Guardian Angels by Rohit Gore

• Book:  Guardian Angels
• Author: Rohit Gore
• Publishing House: Grapevine India
• Category: Fiction
• Rating:4/5

Story-in-Short:

The Guardian Angels is the epic and tumultuous story of two star-crossed lovers who werent just soul-mates but were also each others protectors.

The fates of Adi Mehta and Radha Deodhar are deeply entwined when within days of their first rendezvous they save each others lives.

Despite their vast sociopolitical differences, they are drawn to an uncertain future fraught with contrasting ambitions, personas and ideologies.

• he is the son of a billionaire, she is the daughter of a socialist.
• he is quiet and unassuming, she is a firebrand and spirited.

However, the unexplained phenomena ties them forever whenever they are in peril, they are each others only saviors.

Over the following two decades Adi and Radha live through hope and despair, joy and sadness, and try to decipher their relationship. As the truth of their bond is revealed, they must confront the true nature of love, and ultimately, their destinies.

In My View:

Problems and difficulties do not pounce on people on the basis of their financial condition. Every person – right from the richest person to the poorest – faces some or the other problems in life. And while one goes through a complicated phase, one really requires a strong support, to calm one down, to help one remain stable and to help going. And we all have that one person who understands us even better than ourselves. 

Guardian Angels by Rohit Gore has this fascinating and touching story, revolving around Aditya and Radha – both coming from different sections of the society, yet helping each other, as if they were made for each other. 

The protagonists - Aditya Mehta, born with a silver spoon, is the son of the richest businessman in the city, and Radha Deodhar, belonging to a city-based middle class family, come across each other when the later invites trouble on herself to save the former from the spoilt brats of their school. Her helping hand and sporadic action to protect Aditya from the school troublers leaves an indelible mark on Aditya, who is left lonely in the school, and sees a robust support in Radha. 

And precisely like a robust support, Radha stands staunchly next to Aditya when he witnesses some really difficult phases of his life. With each passing day, their relation expands many folds, before crossing the boundary of friendship and entering into that of love. But suddenly there is something that drives them away, especially Radha, who herself begins to maintain a distance from Aditya and tries not to evade his life – a decision she makes for the betterment of Aditya. But, why? What propels her to take this decision, despite knowing the reality? And which way is their relation destined to proceed? This is what you’ll acquire in the course of reading the novel! 

The story, though extremely fictitious, will leave an ineradicable impact on one. The touch of humanity that it has been given makes it a gripping tale! 

The cover of the book is really interesting and well-designed. The narration and the storyline is indeed fascinating, making the story addictive for readers. The characters are strong and the story has been framed in such a manner that one doesn’t feel like keeping the book aside. The story, to be frank, has got this appealing quality, which makes it further enthralling. 

However, there’s a thing one finds difficulty in digesting – Aditya Mehta’s continuous silence over the constant torture he accosts in school, despite being the richest person’s son. Though it is said in the book that his complaints would have left a shameful impact on his father’s impression, it is not really a comfortable reason. I think, from here-on the author could have given some other route to the story.

But nevertheless, the further extension doesn’t become a problem, as one is easily able to relate to the story, comprehend it, and thus enjoy it. 

Considering everything, I am rating the book with 4/5! Kudos to the author for coming up with a story as fascinating as this one! Looking forward to read more from him! 

NOTE: A review copy of the book was provided by the author. 

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