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The Best Couple Ever
When you try to share your love, it might come back to haunt you
Do you flaunt your happy moments in the form of filtered photographs on Facebook, Instagram, etc.?
Do you and your partner set relationship goals for others on social media?
Do you make people jealous of the perfect life you are living?
Do you portray yourself as a forever-happy person to your social media followers?
Do you think you are a cyber-world aspiration?
If no, then chill. If yes, then congrats! You are their next target.
Do you flaunt your happy moments in the form of filtered photographs on Facebook, Instagram, etc.?
Do you and your partner set relationship goals for others on social media?
Do you make people jealous of the perfect life you are living?
Do you portray yourself as a forever-happy person to your social media followers?
Do you think you are a cyber-world aspiration?
If no, then chill. If yes, then congrats! You are their next target.
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2018
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Novoneel Chakraborty
32 books1,208 followersNovoneel Chakraborty's books have touched thousands of souls across India. He is a full time author, screenwriter and a blogger.
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January 24, 2019
Has it ever happened to you that after reading a book you are just too numb to even feel things again or get your thoughts together? Well this book definitely made me go all over the places. I was not even able to write about it. Hence the delay in review. But better late than never.
Are you a social media addict?
Do you post too much?
But the most important question is are you even your real self on social media?
This story is about three couples who are The Perfect Couple on social media. But the real life story is very different. And top of it there is a murderer on loose whose sole mission is to break them apart. Will these couples be able to hold their relationship among all these hurdles?
Review
Author has chosen a very apt topic for today's generation. Everyone will be able to relate to it and more than that they can even learn from it. But the author has not only written about social media but it also has corruption,true love, status of women in India. Even though it has so many topics it never gets overlapping. Each subject is very truly and beautifully connected in the story.
Story is told through female perspectives. Characters are very well developed. Each character has their own story to tell but you never feel it is too much. You can relate to each female characters. How often men in India take their respective partners for granted!
Plot of the story is very interesting. Graph of the story is very well maintained throughout the book. Every twist and turn just makes you more confused and more intrigued in the story. And I fell in love with the ending. I am generally very cynic when it comes to ending of a thriller book but the ending of this book did not disappoint me at all.
I am in love with this book. I have read Novoneel Chakraborty work before and his writing style is quite different from other Indian authors. If you are looking for some Indian thriller books you should definitely checkout his work. I recommend it to everyone.
Disclaimer- This book have some erotic scenes.
Are you a social media addict?
Do you post too much?
But the most important question is are you even your real self on social media?
This story is about three couples who are The Perfect Couple on social media. But the real life story is very different. And top of it there is a murderer on loose whose sole mission is to break them apart. Will these couples be able to hold their relationship among all these hurdles?
Review
Author has chosen a very apt topic for today's generation. Everyone will be able to relate to it and more than that they can even learn from it. But the author has not only written about social media but it also has corruption,true love, status of women in India. Even though it has so many topics it never gets overlapping. Each subject is very truly and beautifully connected in the story.
Story is told through female perspectives. Characters are very well developed. Each character has their own story to tell but you never feel it is too much. You can relate to each female characters. How often men in India take their respective partners for granted!
Plot of the story is very interesting. Graph of the story is very well maintained throughout the book. Every twist and turn just makes you more confused and more intrigued in the story. And I fell in love with the ending. I am generally very cynic when it comes to ending of a thriller book but the ending of this book did not disappoint me at all.
I am in love with this book. I have read Novoneel Chakraborty work before and his writing style is quite different from other Indian authors. If you are looking for some Indian thriller books you should definitely checkout his work. I recommend it to everyone.
Disclaimer- This book have some erotic scenes.
October 19, 2018
The Best Couple Ever is a thriller novel written by Novoneel Chakraborty. I've read almost the books of the author and he didn't disappoint me even once. I loved this novel too. As mentioned in the blurb - "This book will hit you in the gut by the time you reach the last page." This book is one of that kind where you will be forced to question yourself that - "Is the villain really bad or is he just another victim."
This is a story of three friends Kashvi, Dhriti, Sanisha and a mystery man who comes in their life only to turn it upside down in just six months. His purpose of coming in their lives was just to break the illusion of their perfect lives.
"Happiness is not something that stays. It is an illusion. A petty, third - grade illusion." He believes
I loved the way the author maintained suspense and the end of the book was really good. It will blow your minds.
This is a story of three friends Kashvi, Dhriti, Sanisha and a mystery man who comes in their life only to turn it upside down in just six months. His purpose of coming in their lives was just to break the illusion of their perfect lives.
"Happiness is not something that stays. It is an illusion. A petty, third - grade illusion." He believes
I loved the way the author maintained suspense and the end of the book was really good. It will blow your minds.
January 27, 2021
I would say this is the best book I have ever read of novoneel. The plotting, mystery, the way each thing unfolds is superb. Though certain things still remain unclear but still the plotting was best.. apart from that it showed how we projected our lives in social media sometimes to hide our weaknesses and we have clinged so much to social media that have forgotten there exists a life behind the fake world.... and moreover the book shows noone ever has a perfect life.
