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Why does the love always seem beautiful in romantic movies and novels, but not in real life?

Why should lovers not be in any relationship after they break up?

Why do ex-lovers always try to deal with damages instead of staying together?

If you want answers to the questions, this book is for you.

216 pages, Paperback

Published April 16, 2017

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About the author

Sohil Ashvin Shah

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Sohil Ashvin Shah aka Bunty is a Senior Accountant by Profession.

He was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Apart from writing, his hobbies are reading romantic novels, watching Bollywood Movies, and singing.

He is commerce graduate from Gujarat University.

His biggest dream is to see his name on big Screen as a ‘Film Director’.

‘Come Back to Leave Me… Again’ is his debut novel, which is inspired from his real life’s incidents and his own fantasies.

Contact : sohil.writes@gmail.com
Instagram : beingsohilshah
Twitter : @sohil8289
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252 reviews381 followers
July 19, 2018
If you’re interested in reading the book looking at its cover, title, or blurb - DON’T BE. This story is nothing like it promises to be.

Sohil Ashvin Shah meets Prerna Sharma in a café, and introduces himself as an author. Prerna luckily gets a copy of his book and promises to reach out after reading it.

The story is narrated by Siddhant Shah, who’s working in Dubai. He meets Hritisha Jain, assistant manager at a company where he goes for evening classes. For Siddhant, it was love at first sight. Slowly they get closer and become best friends. Hritisha returns to India. And Siddhant’s parents start a bride-search for him. After a failed arranged-marriage-setup, Siddhant realizes he loves Hritisha, and they become a couple once she accepts his love-confession. From then on, it is a matter of surprises, family-meetups and convincing Hritisha’s family to accept Siddhant as their son-in-law.

The story is nothing new, and is partly based on the author’s life which is what makes it authentic. Sohil doesn’t hold back anything – the online chats, sexting, meetups and romance are all honestly depicted. But there were a few problems that made this book less enjoyable for me.

The Concept of Beauty

I’m still bugged at how old-fashioned the concept of beauty is in this book. Just about any girl who’s fair skinned is called ‘beautiful’ and ‘girlfriend-material’. Like, this is how Siddhant reacts the moment he first sees Hritisha –

“Gosh! She was beautiful! My eyes started fixating on every inch of her flawless fair skin. There was not a single mark or zit on her face.”

And this is what Siddhant has to say about a waitress in a club he only just met -

“She was quite tall, slim and fair; anyone would fall in love with her at the very first sight.”

I mean, seriously? A zit on your face is natural; it’s a part of your teenage process. There’s nothing wrong with that. Flawless fair skin should not be the default standard for beauty. When will this trend stop?

Fat-shaming

There is so much fat-shaming in this book. Siddhant is a bit overweight and Hritisha constantly ridicules him over it, asking him to diet, reduce his weight, and not be a fat-bimbo. And Siddhant is actually ashamed of his weight too, going along with whatever she says. It is depicted as if being fat is a wrong way to be. That’s ridiculous and I’m done with reading such shit, especially since half of the Indian population is overweight :/

Insta-Love

The insta-love in this book is at its peak. You know how? Siddhant falls in love with Hritisha from the very first moment he hears her voice through the phone. He’s restless after that, he can’t sit still and is on constant lookout for the girl with the silvery voice. I mean, like wtf? That’s the most ridiculous way I’ve seen someone falling in love.

The local slang and shayari

The author used a lot of Gujarati words and local slang in this book. In fact an entire chapter was dedicated to the Gujarati poet Mareez Sahab. His shayar made frequent and well-timed appearance it his book. While I appreciate the author’s attempt to introduce his readers to local poetry, it was difficult to understand at times even though the translations come right afterward. There were too many of them, some of which I might have shamelessly skimmed through. It isn’t a pleasant experience to read in a language you don’t understand. We aren’t trying to get a language lesson; we’re more interested in the story. The whole deal makes me feel like the targeted audience was rather too small. The author was trying to tell his story, but he didn’t try to make it interesting enough for a wide range of audiences. I felt that the author confined the intended audience to a small group of people and anyone outside this circle won’t find the book interesting. If I ever write a story, I’d try to include my culture, but in an appealing kind of way. We need the readers to understand the perspective, not be repelled by it.

As for the book in whole, I wouldn’t exactly recommend it – the writing is sloppy and the narrative is a bit disoriented. But the dialogues felt natural, and not considering the insta-lovey beginning, there was real development between the main couple. And I loved how the author tried to answer our questions with his epilogue – Prerna meets Sohil to talk about his book, and she asks him questions about his book the readers would also have in mind. Even if they don’t answer the questions in the blurb, it helps us distinguish fiction from real life.

In short, there have been better debuts, but you cannot deny that the author is talented.


