The Girl in Room 105 by Chetan Bhagat
Release: October 9, 2018
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Westland
Source: Amazon
Girl in Room 105 Synopsis:
Hi, I’m Keshav, and my life is screwed. I hate my job and my girlfriend left me. Ah, the beautiful Zara. Zara is from Kashmir. She is a Muslim. And did I tell you my family is a bit, well, traditional? Anyway, leave that.
Zara and I broke up four years ago. She moved on in life. I didn’t. I drank every night to forget her. Also I called, messaged, and stalked her on social media. She just ignored me.
However, that night, on the eve of her birthday, Zara messaged me. She called me over, like old times, to her hostel room 105. I shouldn’t have gone, but I did… and my life changed forever.
This is not a love story. It is an unlove story.
Review:
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Surprisingly, I really enjoyed reading this one. Firstly, it is a murder mystery, which is not something that Chetan Bhagat is known for. I think the author did a great job in the plot and the characters, and I was shocked with the twist in the end because I did not see that coming at all. In a lot of these murder mysteries, you keep guessing as to who could be the mastermind behind it all, but the author successfully shocks you in the end with something you wouldn’t have expected. So I really applaud him for writing a novel which is outside his comfort zone from romance and angst and trying something new. Secondly, the author has managed to nicely blend some humor and romance into the book, and I really thought Keshav’s friend Saurab was hilarious.
Overall, Is this the Best Chetan Bhagat book I have read? Probably not because I did like a few others of his. Is this the best murder mystery every written? Probably not because I have read better. But having said that, this is a very interesting book to read, which held my interest and kept me guessing as to what could happen next and for that, I give this book 4/5 stars.