July 6, 2024
Such a Mind blowing plot. It is like a cocktail with mix flavours of crime, fiction, thriller, romance, and motivational. When I started this book, even I questioned myself, what happiness meant for me, and as the story progressed I kept looking for the answer in different perspectives, but to truly say, the author’s perspective in Sanisha’s words were truly intriguing,
“I don’t know what happiness is, but I know what it is not. It’s not something that stays. It is an illusion. A petty third grade illusion. Like a cheap roadside magicians silly trick.”
Best couple ever, everyone tries to portray themselves as the best, but what truly is the best is a question, that somewhere or the other the author has placed in our minds without mentioning it. So far the best couple were Ashwamedha and Sama, and as the authour has written in his acknowledgments, in our society, Ashwamedha represents courage and Sama represents conscience, thus to live a life with morals a person has to pair up his inner courage with his conscience and only then will he be able to break the illusion of happiness, and maybe find peace.
The way the present society is portrayed and the way social media has an effect on our lives is well shown in the story, sometimes it can make people live in complete ignorance and fake life, like that of Kashvi. Being courageous and bold is good, but that without our intact conscience is of waste, without conscience we give in to the pleasures, and that destroys what we have carefully achieved in our life, this point can be understood by the choices Dhrithi made and the consequences she faced.
All in all, this was a page turner till the last.
Coming to my rating : out of 5 stars
Title : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ deceptive
Cover : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ attractive
Character development : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ excellent
Writing style : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ applaudable
Originality : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️truly original
Plot : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ interesting
Overall : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️for such a great book
“I don’t know what happiness is, but I know what it is not. It’s not something that stays. It is an illusion. A petty third grade illusion. Like a cheap roadside magicians silly trick.”
Best couple ever, everyone tries to portray themselves as the best, but what truly is the best is a question, that somewhere or the other the author has placed in our minds without mentioning it. So far the best couple were Ashwamedha and Sama, and as the authour has written in his acknowledgments, in our society, Ashwamedha represents courage and Sama represents conscience, thus to live a life with morals a person has to pair up his inner courage with his conscience and only then will he be able to break the illusion of happiness, and maybe find peace.
The way the present society is portrayed and the way social media has an effect on our lives is well shown in the story, sometimes it can make people live in complete ignorance and fake life, like that of Kashvi. Being courageous and bold is good, but that without our intact conscience is of waste, without conscience we give in to the pleasures, and that destroys what we have carefully achieved in our life, this point can be understood by the choices Dhrithi made and the consequences she faced.
All in all, this was a page turner till the last.
Coming to my rating : out of 5 stars
Title : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ deceptive
Cover : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ attractive
Character development : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ excellent
Writing style : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ applaudable
Originality : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️truly original
Plot : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ interesting
Overall : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️for such a great book
October 21, 2018
This was easily the most terrifying book I've read this year. And I loved every moment of it.
This book narrates the story of Kashvi, Drithi, and Sanisha, two of whom are very active on social media, blindly addicted to outdoing each other by posting about their lives and winning more followers in the process. Their lives begin to fall apart when they realize that events have been set in motion in a way where everything is beyond their control.
This is quite a fast paced thriller where interesting things happen in almost every other page. You'll want to drop everything else and try to predict what might happen next.
What I liked most of all was how effortlessly the book explored the ideas of justice, fair play and true love, even from the perspective of the criminal. The final few pages were tragic, moving and simply unforgettable.
For me, this is the author's best work so far. How About a Sin Tonight used to be my favourite, but from today it's going to be this one instead.
Pick this book if you're looking for something that'll shake you out of boredom, really make you live the story and make you think about life more deeply.
This book narrates the story of Kashvi, Drithi, and Sanisha, two of whom are very active on social media, blindly addicted to outdoing each other by posting about their lives and winning more followers in the process. Their lives begin to fall apart when they realize that events have been set in motion in a way where everything is beyond their control.
This is quite a fast paced thriller where interesting things happen in almost every other page. You'll want to drop everything else and try to predict what might happen next.
What I liked most of all was how effortlessly the book explored the ideas of justice, fair play and true love, even from the perspective of the criminal. The final few pages were tragic, moving and simply unforgettable.
For me, this is the author's best work so far. How About a Sin Tonight used to be my favourite, but from today it's going to be this one instead.
Pick this book if you're looking for something that'll shake you out of boredom, really make you live the story and make you think about life more deeply.
April 27, 2021
This was my first thriller book and I don't know what to say . It was splendid , I loved it . It was so mesmerizing . I like UKC , he is damn cool and his detective mind.... oh my god ! And I also like Sanisha , she is an inspiration , you can say . Adhik , Satyam and Parth , they got what they deserved. Really appreciates the writing style of Novoneel Chakraborty , ugh I want to read more of his novels and other thriller novels too.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2019
Once again, Novoneel has proved to be a best writer. Though Stranger Trilogy is the first book i have read, written by him, the climax has somewhere disappointed me. But still, i loved the way he has kept me hooked up till the end, all through the three books for which i have started to buy more of his books. And this one, I loved it a lot just like the rest. Every one of his novel, seems to have a more or less same plot line, just like that of Nicholas Sparks. But then, I don't really mind until his works keeps me entertained and his words give me nightmares!!