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Probably one of the reasons why no one reads Indian contemporary anymore. This was a poorly written version of I Too Had a Love Story but I could see the author has some potential.
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1,157 reviews94 followers
May 16, 2018
Its a basically romantic love story. Two friends fell in love with each other. Nice romantic phase plus after that twist of fate. And for the end conclusion, You must read the book. Nice read for the ones who likes love stories and light read novels. Nice cover. Language is easily understood. I can definitely feel connected the novel because i am also a gujarati 😜 so loved that part :) overall nice and must read for romance and light readers
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225 reviews29 followers
March 4, 2018
Come Back To Leave Me... Again by Sohil Ashvin Shah is an romantic fiction. It is one of the good love plot until its end story gave a good flow to read in one go.

Story is basically about Siddhant and Hritisha how their friendship and love developed in Dubai got some disastrous end there and as result of destiny it redeveloped in India. It spokes many things like why does love ends time to time and why love never gives the assurance of being together? Love is forever means then why these breakups?

As the story characters are also characterized well but in the narration point of view I can't understand some dialogues because of lack of translations and I don't know Hindi and Gujarati as well. Also I think one more proof reading before printing would given much better results.

Overall, This novel is a good read with delivery of true emotions through Siddhant and Hritisha. I also want to say my first impression to pick this novel is Title and Cover both are something to do with my choice of picking novels.
135 reviews7 followers
July 23, 2017
' Why does the love always seem beautiful in romance movies and novel, but not in real life ?'

Come back to leave me again is a beautiful story by Sohil Ashvin Shah which will make you see reality through the eyes of fiction. The story revolves around the protagonist siddhant shah who falls in love with hritisha. The destiny decides to favour them after a sequence of unfavourable events and the story that began in Dubai finally finds its destination in India . But soon their love is jinxed and hritisha walks out of the relationship .

Why did she leave despite loving siddhanth ?
Will she ever come back ?
Even if the love is true, does it promise togetherness ?

Read the story to know the answers to many more questions.

The cover of the book is very catchy . i kind off fell in love with it at first sight. The perfect contrast of sea green and black shadow is what making it stand apart . And needless to say, the title is amazing . I can very well relate to its importance after reading the story. Also the quotes on the cover page are really catchy . The one that won my heart was - ' EVERYONE CARRIES A STORY WHICH CAN BE A BEST SELLING NOVEL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PENNING DOWN YOUR FEELINGS ON PAPERS.'
The questions asked in the blurb will make you pick the book as soon as you read them to find out the hidden answers.

The language is simple and the plot will keep you hooked till the end . The characters were so real that i found myself living the story at many points. Also i loved the song ILTEZAN TU SUNLE MERE DIL KI and the gujrati shayris . The narration of every emotion touched my heart because i felt that it came directly from the heart.This book is love redefined.

In short, it is a combo package of friendship, love , heartbreak, agony, relations and above the REALITY.
Congratulations to the author for such an amazing book. Looking forward to read more from him.

Rating -

Cover - 4.5/5
Title - 4.5/5
Blurb - 4/5
Plot - 4/5
Language - 4/5
Narration - 4/5
Overall - 4/5
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637 reviews43 followers
December 22, 2017
What is the meaning of love for today’s generation? It is WhatsApp chat and FB likes. This book is like a long chat.

Siddhant (read Sohil or whatever you like) is working in Dubai. He is from Ahmedabad, Gujarat and has fantasies about love. He meets Ritisha with a H and falls for her head over heels. Hey start chatting and come close. Then he meets many girls for marriage. Then Ritisha grow apart. And it goes on….

This book is for teenagers. Language is kind of free for all. It’s a mix of Hindi, English and Gujarati. It is very confused about notion of love answers to question at back cover are flimsy.

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94 reviews2 followers
February 17, 2018
Description:-

Siddhant a regular romantic guy, in his quest to find a perfect life partner falls head over heels in love with Hrishita. Everything was going just fine, when to everybody's surprise one day Reet, Hrishita's sister texts Siddhant not to text Hrishita anymore. Will Siddhant be able to get Hrishita back or his quest for love remains unfulfilled?

The Book:-

Come Back To Leave Me...Again, has a very simple storyline. What captured my attention, however, is not the story but the cover of the book. In order to find the answers that the cover shot reading the book almost felt like a quest for answers. thus making the read entertaining in a way.

Contents:-

Come Back To Leave Me...Again, is a story about a really emotional and sensitive protagonist Siddhant. We almost never find a sensitive and emotional protagonist and with respect to the character, this holds uniqueness. A lot of plots in the book were completely realistic and hugely relatable- the job, the love, how one becomes stupid in love and how breakups hurt bad and how people do lose themselves. I, however, feel that a lot of the contents were unnecessary and were not helpful in the progress of the story. A lot of parts were nither adding character or flavor to the story and could have been skipped to make the story shorter and more entertaining. But, the plot does relate to the readers thus making the story more realistic less fiction.

Suggestion For The Readers:-

Readers looking for a sweet love story will definitely enjoy this immensely.
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41 reviews3 followers
February 12, 2018
"Come Back To Leave Me Again", is a romantic genre book which contains love story of Siddhant and Hritisha. This book is more about Siddhant's (the protagonist) life, where Hritisha played a vital role. Story starts with lucid language, and simple narrations. Everything happens in this story is quite filmy and would cheer up bollywood lovers. To find out what happens to Siddhant and Hritisha, whether they lived happily or it ended with sad note? You have to read this book. Story of this book is based on real life of author, and this is its plus point.

