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The Name of Red
by Beena Khan
I would like to thank the author, Beena Khan for a copy to review.
Summary: Two strangers on the same path.
Survivors. Companions.
They will be each other’s salvation.
On a rainy, winter night, a mysterious woman in a red dress seeking shelter comes inside the restaurant Kabir was busy working in —primarily the bar— and night after night, drink after drink, she comes back to the same spot. That is where he sees her for the first time.
Hundreds of patrons around her try to speak with her daily, but she dismisses them. It appears she wants to remain in a blissful peace alone with her booze and books. After seeing the mysterious woman reading a book, and because of his shy nature, Kabir gains entrance into her life by anonymously leaving books with notes for her.
The Name of Red is the story of two strangers, two different personalities who meet on a winter, rainy night who challenge each other. They have a connection which blossoms into a friendship due to their fondness of books. But they both have secrets that can bind them together or threaten their newfound relationship forever.
Going into this book, I didn't really know what it was about. The Name of Red is a powerful strangers to lovers romance story about a woman named Red and a man named Kabir.
I loved how Red and Kabir met, through their love of books and reading. Talking about books is my speciality, lol. They definitely gave me Beauty and the Beast vibes,even alluded in the book itself .
Red was definitely relatable, in the way that she doesn't take any shit from anyone. Her backstory is tragic and heart-breaking, and you learn the way she is throughout the book. The back-and-forth that goes on between Red and Kabir is very real and tragic.
I saw myself in a lot of the characters, and how they were portrayed.
I didn't realize until reading the foreword at the end of the novel just how real it was for Beena. Basesd on her real life dissociation due to her mental illness after a similar situation to Red. And for that, it's truly heart breaking.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who's in the mood for a romance novel with a heartbreaking and twisting ending.
Summary: Two strangers on the same path.
Survivors. Companions.
They will be each other’s salvation.
On a rainy, winter night, a mysterious woman in a red dress seeking shelter comes inside the restaurant Kabir was busy working in —primarily the bar— and night after night, drink after drink, she comes back to the same spot. That is where he sees her for the first time.
Hundreds of patrons around her try to speak with her daily, but she dismisses them. It appears she wants to remain in a blissful peace alone with her booze and books. After seeing the mysterious woman reading a book, and because of his shy nature, Kabir gains entrance into her life by anonymously leaving books with notes for her.
The Name of Red is the story of two strangers, two different personalities who meet on a winter, rainy night who challenge each other. They have a connection which blossoms into a friendship due to their fondness of books. But they both have secrets that can bind them together or threaten their newfound relationship forever.
Going into this book, I didn't really know what it was about. The Name of Red is a powerful strangers to lovers romance story about a woman named Red and a man named Kabir.
I loved how Red and Kabir met, through their love of books and reading. Talking about books is my speciality, lol. They definitely gave me Beauty and the Beast vibes,
Red was definitely relatable, in the way that she doesn't take any shit from anyone. Her backstory is tragic and heart-breaking, and you learn the way she is throughout the book. The back-and-forth that goes on between Red and Kabir is very real and tragic.
I saw myself in a lot of the characters, and how they were portrayed.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who's in the mood for a romance novel with a heartbreaking and twisting ending.