Detailed Analysis : "The Unpredictable Heart : You May Be a Victim" - By MoKSh.

Genre : Romantic Fiction

Publisher : Partridge India

Book Length : 130

Price : Rs. 250

Life is unpredictable and so are human emotions.Being an aftermath of the conspiracies of circumstances, their outbursts are often unforeseeable and sporadic. Amongst the flair of myraid feelings that an individual relishes throughout his lifetime,love is the most obligatory and unpredictable one. Thus,when it hits an individual,it obtunds him out of his senses to shift him into a state of utter exuberance,where he seeks nothing but a mere approval in return of his needs.However,in this being of hit in trail, it is "The Unpredictable Heart" that often gets deceived,out of its self-made illusion to get reciprocated in love.Even after its perpetual downfall,the imprudent heart never learns,never retreats.It reassembles it's shattered ruins,mends it and rekindles the lamp of its unfurnished desires with the slightest glint of hope,that illuminates it's trudge.
                "The Unpredictable Heart : You May Be a Victim", by MoKSh delineates an analogous tale of a typical Indian youth who struggles to find his true love and gradually intervenes with several deceptions,whom his vernal heart fails to recognise.

About the Author : MoKSh is an IT postgraduate.After the success of the social website www.acebloodbank.com, which created a buzz in his last organisation,he shifted his focus to his next dream,i.e. to covert his creativity into a substantial novel.He loves exploring new places.At present,he is working with Indira Gandhi National Open University, currently posted at Headquarters.

Cover : The front cover of the book features the image of a disintegrating heart that illuminates us with the idea of heartbreak in love,on its unfulfilment.The use of contrasting hues namely glossy white, cherry red and pitch black in the front cover makes the cover soothing and albescent to look at.The title of the novel is inscribed in pitch black and cherry red,in the upper half of the front cover.The name of the author finds its place at the lower extremity of the front cover, inscribed in glossy white on a red hued stretch.The back cover features a number of appealing quotes from the creation along with a brief bio about the author, following it.

Title : The title is apt to the content of the novel."The Unpredictable Heart : You May Be a Victim", portrays the theme constant struggle to discover and attain the true love in ones life,after several deceptions that one goes through,in their early jejune. The naive heart often follows its intutions to commit the fallible and that's what the author has highlighted in his creation,through a fusion of realism with fiction. A number of subtle realisations peeks through vacant spaces between the words that outcries to convey the spasm of 'a jilted heart'.

Plot : The main plot of the creation centres around the life of a self sufficient guy,Mrinav who constantly struggles to ascertain the true love of his life.Meanwhile,as he works in an IT company to earn his living,he develops several infatuations, particularly on his newbie female colleagues.The weary and mundane routine of his life was thus gradually stained in streaks of love,along with the alluring influences by several eves, simultaneously. However,every time deception came his way to decieve him and leave him devoid of feelings.But this was not the end of the story.Mrinav gradually overcame every mirage to find his real world,his soulmate at the very culmination of the novel.

Glitches : An ample number of typos along with some grammatical errors in framing sentences are observed. Precisely,the typos consists of missing quotation marks, commas, interrogation marks, exclamation marks and full stops at required places.

Memorable Quotes : 1. All of us are eager to express what we feel at least once,no matter what will be the outcome.
 2.  These little things which she did for me made me realise that happiness can be found in the darkest room if you are lucky enough to have a company of jolly person.
 3. She was crying and I was laughing.But the emotions were same,the reason was same.We both were in love.

My Verdict : The novel has been narrated in first person singular number,which makes it easier for the author to depict and also for the readers to apprehend.The use of flashback concept to write this novel,has been thoroughly conducted by the author,which makes the novel even more appealing to its readers.The language of the creation is lucid and the speeches delivered are straightforward in approach, which makes the novel asscessible to a wide range of readers,from adolescents to the matured brains.Some appealing quotes are to be seen highlighted within dotted cursive brackets,at irregular intervals throughout the book.These are the very quotes that acts as an abstract blurb for the book on the back cover,which defines it all.
            Speaking about the story of the novel,is a known one with a typical Indian background.The narration is loose at the beginning but gradually develops as the pace and gripping over the plot increases,with the incorporation of  author's insights.The use of 'hindi jargons' should have been preferably avoided keeping in mind about the international readers of this book.Alternately, translations would have been preferred.
            The characterization of the novel is quite upto the mark. Mrinav is the male protagonist of the novel.Apart from Mrinav,there are a few subsidiary characters, namely Jatin, Suzi, Om, Shoeb, Sanjay and Sameer who have often came up as a support system to the main protagonist and also provided it's readers with some comic relief at moments. There are a number of female protagonists, depending upon the various sections of the novel.At the very commencement of the novel the readers come across Jiya,who actually is Mrinav's true love.Then in the first chapter the readers come across Neeti,a newbie at Mrinav's workplace.After this,in the following two, three chapters the readers get acquainted with the gorgeous Dr. Rati,who happened to be Mrinav's first infatuation.Latter the readers come to know about a small misunderstanding that led to the meeting of Alka and Mrinav. Now almost at the middle of the plot the readers come across Ankita,the girl who changed Mrinav's life, completely. In the final chapters, the readers get to know Jiya in her true aspects, until the much awaited climax astounds its readers in the last chapter of the novel.The impeccable twist along with the suspense ending,at the culmination of the creation has literally pushed ahead the limits of this book,beyond expressions.
                   Overall,the book was a brisk read and an average attempt on the author's part. I wish MoKSh all the best for his literary career ahead,for I believe he possesses immense potential and will definitely stand out to match his reader's expectations, through his upcoming creations.

Ratings : 3.5* / 5*

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