Love Apptually

by Pooja Nair

"Can real love ever blossom amidst a plethora of virtual chat apps and widgets? Can the mechanical swipes and eager clicks on the phone ever substitute the pleasures of a real-life chance encounter? For Aayushi, it all begins with an idle flickering message on her app's inbox, from a guy named Ayaan. This leads to an affair where the two discover a deep attraction for each other. However, Aayushi ends the relationship rather abruptly. Three years later, Aayushi unexpectedly bumps into Ayaan in her Singapore office. His changed behaviour perplexes her and she tries to find out if Ayaan had ever loved her the way she imagined love to be. She ends up uncovering revelations galore, and is finally led to a simple truth. Will this change her romantic notions forever or reaffirm her faith in love? "

248 pages, Paperback

First published February 10, 2016

About the author

Pooja Nair is an ex-film journalist (Indian Express) with a fetish for writing entertainment blogs. Her features and short stories have regularly appeared in magazines such as ScreenIndia, Woman's Era, Unboxed Writers, and a host of other online portals.

Her short stories were published in a book titled "Inner Voices" which was released internationally. Three of her short stories were published in the Chicken Soup series. Two other stories were published in compilations titled "Hope" and "Chaos". She writes regularly for Indian weeklies and eZines

She blogs at http://istrollersdiary.blogspot.in/ (where one of her movie reviews garnered more than 3000+ likes).

She is also a featured writer at LinkedIn. Read one of her acclaimed post at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-grea...

Reviews

[Snehal Dalvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Introduction:
The book revolves around the life of a 30 something Aayushi Menon who is working as a Senior Sales Manager in an MNC. The protagonist is an independent and career oriented woman, who is taken aback when Ayaan Jaiswal happens to show up during the Sales meeting with one of their clients, Ayaan happens to be the love of her life with whom she broke up around 3 years ago.

Summary:
“Being romantic doesn’t mean you have to be hopelessly in love, it means finding happiness in mundane things and keeping your heart alive with passions”
Aayushi Menon is at the peak of her career as a Senior Sales Manager in an MNC in Singapore. Amidst everything going good she bumps into Ayaan, her ex-lover during one of her usual meetings. The story flashes back to the days when she met Ayaan when she started using a certain Social Networking App, just because her friends forced her into using one. She initially comes as a blunt when talking with Ayaan, but slowly she comes out as a soft hearted person who has a passion for writing poems and articles. Ayaan makes her bloom just like a beautiful flower, she is the herself when around him. Aayushi ends her relationship with Ayaan and tells him not to be in contact with her ever again.
Until the present day when he is a part of her team working for a certain project. Three years have passed out and she is still guilty for breaking up with the love of her life. Ayaan doesn’t show any affection as such to her and his mystified behavior makes her question their relationship and the love that he had for her. There are certain revelations that have to be uncovered, which will led her to the truth that she intends to know. Will she be able to handle the truth? And what about the faith that she has on the love and all the notions of love just as they show in romantic movies,will that ever be restored in her life when the truth unveils?

Review:
The Author describes certain situations relating to Romance Flicks (Bollywood/Hollywood) and I am sure every one of us does that. Haven’t you ever had a thought that a particular sequence in our life would turn out just as in the movie? The book is a refreshing read if you love romance novels and romantic movies. The writing is simple and the book is a good read on gloomy day, it certainly will make you happy.

Rating: 3.5*/5*

[Book Reviews & Promotion · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dont find anything interesting in this novel.
The author fails to entertain the readers,
the bo0k lacks humour and romantic elements
Only the starting chapters are written well, which grabs attention , after that it felt boring like a burden ,so i quit reading it
As it is clear from the blurb, the story revolves around Aayushi and Ayaan. Aayushi and Ayaan meet each other again after many years. Its strange to find .
How many years had it bee since they parted ways?What was their relationship all about really? Were they really in love that time? Why they forgotten even a single moment that they spend with each other?

Then he meet suddenly in the same company in which she was working with...does that mean he was a part of the company as well?

The book lacks something or the other, so i am disappointed by the author.
I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars.

[Leela Pal Chaudhuri]

Love in the times of Apps, fast, fun, racy, uncertain, doubtful, and finally enduring. Tailor-made reading for the fast-fingered Gen Y. A closer look at the language and structure by the editor would have enhanced the reading experience.

[Bhabani dash · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent love story on the present era. Thoroughly enjoyed while reading the book & admired the style of presentation.

[Neha Rawal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple and a light read. Totally entertaining. A one time read.