November 2, 2018
Awesome thriller... Novoneel did it again.
April 19, 2023
Concept: 3.0/5.0
Execution: 3.0/5.0
Characters Bespoken: 3.0/5.0
World Building: 3.5/5.0
Cover: 3.75/5.0
Writing Style: 4.0/5.0
Overall: 3.25/5.0
Execution: 3.0/5.0
Characters Bespoken: 3.0/5.0
World Building: 3.5/5.0
Cover: 3.75/5.0
Writing Style: 4.0/5.0
Overall: 3.25/5.0
May 27, 2023
It was a very gripping and easy to read book.
It kept me hooked till the last page. I wanted more of it, but alas!
It kept me hooked till the last page. I wanted more of it, but alas!
December 10, 2018
The best couple ever, written by Navoneel Chakraborty deals with the lives of three women, two of whom are social media influencer and how their lives are threatened after an incident.
It finally feels good to be reading my favourite author's work. But the story seemed rushed, for his usual style was missing. The plot is mostly moved forward through simple narrations rather than actually showing them. And the most disappointing thing was the blurb which was misleading. I wanted to read about how social media influences our lives rather than a revenge story. It was kind of predictable; I kind of saw the plot twist coming, maybe because of having reading every works by this author!
The characters were well developed. They were typical Novoneel-ish; not likable,but understandable. And I loved Ashwamedha and Sanisha the most. I felt my eyes welled up reading the epilogue; it went straight to my heart.
The title could have been better. I won't say that this the author's best work, for he has done better. Apart from the few grammatical and logical errors, it was an enjoyable read. A clean thriller. Go for it.
Title : 3/5
Cover : 3/5
Plot : 3/5
Overall : 3/5
It finally feels good to be reading my favourite author's work. But the story seemed rushed, for his usual style was missing. The plot is mostly moved forward through simple narrations rather than actually showing them. And the most disappointing thing was the blurb which was misleading. I wanted to read about how social media influences our lives rather than a revenge story. It was kind of predictable; I kind of saw the plot twist coming, maybe because of having reading every works by this author!
The characters were well developed. They were typical Novoneel-ish; not likable,but understandable. And I loved Ashwamedha and Sanisha the most. I felt my eyes welled up reading the epilogue; it went straight to my heart.
The title could have been better. I won't say that this the author's best work, for he has done better. Apart from the few grammatical and logical errors, it was an enjoyable read. A clean thriller. Go for it.
Title : 3/5
Cover : 3/5
Plot : 3/5
Overall : 3/5
September 22, 2019
Loved the book so many twists and turns .Loved the way the obsession with social media was portrayed by the author through the characters .So aptly portrayed how superficial most people are on social media and are actually miserable in their personal lives .The book though is a crime fiction highlights many other important issues of how women have to succumb to the whims and fancies of their husbands/ partners .And of course the most important question in the book What does happiness mean to you ?I finished it in a day .However I thought the end could have been a bit different that what it was ,but loved reading the book nevertheless.Looking forward to reading all the other books by the author 📖
February 11, 2019
Well the only reason I gave this book 3 stars is Because I do not know how to give 2.5 stars. The mystery of this book is somewhat unique but it is kind of anti climactic. The book 1 story about the couples were kind of dumb. Especially the first and the second couple. They were so horrible you wouldn't care if they live or die. The social media "influencers" are obnoxious to say the least. The problems of their lives are also laughable. The last couple's story was comparatively decent. I mean I didn't have the urge to smack the 'samisha' character. But it was an entertaining read. I read it in 2 days.
June 2, 2019
This book is about three couples and their fake living standards on social media. Lies, betrayal, secrets, romance, suspense.. everything is in this total masala book. All I was expecting a better climax and ending, but still a good read.
It teaches alot about the obsession of people on social media to get the attention, no matter what it takes. It also talk about the love, which don't need #couplegoals caption and still be the best couple ever.
It teaches alot about the obsession of people on social media to get the attention, no matter what it takes. It also talk about the love, which don't need #couplegoals caption and still be the best couple ever.
April 25, 2021
I loved this one. Honestly I wasn't expecting much because "Indian Thriller Writer". Although I had read Novoneel's "stranger trilogy" and I was super impressed by the first two parts but the third was kind of a dud. Hence.. the expectations. But Dayumn! No doubt now. Novoneel is one of the best thriller writers.
June 3, 2023
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When the book begins, we meet married couple Ashwamedha Chauhaan and Sama Akhtar. They reminisce about the first time they met and then rant about social media and those who are addicted to it. Ashwamedha tells his wife, and us, about three couples who have an informal competition going on between them. The winner will be the couple whose photos, posted on social media, elicit the highest number of likes and comments.
These three couples include married couples Kashvi and Dr Parth, and Dhriti and Satyam, and live-in couple Sanisha and Adhik.
The stories of these three couples are traced over a period of eight months from March to October 2018.
