I picked this up rather hesitantly because from the blurb I could say that this clearly is not my type but I still went ahead with it. I first read two chapters to get an idea and decide if I want to continue or not. To my surprise, I did continue after that. I would say that the whole plot was clichè with triangle love story, romance, going back to first love, love at first sight and stuffs like that but that didn't bore me because Nikitha has pulled the protagonist's (male) character perfectly. Why that impressed me is because he isn't narcissistic, misogynistic or irrespective towards women. That just blew my mind away because that didn't happen for centuries in Indian literary history (okay, maybe I am exaggerating XD). Because that's what usually happens. But here Siddhant was actually pretty descent and quite understanding of his second girlfriend while she was going through PTSD after her father's death. There were so many places where I was really impressed by his character.

The second theme of the story is 'dealing with mental illness'. so this second girlfriend is abusive, dominant and toxic all because of her PTSD. I guess that one was portrayed as honestly as possible. I wouldn't say that was any way exaggerating. because it wasn't. Anyone who has no one else but only a boyfriend would definitely expect everything from him and there is a high chance of getting anxious for being left alone. I loved how he stood by her side and did whatever he could. But their relationship was toxic and pretty fucked up and there's no future for them. I loved how the author ended it with a message conveying that 'Professional help is very important for illnesses like this'.

There is nothing new about this book but it's still a good read. I really enjoyed reading it. This book could have been so much better without the love triangle trope though.