I will be honest about it. The only reason I bought this book was because this was written by someone I barely knew. There was a curiosity and it needed to be sedated. And given that I gave it 4 stars, it should go without saying that I did like it.

The first part of the book comprise of poems about love. And funnily it has no page numbers. May be that's intentional, you know with love being timeless and all. ;) So as I started reading them, I found my concentration drifting away after a few pages. And then it hit me, it is not a novel and I stopped gobbling up pages and took it slow. One poem at a time. Part of the reason why it took me 4 days to finish the book, even though it is a really small book.

There are some hidden gems in those lines, things about unconditional love and it's failures. It's inevitability and the consequences of that unavoidable emotion. The strife and the pleasure of falling in love. And the randomness of it all.

The next section is about pain. And about love too, for why else would there be pain without it? Liked this section most, probably because I could relate with those poems, those heartbreaks and all. There were lines which literally made me go wow. Some made me think, "Dang, I know that feeling. Exactly what the author meant." It was beautiful. And so contemporary. So much in 21st century and the struggle we face when we love in this era.

The last section was a collection of random poems, some had love or pain as their theme, most had their own theme. Really liked the one titled "Three". Was a small poem but liked the juxtaposition of three contrasting things or the randomness of it.

All in all, if you are not in mood for a Rumi or Frost, but some poetry nevertheless, it is a perfect book to pick up for some light reading! :)