The Prologue piqued my interest, promising intrigue. But the style of writing could have done with improvement.
"You weren’t the duel you seemed to be. You were a magnanimous war I was up against." Cringeworthy.
Ashwamedha and Sama reminisce about the first time they met. But the whole recollection is awkward and detailed, with both characters recounting details for our benefit. Far from the best way to do this.
Sama knows very little about social media. In today’s era, I found it hard to believe that an educated woman would be so clueless about how social media works.
There is a lot of Indian English, with marriage routinely used as a synonym for wedding. The word, lingerie, is used incorrectly. Irk, a verb, is used here as a noun.
Ashwamedha and Sama are positioned outside this world, severely critiquing the addiction. But the truth is that only Kashvi and Dhriti are Instagram influencers, addicted to social media. The three males and Sanisha have no such addiction.
Ashwamedha keeps harping on a question, What is your idea of happiness?, randomly judging others based on their responses. We have no idea why this is so, and what purpose the question serves.
I appreciated the author’s attempts to critique the world of social media where ‘heroes’ are adored merely for posting photographs that everyone knows are heavily edited. The plot itself was loose and poorly constructed, and there were several sex scenes that were crass and gratuitous.
I will neither read this author again, nor recommend his work to anyone.
When the book begins, we meet married couple Ashwamedha Chauhaan and Sama Akhtar. They reminisce about the first time they met and then rant about social media and those who are addicted to it. Ashwamedha tells his wife, and us, about three couples who have an informal competition going on between them. The winner will be the couple whose photos, posted on social media, elicit the highest number of likes and comments.
These three couples include married couples Kashvi and Dr Parth, and Dhriti and Satyam, and live-in couple Sanisha and Adhik.
The stories of these three couples are traced over a period of eight months from March to October 2018.
The Prologue piqued my interest, promising intrigue. But the style of writing could have done with improvement.
"You weren’t the duel you seemed to be. You were a magnanimous war I was up against." Cringeworthy.
Ashwamedha and Sama reminisce about the first time they met. But the whole recollection is awkward and detailed, with both characters recounting details for our benefit. Far from the best way to do this.
Sama knows very little about social media. In today’s era, I found it hard to believe that an educated woman would be so clueless about how social media works.
There is a lot of Indian English, with marriage routinely used as a synonym for wedding. The word, lingerie, is used incorrectly. Irk, a verb, is used here as a noun.
Ashwamedha and Sama are positioned outside this world, severely critiquing the addiction. But the truth is that only Kashvi and Dhriti are Instagram influencers, addicted to social media. The three males and Sanisha have no such addiction.
Ashwamedha keeps harping on a question, What is your idea of happiness?, randomly judging others based on their responses. We have no idea why this is so, and what purpose the question serves.
I appreciated the author’s attempts to critique the world of social media where ‘heroes’ are adored merely for posting photographs that everyone knows are heavily edited. The plot itself was loose and poorly constructed, and there were several sex scenes that were crass and gratuitous.
I will neither read this author again, nor recommend his work to anyone.
May 25, 2021
Before this book I already finished 3 works of Novoneel Chakraborty. One Trilogy, one duology, and one short story collection. (Gonna post their reviews too). What always I love about this particular author is his way of placing thrilling incidents one by one. It is so amazing and wonderful that putting down his books even for a second gets really difficult.
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This book contains the addiction of today's instagram generation, it also depicts that what actually a 'best couple means'. Book starts with the stories of 3 different women, Kashvi, Dhriti and Sanisha and also of another couple i.e, Ashyamedha and Sama, about whom you'll get no idea at first. But when the incidents gonna come one by one, you'll discover them little by little. Here Kashvi, Dhriti and Sanisha all three of them are Instagram influencers though Sanisha is not much into that. They all have a happy life, loving partner, well enough money and a secured life. But at some point something happened to each of them which actually revealed that no one is best in this world. Everyone is just pretending to be happy, to be perfect, to be the best through a lot of instagram filters. And we are recklessly assuming those filters as the best, while they are the worst and the actual 'best' is hidden somewhere in a dark room trying to get better everyday.
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My thoughts:- The placements of thrilling events are too good. I finished it in 1 and half week. The concept is really good. Language is also very very simple so even a beginner can easily read it. And also I liked the message throughout this book. Loved the cover too, with a name like that, you always expect a lovey-dovey cover, but this cover will surely increase your interest to read it because it is unique and creative. But honestly speaking I didn't liked the ending of this book, it is kind of cliche. The whole plot was so strong, that the ending became very weak with respect to that. And also when I reached near the ending I was able to conclude it very well, i think that is not expected from a romantic thriller. But overall it's a good read.
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This book contains the addiction of today's instagram generation, it also depicts that what actually a 'best couple means'. Book starts with the stories of 3 different women, Kashvi, Dhriti and Sanisha and also of another couple i.e, Ashyamedha and Sama, about whom you'll get no idea at first. But when the incidents gonna come one by one, you'll discover them little by little. Here Kashvi, Dhriti and Sanisha all three of them are Instagram influencers though Sanisha is not much into that. They all have a happy life, loving partner, well enough money and a secured life. But at some point something happened to each of them which actually revealed that no one is best in this world. Everyone is just pretending to be happy, to be perfect, to be the best through a lot of instagram filters. And we are recklessly assuming those filters as the best, while they are the worst and the actual 'best' is hidden somewhere in a dark room trying to get better everyday.
