When Our Worlds Collide - Aniesha Brahma

I just finished reading this book. Long back, I had signed up for Writer's Melon and I have been receiving mails from them frequently. To be frank, I never paid them much attention. Two days ago, I was at home, enjoying my forty five days long winter vacation at home with books and movies. I received a mail from Writer's Melon which was about an Xmas gift - Kindle copy of When Our Worlds Collide by Aniesha Brahma. I immediately replied and in no time, I had a copy of the book in my Kindle. The title and cover gave me an impression that the book might be a chick flick. Left with no other option, I cursed myself for the impulse and went ahead with the book. Looking back, I have no regrets reading the book. Rather I am impressed by the author and indeed looking forward to read her other works. 

When Our Worlds Collide narrates the story of Akriti. She is presented as an introvert twenty three year old girl who lives in a world confined to herself and the cafe owned by her mom to some extend. There are no friends for her except Ayoub, who works part time at her cafe. She justifies the loneliness in her life by stating that she could not be hurt by anyone. The novella is about Akriti meeting Zayn, her friend Nimmi's boyfriend and rediscovering herself, her life and even though the way it ends is unconventional, I would like to call it a happy ending.

I don't want to add any spoilers here and I am not going to write anything revealing more about the story. The story did connect to me as all those characters were well described and could be related to people around me. The story is not an outstanding one. Yet, its something that could happen in any of our lives. The events that unfold as we progress through the chapters are nothing strange. I have to mention the conversations between Akriti and her dad which is the best part of this book for me. Even though we may feel bad for her Dad for making Akriti's life miserable, the author makes sure that he had his reasons too and he was right in his perspective.

While approaching the last pages of the book, I didn't want this book to end in the same old fashion as most of our young adult fiction ends - And they lived happily ever after. Its not something that happens in our lives and when I finished the book, I was glad and hence I started writing this book.

Akriti, her friends Ayoub and Zayn and her cafe will not be easily forgotten.

Thank you Writer's Melon and Aniesha.