Cover and title of this book is so fascinating that one can't stop to adopt this book. When I read this book, I found that cover is totally different from the story between covers. Though title is facsimile and have deep meaning. Some narrations are in Gujarati and in Hinglish which is good for native readers but as I don't have any idea about Gujarati language, it was difficult for me to understand real meaning of some phrases and sentences. Half part of this story was written in rush, which was the reason I was not connected with it emotionally. I think author has great sense of humour, which keep his writing style different from other authors.

I recommend this book to adults and not to kids. *It contains inappropriate language, & smuts
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148 reviews1 follower
February 10, 2018
suitable mixture of reality of life and virtual estimation of fairy tales of love.

Well, first of all the cover title itself engraved the mystery of paragraph and the proper formation of words. so, Come back to leave me again is the novel itself written by author Sohail ashvin shah. The prime protogonist of the story is siddhant and hritisha. The four letter word love itself constituted with it's stumbling mixture of different essence of emotion, heartbreak, and afterall atlast when the two souls met. You know the story of romance which is shown in films are completely parallel to real life relationship scenerios. And the hardwork, and priceless efforts of authors to provoke the reality is not meant to be negligible. “Why does the love always seem beautiful in romantic movies and novels, but not in real life? Why should lovers not be in any relationship after they break up? Why do ex-lovers always try to deal with damages instead of staying together? This is the bitter truth of amalgam journey of life. The plot is just amazing.
There are less grammatical and paragraphical errors which can be ignored because of the narration of the story
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82 reviews8 followers
May 25, 2017
Come Back to Leave Me... Again by Sohil Ashvin Shah
Paperback: 216 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9384334839
ISBN-13: 978-9384334833
Cost: Rs 230
Amazon Link : https://goo.gl/8aMJcv
Author's facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/sohilshah8289 ; https://www.facebook.com/sohilashvins...
I met sohil through my facebook profile and get to know that his novel is published by my favourite publisher- Power Publishers ! I have surety that the books published by them must be worth to read! So, I approached Sohil, who is Gujarati sweet guy, currently living at Dubai!
Wow.. Dubai.
hahah... So, I approached him to get the review copy.
He was very sweet to talk with ( and a huge fan of salman Khan like me) and he told me that this novel is based on his real love story that make me all more tempted to read it :)
So, Sohil, gave a brief introduction about this beautiful looking novel and asked me to do the image promotion through my facebook page too.
Till date guys! This novel is my personal favourite :) So, please buy it!
Now, let me tell you why:)
On the description page of the novel, you can read this - "Why does the love always seem beautiful in romantic movies and novels, but not in real life? Why should lovers not be in any relationship after they break up? Why do ex-lovers always try to deal with damages instead of staying together? If you want answers to the questions, this book is for you."
Well... so true!!!
Real Life Love story are never so simple and rosy!
So, I need to read this novel to get to know more about Sidhhant and Hritisha <3
The novel cover is very cute looking with soft blue color that make you feel so summer special! The way the title of the novel is placed with the font at the cover page is excellent. Plus the name of the title is given apt that perfectly shows that its a sad love story!
Simple,honest n soulful book ,each n every emotions and relations describe with lots of love n respect too.whatever it is .
Feeling extra ordinary when ur language used in story happy to read GUJARATI sentences between conversation
The conversation between Hritisha and Siddhant have a power to make you cry and laugh easily. The poems, and the way author express the feeling when they are not together is so good. The way siddhant miss the gym call, lunch time talks, and selfies of hritisha make you realish that you are so lucky that you are with your partner :) I just cried when Siddhant flush the diamond ring when he was broke. I felt angry when avinash character enters ;/ And I too cried when I got to know that Hritisha's dad passed away!
The novel is filled with simple yet heart touching moments that you all have experienced in your life but never give importance to share it.
This novel will tell you the real meaning of love when you are with your love.
This novel also gives beautiful conversation between the siddhant and his dad.
I simply love it! And I seriously wish that siddhant finally meet Hritisha and they can have their own " Happily Ever After"
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1 review2 followers
December 6, 2017
I know this is going to be a long review. But trust me I am a reader and not a critic.

           Romance is not my genre I considered earlier(lol...sleeping in romantic movies) but but....this one novel has completely changed my perception towards my taste!!


    Firstly, A lot of love to you, finally for getting a book that engages. Yes, it will be a delight to know I have finished reading it completely!!


  I was completely unable to realise until I reached Mareez saaheb's chapter!!  However some chapers like the sex chat seem to be for the mature audiences....but I as a new entrance college enjoyed every fantasy!!


     I consider reading a great novel like this the next time instead of opting for a movie!!


    Mareez saaheb waala chapter is truly truly appreciable, the portray covers the intoxication of the guys!!


    Be it whatever, I will definitely come with a better and more explainative review as soon as my exams are over..