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My thoughts:- The placements of thrilling events are too good. I finished it in 1 and half week. The concept is really good. Language is also very very simple so even a beginner can easily read it. And also I liked the message throughout this book. Loved the cover too, with a name like that, you always expect a lovey-dovey cover, but this cover will surely increase your interest to read it because it is unique and creative. But honestly speaking I didn't liked the ending of this book, it is kind of cliche. The whole plot was so strong, that the ending became very weak with respect to that. And also when I reached near the ending I was able to conclude it very well, i think that is not expected from a romantic thriller. But overall it's a good read.
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February 21, 2021🍁This novel is about 3 pretending to-be-happy couple on social media and their dark hidden secrets.
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✨Kashvi and Parth, where Kashvi works on increasing her insta followers count. She pretends to be a perfect wife on insta, whereas she is a normal person in real life.
✨Nitin and Erina, comes in as brother-sister duo, who shakes up Kashvi's life.
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⚡Dhrithi and Satyam, yet another insta addicts who competes with Kashvi on gaining insta followers count.
⚡Kshay and Ananya, comes in as business duo and disturbs Dhrithi's peace of mind by hitting on her weakness.
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💫Sanisha and Adhik, a normal live-in couple where Adhik is a coward to take up their relationship to next level.
💫Priyanshi and Kunal, another bro-sis duo who pretends to be as alliance choosen by Ashok's family.
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🍁If you can see here, every couple is assigned with another pair with different identities which drives the storyline like crazy.
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🥀Ashvamedha and Sama, is another cute yet strange couple, who comes in with their loveable couple talks.
🥀The very first couple talk did excite me, and the following once started threatening me to hell.
🍁How are each couple connected to the others and who actually Ashva and Sama are makes the highlight of the story.
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🍁Yet another perfect thriller plot by the author and again leaves the readers to decide who actually is at the positive side.
🍁It's quite a different call to make!!
🍁Sama reflects the face of society we live in now and Ashva comes in with a question "What does happiness mean for you?"
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🍁I totally loved reading it and the empathy in me was called out in deciding if it's right to judge people who are portrayed as wrong ones who does something illegal to find their own justice!!
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✨Kashvi and Parth, where Kashvi works on increasing her insta followers count. She pretends to be a perfect wife on insta, whereas she is a normal person in real life.
✨Nitin and Erina, comes in as brother-sister duo, who shakes up Kashvi's life.
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⚡Dhrithi and Satyam, yet another insta addicts who competes with Kashvi on gaining insta followers count.
⚡Kshay and Ananya, comes in as business duo and disturbs Dhrithi's peace of mind by hitting on her weakness.
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💫Sanisha and Adhik, a normal live-in couple where Adhik is a coward to take up their relationship to next level.
💫Priyanshi and Kunal, another bro-sis duo who pretends to be as alliance choosen by Ashok's family.
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🍁If you can see here, every couple is assigned with another pair with different identities which drives the storyline like crazy.
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🥀Ashvamedha and Sama, is another cute yet strange couple, who comes in with their loveable couple talks.
🥀The very first couple talk did excite me, and the following once started threatening me to hell.
🍁How are each couple connected to the others and who actually Ashva and Sama are makes the highlight of the story.
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🍁Yet another perfect thriller plot by the author and again leaves the readers to decide who actually is at the positive side.
🍁It's quite a different call to make!!
🍁Sama reflects the face of society we live in now and Ashva comes in with a question "What does happiness mean for you?"
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🍁I totally loved reading it and the empathy in me was called out in deciding if it's right to judge people who are portrayed as wrong ones who does something illegal to find their own justice!!
May 10, 2021
I have deducted 2 stars for two main reasons.
no 1, the story was amazing, but the story was not well written.
It felt like Novoneel Sir had the perfect recipe, but he cooked it wrong, for the book despite being full of suspense, lacked writing skills in many aspects.
It doesn't matter how good your story is if you can't narrate it properly.
No 2, the ending of the book was a bit rushed through, Ashvamedha, one of the leading characters of the book deserved a better ending than the one given in the book, a bit more outlook on his history, his pain, and his personality.
The ending felt like a scene from a Bollywood movie, it was crazy, but some parts of it did make sense.
Our three women in the book, couldn't have been more different from each other.
All three possessed strikingly different personalities and lifestyles.
The story of the book was creative and full of suspense, it is one of those books, which once you start reading, you can't put it down.
The story was extremely fast-paced and full of life lessons.
It all came down to one thing,
What exactly is Happiness?
Among all the mainstream Indian romance authors, Novoneel is creating a name for himself, so if you are looking for something fast-paced and thrilling, you should give this book a shot.
