Review of Rightfully Wrong Wrongfully Right by Varsha Dixit

Star Ratings: 5

Bollywood style romance with 'masala' intact!

A dashing, but unlikely hero and a perfectly tailor made heroine, a villain from the expected turf and skillfully crafted side heroes and heroines make the perfect plot of this romance. A light hearted read with characters whom you identify with, makes this an entertaining story all the way!
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Touch, dab and dash

The story has all the essential components of a beautiful rom com. It will be awesome to see the characters from the book play out on the big silver screen. Well written and executed, this story of love does not stifle you with an extra dose of saccharine coated mushy romance from the beginning till end. It has a significant touch of friendship, a dab of comedy and a dash of chemistry in it, making it a pleasant read. "We just saw the biggest transformation of the century. T-rex has turned into a panda and you are not going to discuss it?” Nandini gestured." Lines like these would really catch you off guard and might actually make you laugh out aloud.

Magnetic charm

The author has so wittily headlined each of the chapters. It's noteworthy to mention that one of the reasons the book becomes unputdownable is for its catchy chapter names. Despite intending to, you can't take a break between one chapter and the other because the alluring chapter titles are bound to attract you further, just like a magnet. What with names like ‘Moscow Mules’, ‘Selfies’ and ‘Smoking Marijuana’? Who would not want to delve deeper into them?

The story

Though from the very beginning it's evident who the hero and heroine are, the author has very craftily plotted the story in a way that the reader finally yearns for the protagonists to be together, be in love, accept it mutually. Viraj and Gayatri's character sketch has been done very neatly, clearly explains why they tend to like each other. The rich apparently spoilt girl matching up against the eccentric genius of a scientist who had a troubled and poor childhood is an unlikely combination. But the author has executed the story so well that they don't seem like a square peg in a round hole. In fact the chemistry between them is also so subtly described that in the readers’ eyes they both fit in snugly with each other. They are brought together because of the common link Nikhil, whose sibling like relationship with Gayatri is very endearing. In fact the author has done due diligence to even the sub-plots where Aditya and Nandini’s relationship is concerned or Nikhil and Sneha's relationship for that matter. The story will surely touch a chord somewhere. Except for the fact that it was predictable, I loved every other aspect of it. But then again with romance comes predictability to a certain extent.

Three cheers to friendship!

The bonding between the girls Sneha and Nandini is surely going to keep all female readers entertained throughout. They can identify with each of the sentences spoken between the duos. But as the story plays out, one will know that it's a friendship with depth that is on display here. Each of the characters are genuine about the relationship with their friends. "They stopped at a red light. Nandini reached out with one hand and touched Sneha’s stomach and then with her other hand she touched hers. ‘You and me! Sneh!’ ‘What?’ Sneha studied Nandini’s face and then her hands and their positions. She blinked."

The story closes on a beautiful note too. The image with which the author leaves you, is surely going to make you smile thinking of how the characters have matured. Though I am tempted to, but I will resist the temptation and not get into the detail of the magnificent closing chapter.      

Reason for ratings. . .

What I liked best about this book was that the author has tried to convey a social message as well through her work. Usually romances just deal with emotions like love, passion and the like, but in this story the author has touched upon the sensitive subject of domestic abuse, eve-teasing and molestation and in each of the incidents she has shown how strong willed women can stand up for themselves and give it back. They need not always be the meek helpless victims, no matter whichever strata of the society they belong to. If women want to, they really can do a lot about their emancipation. So it's a holistic love story that is socially relevant too.  

WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK?

Of course I would, even better to see it as a movie.
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THE LINE THAT STAYED WITH ME

Under Viraj’s tender gaze Gayatri felt like a dark damp room suddenly flooded by warm and healing sunlight.