   Love the way of portrayal of your ideas and mature narration. The character of Siddhant is a bit or more of your spin off , I guess. Hats Off to the mature narration. Love the way you write.....And all that feeling, the primary reason why I consider this to be a good read....same domains...Ahmedabad!!  Jungle bhookh, GLSIC, CCD , Manek Chowk, Balan kaa dosa, chocolate sandwich and all that emotions.


The narration forced me to find and I found "The Honest Goa Trip"!! 


   Its just the beginning, Sir....keep writing, keep loving!!   Love the way you write and all the best (not best of luck bcoz luck depends on circumstances and I hate them....). Be on your own and Wishing all your dreams to come true.


 Hope to see you as a director soon, I will definitely expect such a mature direction!!



Once again, thank you so much. I am yet a 18 yr kid and forgive me if I wrote something wrong!!
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176 reviews6 followers
June 4, 2017
About the book :

This book deals with the story of Siddhanth Shah, from Dubai, who falls in love with a girl just by hearing her silvery voice. And slowly he finds her identity that she was Hritisha and also befriends her. Their friendship starts losing its spark when Hritisha was forced to return back to India. Meanwhile, the love in Siddhanth's heart grows strong day by day. He returns to India when his dad starts looking allaince for Siddhanth. He was continuously rejected by two girls, Reema and Ruchi and so he decides to propose Hritisha. Also she accepts his proposal and falls equally in love with him. Then they both arrange a meeting for their both families at Delhi, after convincing Hritisha's stubborn dad. Everything ends well and also Siddhanth returns back to Dubai when he recieves a call from Hritisha's sister Reet, informing him not to disturb Hritisha anymore. Also Hritisha decides to walk out of the relationship. Then the story further moves on revealing the answers for the questions 

1. Why Hritisha ended her relationship?? 

2. Was she really in love with Siddhanth??

 3. Did she come back into Siddhanth's life again?? Or Siddhanth moved on??

4. Is it possible to get back a lost love??  

5. Will it remain the same as before?? 

Etc...

Review :

Thanks for the review copy of this wonderful book.

First of all, I wish to congratulate the author for his creativity and awesomeness in his prologue and epilogue. (Read the book to find it). Just the prologue is enough to prove that you are a great author.

The cover and the title is really eyecatchy and can make any romance lovers to pick up the book. Though the blurb didn't reveal much about the story, it made us to read the book to find the unanswerable answers.

This is not a book which comes under the category of usual romance. Yes, it's romance, but it talked about reality more than fiction. Any readers can relate himself/herself to the characters of the book. The story not only dealt with love but also it showcased friendship, heartbreak, reality, dreams, family, relations etc. Some chapters seemed prolonging since the author tried to depict the real life. Some of the narrations were in Hinglish but it was also explained in the following line which made my reading comfortable. Every characters were explained with utmost care and also every emotions which were narrated by the author, made us to feel it from the depth of our heart. The author has very well plotted the storyline and it helped us to travel along with the story. The elegant language and first person narration helps to maintain coherence with the book. The most loved part about the book is the epilogue where the author answers our every question as if he read our mind throughout our journey with his book. This book is to teach the readers that no matter how truly you love each other, destiny will always have its role to play in your relationship.

Waiting for the sequel to know more about Hritisha.

Verdict : A good book which showcases real life than the fascinating love stories.

Ratings : 

Cover : 4.5 / 5

Title : 4 / 5

Blurb : 4 / 5

Language : 4 / 5

Plot : 4.5 / 5

Narration : 3.5 / 5

Overall ratings : 4 / 5
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8 reviews2 followers
June 30, 2017
Writer beautifully portrayed the journey of feeling of being in love to a sudden heartbreak. Story depicts a clear picture of how tough it is to fall in love in Indian society where parents bear an equal right in spouse selection. Writer based on his personal experiences tried to show traumatic phase of heartbreak which is beyond words if personally experienced. Kudos to the simplicity in the handwriting. The boom had me glued to it for straight 4 hours.
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64 reviews1 follower
January 16, 2018
A debut novel "COME BACK TO LEAVE ME... again" is inspired from author Sohil Ashvin Shah's real life incidents.Title is catchy and it was echoing in my head. After reading few chapters of the book , I was convinced that it will answer some questions and also it is something I was searching for.

Come back to leave me again is the story of Siddhant Shah who is from Dubai and Hritisha.They first met in Dubai and become best of buddies. Siddhanth falls in love with Hritisha just by hearing her silvery voice .They spend quality time together.Hritisha was forced to return back to India. After that Siddhanth returns to India when his dad starts looking allaince for him.He was continuously rejected by two girls, so finally he decides to propose Hritisha. she accepts his proposal and also falls in love with him. Everything goes well. They both successfully convince their parents to meet at Delhi.

But one fine day Hritisha's sister 'Reet' call Siddhanth to inform him never to contact Hritisha again. Siddhanth get confused. He is not able to understand what exactly went wrong between them.Siddhant tried his best to convince Hritisha but failed again and again. After that she moves out of the relationship and never contact Siddhanth again. And Siddhanth returns back to Dubai.But it was impossible for him to move on from the break-up so he keeps waiting for her.

but when they got separated they understood that it was not mere friendship but both were addicted to each other.