Although as a reader, who enjoyed this book more than I initially expect, I would like to offer a piece of advice to the author:
Next time, if you wish to add an investigation scene, please advise the author. then please do full research on how the investigation process is conducted, please don't write a Bollywood spicy version of the investigation in your books, it doesn't look good in a book where you are trying to make the story sound so realistic.
no 1, the story was amazing, but the story was not well written.
It felt like Novoneel Sir had the perfect recipe, but he cooked it wrong, for the book despite being full of suspense, lacked writing skills in many aspects.
It doesn't matter how good your story is if you can't narrate it properly.
No 2, the ending of the book was a bit rushed through, Ashvamedha, one of the leading characters of the book deserved a better ending than the one given in the book, a bit more outlook on his history, his pain, and his personality.
The ending felt like a scene from a Bollywood movie, it was crazy, but some parts of it did make sense.
Our three women in the book, couldn't have been more different from each other.
All three possessed strikingly different personalities and lifestyles.
The story of the book was creative and full of suspense, it is one of those books, which once you start reading, you can't put it down.
The story was extremely fast-paced and full of life lessons.
It all came down to one thing,
What exactly is Happiness?
Among all the mainstream Indian romance authors, Novoneel is creating a name for himself, so if you are looking for something fast-paced and thrilling, you should give this book a shot.
Although as a reader, who enjoyed this book more than I initially expect, I would like to offer a piece of advice to the author:
Next time, if you wish to add an investigation scene, please advise the author. then please do full research on how the investigation process is conducted, please don't write a Bollywood spicy version of the investigation in your books, it doesn't look good in a book where you are trying to make the story sound so realistic.
April 12, 2020
Do you and your partner set relationship goals for others on social media?
Do you portray yourself as a forever-happy person to your social media followers?
If no, then chill. If yes, then congrats! You are their next target.
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When I saw the book @crossword at first I thought its a love story with mystery, and it made me wonder what happens next. Woth this curiosity I instantly grabbed the book.
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The book is the perfect example of the cyber world that we are living in and it shows how fake the cyberworld is. The book keeps us thinking whether the couples we meet in our lives are really happy or they are just faking it for the cyberworld.
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The story revolves around 3 couples, their family background, and how they are in their so-called happy life. A mystery couple enters into their lives and checkmates the couples against each other.
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Each of the couple’s story converges at a point which keeps us engaging and a nail-biting experience.
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A unique gripping story which involves the concept of independent women and their struggles in the society, live-in relationships, gender discrimination, and the influence of social media in the modern era.
What is happiness for you?
Let me know in the comments below.
Do you portray yourself as a forever-happy person to your social media followers?
If no, then chill. If yes, then congrats! You are their next target.
.
When I saw the book @crossword at first I thought its a love story with mystery, and it made me wonder what happens next. Woth this curiosity I instantly grabbed the book.
.
The book is the perfect example of the cyber world that we are living in and it shows how fake the cyberworld is. The book keeps us thinking whether the couples we meet in our lives are really happy or they are just faking it for the cyberworld.
.
The story revolves around 3 couples, their family background, and how they are in their so-called happy life. A mystery couple enters into their lives and checkmates the couples against each other.
.
Each of the couple’s story converges at a point which keeps us engaging and a nail-biting experience.
.
A unique gripping story which involves the concept of independent women and their struggles in the society, live-in relationships, gender discrimination, and the influence of social media in the modern era.
What is happiness for you?
Let me know in the comments below.
December 12, 2018
The Best Couple Ever is a thriller novel written by Novoneel Chakraborty. I've read almost the books of the author and he didn't disappoint me even once. I loved this novel too. As mentioned in the blurb - "This book will hit you in the gut by the time you reach the last page." This book is one of that kind where you will be forced to question yourself that - "Is the villain really bad or is he just another victim.
This book narrates the story of Kashvi, Drithi, and Sanisha, two of whom are very active on social media, blindly addicted to outdoing each other by posting about their lives and winning more followers in the process. Their lives begin to fall apart when they realize that events have been set in motion in a way where everything is beyond their control.
Pick this book if you're looking for something that'll shake you out of boredom.
I definitely recommend this one. It contains interesting twists and turns and gets the ending right, which is a rarity in books of this nature. Definitely worth reading. A totally mind blowing thriller I have probably ever come across!!! Totally loved it.
This book narrates the story of Kashvi, Drithi, and Sanisha, two of whom are very active on social media, blindly addicted to outdoing each other by posting about their lives and winning more followers in the process. Their lives begin to fall apart when they realize that events have been set in motion in a way where everything is beyond their control.
Pick this book if you're looking for something that'll shake you out of boredom.
I definitely recommend this one. It contains interesting twists and turns and gets the ending right, which is a rarity in books of this nature. Definitely worth reading. A totally mind blowing thriller I have probably ever come across!!! Totally loved it.
December 21, 2020
This book is one of the finest thriller I have read lately. The story revolves around three couples; and how much they effort on being the perfect couple for the outer world.
On one hand; Kashvi and Dhriti are obsessed with social media & always in competition with each other, Sanisha on the other hand opted out from that artificial world and got into an NGO. A third pair of people came at same time in lives of all the three women and within days, turned their lives upside down.
