstly when I first ever heard the name of book called WEDDING PICKLE, I was little confused coz I had never thought the way which is very beautifully described by an author in the book, Do you wanna know what's is in that book? Oh C'mon you have to read it yar! So the question is that do still true love exists? Or was ever true love existed? Or it was merely an imagination of poets and using all their imagination they have penned down their poems and people found it well written because they are written on the base of true love?
We all knows that in the very beginning we are good at nothing but after practicing we get excellency in those things, you can count lots of things in that like wise at first when we as a kid started writing our handwriting wasn't good but by practicing we got it better, we learnt the bicycle, bike and car that way and still on something we are learning it and being excellent in those work, in short we were not good to do the things perfectly at the first time.
Now coming to the point if we were not so good at the first time doing the things which I have mentioned above, then why our community, people want us to be perfect at the marriage at the very first time, even its a more complicated thing which I have mentioned.
Its a story of Anvi and Ansh, nowadays everyone of us have some future insecurities about of would be life partner and so did Anvi, she was nervous about her marriage and whenever her mom insist her to meet a guy and for her respect she met and then she denied to go ahead but when she met Ansh she couldn't deny him, but still she had insecurities in her mind,
Can she find a way to get over from that, can they be perfect life partner for each other? Can they accept each other's point of views?
Interested...?
Buy a book and Unfold the mystery itself.
Here is the review:
Overall rating: 4/5
Book cover: 3.5/5
Title: 4/5
Characterisation: 4/5
Narration and easy writing: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
We all knows that in the very beginning we are good at nothing but after practicing we get excellency in those things, you can count lots of things in that like wise at first when we as a kid started writing our handwriting wasn't good but by practicing we got it better, we learnt the bicycle, bike and car that way and still on something we are learning it and being excellent in those work, in short we were not good to do the things perfectly at the first time.
Now coming to the point if we were not so good at the first time doing the things which I have mentioned above, then why our community, people want us to be perfect at the marriage at the very first time, even its a more complicated thing which I have mentioned.
Its a story of Anvi and Ansh, nowadays everyone of us have some future insecurities about of would be life partner and so did Anvi, she was nervous about her marriage and whenever her mom insist her to meet a guy and for her respect she met and then she denied to go ahead but when she met Ansh she couldn't deny him, but still she had insecurities in her mind,
Can she find a way to get over from that, can they be perfect life partner for each other? Can they accept each other's point of views?
Interested...?
Buy a book and Unfold the mystery itself.
Here is the review:
Overall rating: 4/5
Book cover: 3.5/5
Title: 4/5
Characterisation: 4/5
Narration and easy writing: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
July 18, 2018
The title of the book says it all. ‘Wedding Pickle’ by Neha Sharma sketches out the zest, liveliness and chaotic affairs behind an Indian wedding. The story portrays the life of Avni, a twenty four year old unmarried girl, who is independent, bold and has a distaste towards marriage. She believes that marriage is the most nightmarish thing that could ever happen to someone. Inspite being an independent woman, she finds herself in certain boundaries- the boundaries which are set by the society for a woman. A girl is expected to behave in a certain way in front of their in-laws. These thoughts haunt Avni and eventually she found herself being reluctant towards marriage. She used to freak out every time her parents insisted her to meet a guy. She would half-heartedly agree to meet them and say ‘No’ after their first meet. She planned on doing the same when she met the NRI guy Ansh, but to her surprise, she just couldn’t deny him. Ansh turned out to be the guy who Avni gradually fell in love with. But, her insecurities never really left her. Will she be able to break through her insecurities and her trust issues? Will she ever be ready to share a future with someone? It was a simple read, with not many plot twists and turns. Although a basic story, yet it was quite relatable to a lot of women who are in their 20s and share an equal unpleasantness towards marriage. On some occasions during the story, I felt a strong aversion towards the protagonist. She was always too whiny. I would say that this book was okayish for me. Since I’m not into such plain basic storylines, I had the urge to break off and move on to some other books. The pace of the story was too slow which made it difficult for me to keep myself hooked to it. Had it not been the wonderful narration of the author I might have shifted to some other books.
May 17, 2018
Name - Wedding Pickle
Author- Neha Sharma
Genre- Fiction, Romance
Pages- 270
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma beautifully captures the feelings of young Indian girls in their 20's where they have so much to deal with- work, friends, parents and marriage.
The story is about a 24- year old ambitious, independent and fun-loving girl, Avni Sharma. She has all that she desires-loving parents, wonderful friends in the form of Kriti and Roshni and a great job. Like any young girl, she alao believes in true love and a happily ever after but it is something to good to be true. She is at the marriable age, as per her parents, and after a lot of pressure from them she agrees to meet an NRI guy, Ansh, for an arranged marriage. Determined to decline the proposal, Ansh's charming and caring nature, makes it hard for her to do so and before ahe knows it, they have set up another meeting. Though she is very confused about her feelings and marriage with Ansh, he is not ready to give up just yet. The book mainly traces Avni' s feelings and thoughts as her wedding day nears.