Did Siddhanth moved on ? or Hritisha come back into Siddhanth's life again ? Was she really in love with Siddhanth?? Is it possible to get back a lost love?

Not being a spoiler anymore I just want give one hint that last few chapters will surely blow your Mind.Read the story and find all the answers . so just go and grab this amazing novel,And Thnk me later.

" No matter how truly you love each other, what you both try to maintain your relationship ,destiny will always play its cruel Game and surprise you "

Language and Narration-

The language is lucid and also perfectly written what should be in a perfect novel. and it's a mixture of Hindi,English and Gujrati. Narration of the novel is simple and really nice.All the characters are well crafted.

Book Cover and Title-

The cover of the book is so beautiful and catchy.The title " COME BACK TO LEAVE ME... again " is also catchy and apts well with the theme and also completely justifies it. Both are so awesome that it can make any romantic fiction lovers to pick up the book.

Ratings -
Cover – 4.5/5

Title – 4.5/5

Blurb – 4/5
Language and Narration- 4.5 /5
Story – 4/5
Final rating – 4.5/5

Author Sohil Ashvin Shah beautifully narrated the story. The story is something different from romantic fiction novel.

One and all, I would like to say that "COME BACK TO LEAVE ME... again" by Sohil Ashvin Shah is a great read for romantic story lovers. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.I would personally recommend this book to those who love romantic fiction novel although it is an combination of friendship, love , relations, heartbreak and most important REALITY. .

~ Yogiraj Gaigole Patil
135 reviews18 followers
February 18, 2018
Title – COME BACK TO LEAVE ME… again

Author – Sohil Ashvin Shah

Publisher – Power Publishers

Publication date – 23 April 2017

Language – English

Number of pages – 216

ISBN – 9789384334833

Genre – Romance

Come back to leave me… again is Sohil’s debut novel which is inspired from his real life incidents and his own fantasies.

Front cover –

A beautiful shade of sea green, on which is the title written in black. On it is the shadow of a man with a girl. The man says, “you are more than a daughter to me”. While the girl says, “but, less than your ex girlfriend.”

In yellow chit like backgrounds are written the following three lines-

Best accumulated on books has no power to change its story.Love at first voice.Everyone carries a story which can be a best selling novel. It’s just a matter of penning down your feelings on paper.

All this sums up to make a beautiful front cover for the book.

Back cover –

The same sea green colour as the front cover with the summary written on it which says,

“Why does the love always seem beautiful and romantic movies and novels, but not in real life?

Why should lovers not be in any relationship after they break up?

Why do ex lovers always try to deal with them address instead of staying together?

I want answers to the questions this book is for you.”

Below is written about the author.

Maurvi Shah has really done an awesome job in creating this book cover.
Title – The title is the best that the author could have selected for his novel. It best suits the story and justifies it.
Language and writing skills – Sohil has written the story in a very beautiful way, in a language that is simple yet is able to capture many hearts.
The story –

The story is of a boy named Siddhanth Shah who is from Dubai. He falls in love with a girl called Hritisha. They spend awesome time together, and those times are described very beautifully by the author.

Everything goes well. The convince your parents to meet.

But one day Hritisha’s sister call Siddhanth telling him never to contact Hritisha again. Siddhanth is confused. He is not able to calculate what exactly happened. Ritisha moves out of the relationship and never contact him again.

Siddhanth keeps waiting for her.

Will she ever come back?

Will their love story continue as it was earlier?

Or Siddhanth move on?

Read the story to find out!

The story is something different from Romance stories. Maybe because it is a real life story with a tint of fantasy added to it.
Strengths and weaknesses –

The language and the content of the story are the strong points about it.

Sohil’s story is far above debut standards.
Favorite line – My favourite line in the story is, “Everyone carries a story which can be a best selling novel. It’s just a matter of penning down your feelings on paper.”
Ratings –

Cover – 4.5/5

Story – 4/5

Narration style – 4/5

Language – 4.5/5

Portrayal of characters – 4/5

Overall rating – 4.2/5
75 reviews6 followers
November 24, 2017
Come back to leave me again is written by Sohil Ashvin Shah.

About the cover and title
The cover is extremely attractive and beautiful. With so many things written on it like- "love at first voice", "dust accumulated on the books has no power to change the story" etc, can attract anybody's attention. And the two figures on the cover maybe father and daughter taking about how he loves her but the daughter's reply is shocking and leaves us with question marks so we are compelled to read the book, so that we can know what's the matter.
Then coming to the title that is"Come back to leave me again", our first thought after reading this title is why the protagonist wants the other person to come back when he knows he/she will leave again. So this makes everything more interesting. It's a perfect combo.