Ashwamedha character is disturbing & sympathetic. The book, through its story presents the toxic relation of people with social media, the urge to become someone else, to pretend; and how much that impacts us on certain levels. The author brilliantly succeeded in thriller part; the story was so engrossing, that one can’t just put it down.
After the first half, story become predictable, but author created a maze of words; of which the only exist was going through last page. Overall, a nice thriller and it surely will arouse your sexual desires as the book is filled with erotic scenes. The climax will numb you in a totally different way altogether.
On one hand; Kashvi and Dhriti are obsessed with social media & always in competition with each other, Sanisha on the other hand opted out from that artificial world and got into an NGO. A third pair of people came at same time in lives of all the three women and within days, turned their lives upside down.
Ashwamedha character is disturbing & sympathetic. The book, through its story presents the toxic relation of people with social media, the urge to become someone else, to pretend; and how much that impacts us on certain levels. The author brilliantly succeeded in thriller part; the story was so engrossing, that one can’t just put it down.
After the first half, story become predictable, but author created a maze of words; of which the only exist was going through last page. Overall, a nice thriller and it surely will arouse your sexual desires as the book is filled with erotic scenes. The climax will numb you in a totally different way altogether.
March 7, 2021
I have read Stranger series and black suits you books from this author. It was good but dark. This author is so brutal with telling you about the dark side of this society and world that we live in. Sometimes, the cruel acts done by his characters in the book will make you puke, frown and sigh, and cringe.
I was in a book slump and I didn't know what to read, so I picked up this book and I was able to get over the slump. I'm not a big fan of dark stories, still I read it. I know, it's a bad habit. But, that's okay, how a story can be good without someone's death in it. Either our favorite character dies or the protagonist lives a life for someone who he/she has lost or yet to lose.
I strongly recommend, people who don't want to spoil their mood, DO NOT READ this. I even felt detective stories was way better than crime fiction, because, in those books only the crimes are solved and deduced, not so brutally shown like this.
A time pass book, with good plotting, I liked two paragraphs from this book particularly and so many lines worthy to highlight. Those who want to read crime thriller and inclined to dark stories can go for this author and you will be completely satisfied.
I was in a book slump and I didn't know what to read, so I picked up this book and I was able to get over the slump. I'm not a big fan of dark stories, still I read it. I know, it's a bad habit. But, that's okay, how a story can be good without someone's death in it. Either our favorite character dies or the protagonist lives a life for someone who he/she has lost or yet to lose.
I strongly recommend, people who don't want to spoil their mood, DO NOT READ this. I even felt detective stories was way better than crime fiction, because, in those books only the crimes are solved and deduced, not so brutally shown like this.
A time pass book, with good plotting, I liked two paragraphs from this book particularly and so many lines worthy to highlight. Those who want to read crime thriller and inclined to dark stories can go for this author and you will be completely satisfied.
April 26, 2019
First of all I don't know whether I should hate this or loved it.. There is something good in this novel and something bad. Good thing is its showed us the reality of modern times when people living in a virtual world where everything is literally illusion. I also know that kind of people who potrey themselves in social media which they are not. But what I don't like is the way Asvamedha took his revenge. He is wronged by the three men in this story but it seemed to me he have done also wrong with the three women. If someone is obsessed with social media and potrey their lives like something which is not true that might be not good but that doesn't mean they r doing something wrong. Most of the people do this thing because they are not happy in their life and don't want to show it to other. That doesn't make them criminal. Thats why at end of the story I felt what Asva does is totally wrong. And that felling made me to hate this story. It's my personal opinion. Nonetheless Novoneel is a great story teller and still he is a one of the best author for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 13, 2021
If I like a book, I fall in love with it and the characters instantly. “The best Couple Ever”, shouts honest truth! The author managed to write a real crazy romance thriller with loads of twists. Another great book is here and I liked it.
Though it is dark, but I shudder to think, how time has changed. That we have become nothing but slaves of social media! Our simple life is presented with tones of filtered images on Instagram and facebook.
What have we done to ourselves? If we are at a restaurant, we click images no matter how hungry we are. Even on vacation which is supposed to be for a rejuvenation, we end up with even more stress as engagement on a post is all we can think of!
This race of presenting everything as #perfectgoals and bad comparison is never ending! All this makes me think so hard…who are we fooling? People who are around us, or we are just deceiving our own selves?
A good, one time read kinda book.
Though it is dark, but I shudder to think, how time has changed. That we have become nothing but slaves of social media! Our simple life is presented with tones of filtered images on Instagram and facebook.
What have we done to ourselves? If we are at a restaurant, we click images no matter how hungry we are. Even on vacation which is supposed to be for a rejuvenation, we end up with even more stress as engagement on a post is all we can think of!
This race of presenting everything as #perfectgoals and bad comparison is never ending! All this makes me think so hard…who are we fooling? People who are around us, or we are just deceiving our own selves?
A good, one time read kinda book.