The author has beautifully shown the growth in Avni and Ansh's relationship. The book marvelously captures the fear of losing identity, freedom and adjusting to the new life. Sharma has touched upon the topic of love marriage too in the form of Kriti's marriage to her college sweetheart, Arvind. The writing is simple but sets the flow for the reader and will definitely connect with every girl of this age and help the guys understand their feelings. The book successfully tells that marriage is beautiful. It is about commitment and love that is shared between two people. An easy read for all ages, the book is recommended to learn about friendship, family, love and marriage.
Author- Neha Sharma
Genre- Fiction, Romance
Pages- 270
Wedding Pickle by Neha Sharma beautifully captures the feelings of young Indian girls in their 20's where they have so much to deal with- work, friends, parents and marriage.
The story is about a 24- year old ambitious, independent and fun-loving girl, Avni Sharma. She has all that she desires-loving parents, wonderful friends in the form of Kriti and Roshni and a great job. Like any young girl, she alao believes in true love and a happily ever after but it is something to good to be true. She is at the marriable age, as per her parents, and after a lot of pressure from them she agrees to meet an NRI guy, Ansh, for an arranged marriage. Determined to decline the proposal, Ansh's charming and caring nature, makes it hard for her to do so and before ahe knows it, they have set up another meeting. Though she is very confused about her feelings and marriage with Ansh, he is not ready to give up just yet. The book mainly traces Avni' s feelings and thoughts as her wedding day nears.
The author has beautifully shown the growth in Avni and Ansh's relationship. The book marvelously captures the fear of losing identity, freedom and adjusting to the new life. Sharma has touched upon the topic of love marriage too in the form of Kriti's marriage to her college sweetheart, Arvind. The writing is simple but sets the flow for the reader and will definitely connect with every girl of this age and help the guys understand their feelings. The book successfully tells that marriage is beautiful. It is about commitment and love that is shared between two people. An easy read for all ages, the book is recommended to learn about friendship, family, love and marriage.
February 13, 2018
Few of my favorite lines from book.
"Arranged marriages' were one of life's biggest gambles one played. You either win the lottery or lose sorely, for you never know how the other person turns out after marriage."
"Marriage is fun. It's like living in with the person you love, with your parent's permission."
I picked this book because of its title which sounds pretty interesting, I feel it is apt for the book & the second thing is that the writer is gorgeous her simple way of writing and book front cover is amazing. It should kill me how pretty and beautiful the book is I can't divert my mind from this book. I have heard 'Shadi ka laddu' but first time i came to know about 'Wedding Pickle' & why this title is given to the book once you will read the book, you will get the answer.
Its story of an independent girl 'Avni' who was about to get married. How her life goes through roller coaster journey its all about that. Her parents selected a guy for her 'Ansh', who lived in Norway & how both of them try make things happen in favour of their marriage. I am sure that many people can relate themselves while reading the book. I can say that this book is most finest and great achiever it has many complexes and different types of worries which a normally a girl have during her marriage. Very useful book for before getting into marriage. Some great insight to make a marriage a better union. Help to understand the how we can keep magic of marriage inside our life.
Overall interesting one and made me laugh and smile many times. I would strongly recommend this book for who are about to get married and who already get married they can give it a chance.
"Arranged marriages' were one of life's biggest gambles one played. You either win the lottery or lose sorely, for you never know how the other person turns out after marriage."
"Marriage is fun. It's like living in with the person you love, with your parent's permission."
I picked this book because of its title which sounds pretty interesting, I feel it is apt for the book & the second thing is that the writer is gorgeous her simple way of writing and book front cover is amazing. It should kill me how pretty and beautiful the book is I can't divert my mind from this book. I have heard 'Shadi ka laddu' but first time i came to know about 'Wedding Pickle' & why this title is given to the book once you will read the book, you will get the answer.
Its story of an independent girl 'Avni' who was about to get married. How her life goes through roller coaster journey its all about that. Her parents selected a guy for her 'Ansh', who lived in Norway & how both of them try make things happen in favour of their marriage. I am sure that many people can relate themselves while reading the book. I can say that this book is most finest and great achiever it has many complexes and different types of worries which a normally a girl have during her marriage. Very useful book for before getting into marriage. Some great insight to make a marriage a better union. Help to understand the how we can keep magic of marriage inside our life.
Overall interesting one and made me laugh and smile many times. I would strongly recommend this book for who are about to get married and who already get married they can give it a chance.
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