About the story and narration
The book is inspired from the real life of the author and also his own fantasies. The narration of the story is done very well, no stone has been left unturned while narrating the story. With various places mentioned, different cuisines, local trains, metros, rickshaws, autos, family conditions, friends, Goa trip(which is the dream of all most every youngster to visit once with their best buddies), head hunts for marriage and many more things, these all made the book more lively and was able to connect well.
The shayaris used were so good and apt for the situation, though some readers will not like it, but it made the book more beautiful and as it is inspired by real life. As Gujarati language is used in the book, so there translation should be given too.
Many situation in the book are discribed so nicely that we imagine ourselves in that position and think what we might have done if we were really at that position in real life and the answers are given in the book itself. We take many decisions in our life without thinking much and then later regret and many times in our anger we tend to destroy a beautiful relationships, many times our emotions flow through our eyes and never stops and even if it stops it is beacuse there is no more teras left.
Friends and family and their love helps us to heal our wounds faster, so never be alone rather be with your well wishers; this was the best thing I learned from the book.
The story flows very smoothly without any loop holes. A highly recommended book as it's a complete package of fun, emotions, family, friends, waiting, loving, never giving up, moving on, food and many more.

Ratings
Cover and title: 5/5
Narration: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
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Author 1 book57 followers
February 24, 2018

‘So, it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love’ – E.A. Bucchianeri

“Come back to leave me… again”

Well, the title itself will disclose the theme of the novel. Indeed, it is purely about love and pain, a tragic tale. The author has implied the literary technique ‘a frame work’ (a story within a story) in this novel. Which is quite new for me to witness among Indian writings. But without hinting anything related, let me only give a rough outline of the plot.

Siddhant, our protagonist, is a young man who madly and deeply fall in love with Hritisha. The story now is based on Dubai and the setting changes accordingly. Siddhant and Hritisha’s first meeting turns into an argument; but as a written law, it is their fight of little misunderstanding which then nurtures into a strong bond.

They start to share about themselves and soon grows fond of each other. All through this time, Siddhant is not sure of his feeling towards Hritisha, but then he undergoes a little heartbreak which makes him realise that Hritisha is the one for him.

The love of Siddhant and Hritisha sprinkles the pages from this point and as a reader you will thoroughly taste the sweetness of love in Siddhant’s shoe. But then, fate has its own plans for everyone. Though they have managed a few problems before, the real problem arises when they disclose their relationship to their respective families.

It goes cool with Siddhant but not with Hritisha. Also, problem don’t immediately start when the two families meet, but it also doesn’t end smoothly. With this I force myself to stop from penning the painful part of the novel, which will stab your heart through the words. The title and cover pic have its own justification at the end of the tale. And man, the author has nailed the ending with the following lines:

‘The dust accumulated on the books has no power to change its story’

Reading this book, somehow has brought me the reminiscence of the tale ‘I too had a love story’ but just it has a different twist in the love. Consider this not a criticism but a compliment, because if you have loved that tale, you will surely fall for this book.
17 reviews2 followers
January 11, 2018
Come Back Again to Leave Me... Again is a story of a young couple, Siddhant and Hritisha, meeting and departing in the race of life. The story begins with the author where he met a tom-boyish girl Prerna who is unknowledgeable to the term love and romance. He offered her a signed copy of his book to read. Siddhant, a young accountant in Dubai got a call from his institute and instantly fell in love with the voice of the other side and made sure to look his best to impress the girl on their first meeting. The story further proceeds where Hritisha and Siddhant became best of friends and didn't intend to spend a second without each other till the time Hritisha had to come back to India due to her family. But they stayed in touch and eventually fell in love with each other.

Siddhant took the opportunity of his drunk state to propose her and they promised each other a forever. Their parents agreed to meet for their marriage and everything was going as per their wish until one-day Hritisha informed him that she couldn't go against his father's will and marry him.  Siddhant tried his best to convince her but failed again and again and they drifted apart. It was impossible for him to move on from the break-up. The impact was such that he was terminated from his job and came back to India to get back his love. What will happen next will surely blow your mind away.

The cover of the book has a little girl with a man holding her hand on the green background. Though the story is not fitting to the story, it has some connection with it. the author had tried writing the dialogues between the protagonists in SMS version which is a big turn off for any reader. The editorial team has failed to do their work properly and as a result, the book is full of grammatical errors. At places, there are mistakes even in the names which can't be typographic in such a big number. The chapters are not linked properly and the pace of the story is missing. If you are bored of reading thrillers and sci-fi books, you can try this book for a change.
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Author 10 books14 followers
January 25, 2018
Title: Come Back To Leave Me Again

Author: Sohil Ashvin Shah

Publishers: Power Publishers

Publication Date: 23rd April 2017

ISBN-13: 9789384334833

Number of Pages: 210

Come Back To Leave Me Again by Sohil Ashvin Shah is a romance fiction. The book highlights the theme of selfless love. This book is an inspiration from the author’s real life incidents and fantasies. At the initial stage of a relationship, every couple promises to be together forever. The initial stage of every relationship is very cute. Both the lovers give time to each other. What happens after the couple spends a long time together? Is it easy to handle a long distance relationship? Come Back To Leave Me Again revolves around Siddhant who fell for Hritisha. They both spent blissful moments of their relationship together in Dubai until Hritisha had to shift to India due to certain reasons. After some time she takes a crucial step of leaving him forever. What was the reason? Was the cause of their break up their distance or something else?

