6 reviews for Love Bi The Way
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Love Bi The Way
by Bhaavna Arora
Description:
Rihana is a painter who is trying to find inspiration in love. Zara is a businesswoman trying to make a niche for her company in a male-dominated world. Rihana is fire, Zara is ice; Rihana is openly sensual, while Zara is more cautious with her heartthey are opposites that attract. They are different people bound together by their houseCupid’and their pet golden retriever, Tiger. As both of them navigate their fulfilling careers and try to leave behind troubled pasts, they find solace in each other. But Tiger’s not the only male in their lives. Rihana finds herself a string of sexy men, while Zara emerges out of her shell and meets an actual prince who sweeps her off her feet. But can these relationships last? And what road will they take when love happens bi the way?
About The Author
Dr. Bhavna Arora is a new-generation writer who is an avid learner from life. She is a young enthusiast who has two MBA degrees and a Doctorate from Pittsford University in Leadership to her credit.
A philanthropist at heart, she has been sponsoring an underprivileged boy’s education. She also works closely with an institute for special children.
Skryf Review
“Amazing Reading”
Sejal
The book is all about Rihana & Zara ,how they met , what is going on each others life, how good the bonding is , what they do when they are in some kind of trouble, how to Patao boys, how crazy Rihana is and how Quiet Zara is. So in supporting characters you have Kanhaiya, Nandini, Gudiya, Shaurya, Zubair, very cute Tiger.The best thing about the book was it’s not boring, it goes on a steady phase with all the craziness reloaded in Rihana and her one liners. The way author portrayed Shaurya and you would hate him like anything and Zubair too .The negatives about the book, I can say is its predictable ending and what past was carried by lead characters is easy to guess.
Badaal
Love bi the way is one of those amazing books I’ve read this year. Love bi the way revolves around Rihana and Zara, two girls who lives with each other. There’s another character Nandini, the one who help them in their work with her daughter, Gudiya. Story starts with the knock on the door of ‘Cupid’, their house, by Gudiya, around 12 at night, when her mother was facing those daily dilemma of her husband. He used to hurt Nandini, both mentally and physically but still the societal pressure led her not to give up on her husband. We are in 21st Century, but we think more of society than ourselves. Nandini used to think that her husband loves their kids, but it was not so.What I like the most about the book is that it talks on various topics which is still a TABOO in India, and finally writers are coming up with such great ideas. It also taught me one thing that, love doesn’t see CASTE, CULTURE, GENDER or ANYTHING. If it has to happen, it will happen. There are many other lessons as well, which makes it a perfect read.
aashna
The author’s writing style and voice is fresh, intrepid, eloquent and is laced with some intense, deep, heart felt emotions that will make the readers feel for the characters as well as for the story. The narrative is simple, coherent but somewhere lacked depth thoroughly and also at times, it will fail to engage the readers. If the readers keep a highlighter pen handy while reading this book, I’m pretty sure, each and every line and pages of this book will turn bright yellow or green, as the author has depicted so many quotable and meaningful one liners that will make the readers fall for the story. The dialogues are sometimes funny and sometimes dark, that will change the moods of the readers accordingly. The pacing of the book is really fast as the story progresses forward with a rather swift speed without much drama or action.The characters from this book are good, strong, real and quite convincing enough to make the readers contemplate with their stories. The protagonist, Rihana, is bit of a drama queen, at times, she loves to overreact, so that might dissuade the readers to support for her cause, also her back story is quite well developed, but the way it has been narrated, it will give much lesser impact on the readers. The other protagonist, Zara, is not at all developed or focused much on her sweet yet sad demeanor all through out the story, as the limelight forever stayed on Rihana, until the very end. The only one supporting character who steals away the show, despite of not having any dialogues on this book, is Tiger, who is a cute and extremely loyal and loving pet which is also very sharp, and the readers will simply fall for this naive yet smart character. The rest of the supporting cast, especially the male characters, are quite dull and very typical. The relationships and the love among the characters are portrayed with thorough passion, lust, vivid details and extremely well, that will allow the readers to not only feel the strong essence of love through the pages of the book, but will also let them visualize those raw and bold love making scenes right before their eyes. In a nutshell, this is an entertaining yet poignant modern day story of love, bisexuality and friendship that is not gonna disappoint the contemporary fiction readers.
Navya
Love Bi The Way is a story of two beautiful, successful and troubled, tortured girls – Rihana & Zara, both come from dysfunctional homes and with traumatized pasts. The premise of the book is the friendship between the two and how it grows in to love. It could have been a regular story of friends becoming lovers but it involves two girls and hence the ‘Bi’ in the title.The cover is quite descriptive as it easily tells the reader what the story is about and even though you might not read it in public but it is a big lure for the reader to pick the book. I think even though it expresses the crux of the story yet it leaves it at a basic level since the book explores their personal demons, how their past is affecting the present.The Deliberate Sinner by the author and I feel this book is much mature and the controversial topic that she chose adds to the story. The men in the book represent the many lying, deceitful kind we often find. I would have liked at least one who did the right thing. Sad, but the men drive the women to each others arms where they find a safe haven. Saif, the spineless one – who was willing to cheat on his wife since she already doubts him! Harish, a bully and a paedophile. He turned on his family & benefactors. Shaurya, the poor little rich guy looking for a little love on the side with no strings attached. Even the fathers Rihana and Zara have left so much to be desired.The flirting and the royal romance thrown in bring freshness to a story that could have been a heavy read. The girls are beautiful, successful, confident and kind. Helpful and supportive, few men are strong enough to love a woman as an equal and this book reflects it.Love Bi The Way is not just a fluff read or titillation about the physical relation of these two girls. The author has explored many serious topics of physical abuse, child abuse, mental trauma, cheating and deceit in marriage and love. Bhaavna has blended the trauma and abuse the girls faced in the past with their life as it progressed. The past has to be embraced so it can set us free and this message comes across so strongly in this story.The events unfold in a dramatic fashion and kept me turning the pages. I recommend this book as it talks about topics usually left buried, ignored and taboo. Bhaavna takes a bold path as she shares the angst of women and many shades of which we will find around us.
Aryaan
The cover, the title and the last line of the blurb was such a giveaway to potential twist. Nevertheless, even if the book was packaged in a different way, the initial characterization and the interaction between the protagonists makes the reader anticipate that twist. Or maybe the writer intended to keep it that while making the reader realize that they were perfect for each other immaterial of the gender and it was just a matter of time and realization. The writer handled the whole LGBT part of the story surprisingly well, in a sense that they didn’t seem puke-worthy or awkward like it is generally expected. However, the climax could have been handled better. As in I felt as if Zara and Rihana were still two besties who were comfortable in their own skin.The story line, the characterization and the narration were perfect. No peeve points there at all. The narration was actually refreshing with quirky dialogs. If only the cover, the title and the blurb were crafted better, the book would have been an absolute winner.