Bookish Indulgenges with b00k r3vi3ws's Reviews > A Walk in the Rain

Sunny is a lovelorn guy who has turned misogynistic after Sandy, the love of his life left him hanging and walked out of his life. He never really got over her and lives a lonely life – one where he has no complaints yet isn’t truly living it. His friend Imran tries changing it all by giving him a surprise on his birthday. But soon things spiral for the worse and Sunny loses his friend to death in the process. Now bent on revenge, Sunny has no one to turn to for help except for Saloni, a prostitute. They hate each other but each have something that the other needs… with their entwined lives and an adventure up ahead, a lot can happen.

I have to say it… I love the title of the book and the cover is simplistic yet pretty.

The characters of this book have many hues. None of them are simple and each has a story that has led them to become the person they are. I loved the many layered characteristics in the characters, especially Saloni. Her story really touched me and also gave me hope in some ways. The book also shows that love comes into a person’s life at many stages and always in different forms… The plot certainly has a lot to offer to its readers. It is not that of a typical romance nor a typical mystery. It combines both the flavours in a very balanced manner. My only issue with the book is its length. It could have been a 50-60 pages shorter had the author kept his narration shorter. There were places where it seemed that the author was rambling and dragging the story a bit.

However, this is an impressive debut with lots of emotion and action in the novel. I hope the author will write more in the near future as he has some potential and only needs a bit of fine-tuning with his narration.