The book is written in a very ludic language with an informal tone. The author has used many arabic words in the book. The book was a complete mixture of humor, emotions, love and hatred. The cover of the book is attractive enough to compel any reader to buy it without giving it a second thought. The title is perfect according to the theme of the book. The blurb is very perfectly written as it gives the hint of what the story is all about and yet does not reveal the story at all. The author has described the characters very perfectly. Emotions rein throughout the book. The plotline is very touching. The author has balanced emotions and humor in the story throughout. Overall, it was a wonderful read. I recommend this book to all those who love to read love stories.

My Ratings:

Title: 5/5

Cover: 5/5

Blurb: 5/5

Characterization: 4/5

Plot: 5/5

Presentation: 5/5

Overall Rating: 4.9/5

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Author 2 books13 followers
February 26, 2018
Reading a love story is never my first choice when it comes to choosing genres. However, there are some titles that seem attractive and different from the usual ones and you are tempted to read them with a hope of finding out a different story. Seeing the cover and title of this one I thought it would be something different from the regular love stories. I have won the paperback of this book via Goodreads but read the Kindle edition that I downloaded a few days ago as the paperback is yet to be received.

The story revolves around Siddhant and Hritisha. They became friends and then fell in love with each other. Their story is based in Dubai but destiny parts them and Hritisha comes back to India. To get his love, Siddhant comes to India. He could not see her going away from him so he makes several attempts to make her stay in her life. A lot is in store for them and you will find out when you read the story.

The author has well described the characters to make them seem real. However the narration did not impress me. The language issue was the major reason that broke my flow while reading. Besides English, the story even had too many dialogues in Hindi and Gujarati (without proper translations). They would have been inserted in the story to make it seem closer to reality but since I do not know Gujarati well, it made me confused sometimes. There is nothing extraordinary in the plot that will make you say wow about the story. Almost every love story is described as the destiny making the lovers fall apart. The cover is good and the title is impressive too.

Recommended for romance fans!

Title- 4 / 5
Cover- 3.5 / 5
Plot- 3 / 5
Narration- 2.5 / 5 (If the entire thing had been in English, I would surely have enjoyed reading it more)
Overall- 3 / 5
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114 reviews1 follower
March 8, 2018
Love at first voice.

The cover is what made me read it. Curiosity must have what happened in the story? A little girl holding man's hand. First thought came in mind that it might be story of his life with his daughter.
14th February. Yes this was the day sohail meet prerna. She was reading a novel named I too had a love story. When she came to know that sohail is a writer he asked for signed copy. That night she couldn't able to sleep. She wanted to know what the story is all about.

So this story is about Shiddant and Hritisha friendship, love and departure. Yes it was love at first voice. He fall for her voice.

Wanna know what happened to their story. Go and get your copy.
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831 reviews23 followers
February 22, 2018
The cover was really attractive & I had high hopes of it. However, I was utterly disappointed by the fact that I was let down by the book. Basically the drawback starts from the title of the blog itself, which itself its an anonymous puzzle which remained unsolved & has been poorly justified in the book. Next comes blurb, as we know a good blurb encourages the readers to grab a book instantly without much thought. This book consists of some intriguing questions as blurb, however, to the reader's avail it hasn't been discussed or justified either.
Too much usage of Hindi & Gujarati language apart from the written English language spoils the book entirely, because of the poor work done on it, as the readers have the right to know the meaning of the Languages apart from the written language. Because readers who come from South Indian background have difficulty in understanding any language apart from English. So the lack of translations provided in the book spoils the mood of the readers.
Story is just an average typical bollywood setting, nothing special to ponder in detail.
Language could have been better, it ain't much encouraging pertaining in contrast to many books of this particular genre.
Narration is good. The book has many mistakes as well, which could have been refined, lack of thorough editing or proofreading perhaps.
Only thing that I appreciated was the sense of humor which has been retained in some parts of the book which lightens the spirit.
Overall, it can be read by readers who know both Hindi & Gujarati well.
Will not suggest for all, as this book may relatively switch off the mood of the readers!
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148 reviews3 followers
December 27, 2017
Come Back to Leave Me... Again is a debut novel by Sohil Shah where author serves us love story of Siddhanth and Hritisha.

I received this book from Arudha in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Book Title and Cover-  Book Title is interesting and instantly captivates readers' attention. 
Cover is rather satisfying to look at, however it could be improved in the next edition. Blurb is interesting and discloses what the content is.

Language and Narration- Language used is rather simple and easy to comprehend. Narration skills of author are amazing. Pace of the book is moderate. Editing is done well.

Characterization- All the characters are well crafted. The character development and their changing priorities are handled artistically.

Theme- This book covers Teenage Love, Break Up and Heart Break.

Storyline and  plot- Story starts with intriguing prologue and goes on with moderate pace keeping your attention.
After a while it was like reading a long chat of whatsapp/facebook meant to be for teenagers.
However, story starts to get impressive after the mid section.

It was enlightening to read and  Story ends with appropriate climax.