December 23, 2020
Summary -
A book about 3 couples, their family background, their so-called happy life depicted on social media. A mystery couple enters into their fame-craving lives and checkmates the couples against each other, forcing the couples to answer the ultimate question 'What is happiness?' Is it something that can be destroyed so easily and achieved so easily by social media?
Review -
This book gives a strong and much needed message in today's social media driven world. How people want to display every detail of their lives, convincing the world that they are the happiest and in reality are starving of true happiness. It also shows the astounding lengths some people can go to for love, which can only be found in Novoneel's books. The only thing I didn't like was that this book was too predictable for me so the ending didn't surprise me.
A book about 3 couples, their family background, their so-called happy life depicted on social media. A mystery couple enters into their fame-craving lives and checkmates the couples against each other, forcing the couples to answer the ultimate question 'What is happiness?' Is it something that can be destroyed so easily and achieved so easily by social media?
Review -
This book gives a strong and much needed message in today's social media driven world. How people want to display every detail of their lives, convincing the world that they are the happiest and in reality are starving of true happiness. It also shows the astounding lengths some people can go to for love, which can only be found in Novoneel's books. The only thing I didn't like was that this book was too predictable for me so the ending didn't surprise me.
June 9, 2023
The story opens up with the girls night out, who are supposedly the wives of husbands of the same gang ( pals in office and outside).
Though they go by the unspoken rule of getting along well, as the story unravels, the author elaborates on silent envy, jealousy, fallacy, disinterest in companionship the women go through in their respective lives and how they react and will react to the incidents that life holds ahead of them.
There is hope, dream, wish accompanied with guilt...
And also pain, heart break, mistrust, betrayal, dishonesty and vengeance!
The lines that are underlined are the most disturbing part to me though it did give a different angle once the book was completed.
Enjoyed the first half more than the second as it was quite predictable.
Overall A typical Indian movie worth reading:)
#novoneelchakraborty #bestcoupleever #recentreads #bookbuddylendinglibrary
Though they go by the unspoken rule of getting along well, as the story unravels, the author elaborates on silent envy, jealousy, fallacy, disinterest in companionship the women go through in their respective lives and how they react and will react to the incidents that life holds ahead of them.
There is hope, dream, wish accompanied with guilt...
And also pain, heart break, mistrust, betrayal, dishonesty and vengeance!
The lines that are underlined are the most disturbing part to me though it did give a different angle once the book was completed.
Enjoyed the first half more than the second as it was quite predictable.
Overall A typical Indian movie worth reading:)
#novoneelchakraborty #bestcoupleever #recentreads #bookbuddylendinglibrary
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2018
I like the writing style of author Novoneel Chakraborty @novoneelchakraborty . But with his previous two books, i was a bit disappointed. So i started reading this book without expecting much, but i thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It doesn't have as thrilling effect as there was in stranger trilogy, yet it leaves an impact. How we are getting dependent on social media is explained in a very thought provoking way. I even felt scared logging into my Insta account😄😧. Characters are practical and imaginable and their stories are beautifully entwined. End is good and justified. It's just i felt story was ended abruptly, but that doesn't mean things weren't explained. I loved reading this book and will recommend you all to read too.
October 28, 2022
How much and till what point you can love someone ?.. You will ask the same question to yourself when you fininsh reading this thriller.and in the very start of the book, in the prologue author have attached the magnet of twist that wil make you read the book.
So the book starts with the sensasion mixed entertaining erotica like every book of novoneel. and somehow showing the reality of the real world about the lust. and then the movie goes with the revenge that u wont gets to know and the characters of the book as well, you will keep asking the author that what is happening.
personally i finished this book in 3 days and it left me with such a trauma. i dont want to give the spoilers but yeah, its the story about a guy who was madly in love with his girl.
So the book starts with the sensasion mixed entertaining erotica like every book of novoneel. and somehow showing the reality of the real world about the lust. and then the movie goes with the revenge that u wont gets to know and the characters of the book as well, you will keep asking the author that what is happening.
personally i finished this book in 3 days and it left me with such a trauma. i dont want to give the spoilers but yeah, its the story about a guy who was madly in love with his girl.
July 11, 2021
A cleverly plotted, fast-paced thriller,
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 not only strips bare the ugly face of the world we are living in but will hit you in the gut by the time you reach the last page. This book is one of that kind where you will be forced to question yourself that Is the villain really bad or is he just another victim. This is a story of three friends Kashvi, Dhriti, Sanisha and a mystery man who comes in their life only to turn it upside down in just six months. His purpose of coming in their lives was just to break the illusion of their perfect lives. I loved the way the author maintained suspense and the end of the book was really good. It will blow your minds.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 not only strips bare the ugly face of the world we are living in but will hit you in the gut by the time you reach the last page. This book is one of that kind where you will be forced to question yourself that Is the villain really bad or is he just another victim. This is a story of three friends Kashvi, Dhriti, Sanisha and a mystery man who comes in their life only to turn it upside down in just six months. His purpose of coming in their lives was just to break the illusion of their perfect lives. I loved the way the author maintained suspense and the end of the book was really good. It will blow your minds.
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