RATING-
Book Title and Cover- 2.5/5
Language and Narration- 3.5/5
Characterization- 2.5/5
Storyline and Plot- 3/5
Overall Rating- 3/5

All in all, Come Back to Leave Me... Again is teenage love and break up tale which also covers few life lessons. Pick this book it you're into teenage love books.
76 reviews4 followers
March 6, 2018
The cover was really attractive , good love plot until its end story gave a good flow to read in one go. But the storyline is a bit weak.
The characters are common place everyday characters, the premise of the story is also familiar. The language is lucid. Too much use of Hindi and Gujrati words are in the storyline.
At places, there are mistakes even in the name.  This one is for teenagers. Editorial works needed.
Simple narration could connect me so well with the story.

Although the story is simple and good but needs lots of corrections. It's like typical Bollywood story. 
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235 reviews65 followers
January 15, 2018
Come back to leave me again

“Come Back To Leave Me Again” The book starts with the author where he was sitting in a cafe working on his laptop on Valentine's day when a tom boyish girl Prerna comes to sit on his seat. When she comes to know he is an author she demands an author signed a copy and author gifted her his book and she starts to read it.

It is a story of young couple Siddhant and Hritisha and love, friendship and departure. Siddhant fells in love with Hritisha over a phone call and tried hard to get her. As the time passes they became friends and one day when he was drunk, Siddhant proposed Hritisha. They became a happy couple but one-day whole world of Siddhant falls apart when Hritisha tells him she won't marry him. He loses everything after that, even his job. So decided to come to India to find his love and win her back but what happens after that is a secret. Find yourself what happens after that by reading the book.

This was another romance teen fiction. I love reading romantic genre but nowadays I can't find anything new in these books. The language used was basic, there were many mistakes in the book and moreover, there were long chats like text messages in the book which were a little boring. Anyways it was a light read and I finished it in one go.
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156 reviews15 followers
January 18, 2018
Come Back To Leave Me Again by Sohil Ashvin Shah is a love genre book. It's really fantastic book, we can feel it about why this book is here. Its a fiction write but we can easily engrossed through it, in its deep sentiments, feeling like it is not fictitious but it is real.Full of romance and enjoyable read. Only who read it completely can understand its real contents deeply, who like romantic and love genre this is perfectly for you.
Its coverpage is astonishing and its bluishgreen colour make it much more attractive and its my point of view with this; bookcover is very feel of peace. I really love it very much.
I like most about the book is author's way of using easy and indean way of narration through using HINGLISH. I completely feel the emotions, feelings behind this love story and appreciate to writer for this book, Its a real story so i hope for togetherness of protagonists shiddhant and Hritisha and for real real life beings. I completely rejoiced the book.
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Author 9 books19 followers
February 18, 2018
This romantic novel is a one-time read. The author narrates the story of how he met the love of his life in Dubai, how their long distance relationship progressed, and how eventually it disintegrated leaving him alone and shattered.
The characters in the book are common place everyday characters, the premise of the story is also familiar. The language used is fairly informal, and even colloquial at times. It would have been better if English translations of some Gujrati dialogues were included for non-Gujrati readers. The long Whatsapp chat sessions were overdone in the book. The love making scene was too detailed and could have been presented in a more concise and aesthetic manner.
The story does show some positivity even in the face of loss eventually. However, it lacked the X-factor which could help it to be a memorable book.
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407 reviews12 followers
February 21, 2018
The title literally lured me to grab the book. The cover is very interesting. This story isn't like the usual romance reads I've come across. Through this book the author has portrayed the reality in catchwords of romance. Emotions have very well been portrayed through the story, which makes it a near perfect romance read.

The theme is nice. The plot is good. The storyline is a bit weak. The pace fluctuated throughout. The story seemed a bit dragged at places. Characterisation has been good enough. The protagonists seem so real. Language was a major hindrance. It was literally a mixture of English, Hindi and Gujarati. At places it was really difficult for me to make out things. The frequent typographical errors kept interrupting the flow of the story.

This book isn't a perfect read. Overall, I should say it's a nice attempt!

8 reviews1 follower
February 19, 2018
Come Back to leave me again is is romantic novel, a decent one time read. The story of how author met love of his life in Dubai, how their long distance relationship progresses, and how eventually it continues ....disintegrates leaving him alone and shattered.
The language used is easy to understand, fairly informal, and even colloquial at times. It would have been better if English translations of some Gujrati dialogues were included for non Gujrati readers.
At certain instances its too detailed and could have been more concise. The questions stated in the blurb to the reader's avail it hasn't been discussed or justified either. It is not good enuf to be a favorite neither is it that bad. A simple novel for travelers read.
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105 reviews4 followers
March 3, 2018
"Come back to leave me again" is a romance genre based novel written by Sohil Ashvin Shah.
The cover of the book is quite attractive and title is perfectly suitable for cover.
The story revolves around a boy named Siddhant and girl named Hrishita. They both fell in love in Dubai. But due to some circumstances Siddhant lose his love so to get back her in his life, he travels to India...
Read book for the complete story.
The language used in the book is mixture of Hindi, Gujarati and English, so at some points the story was little hard to be understand.. But the grammar used, plot of the story, and story narrated was enough good...
Hoping more from author..
Must give a try for this book.
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