My Last Love Story

My last love story by Falguni Kothari was giving me angry looks ever since it was placed at bottom of the book stack My wife won it few months back but she was not able to read it due to some work As per my this year resolution, I took the responsibility to review all unfinished review read that we won last year, no matter how good or bad a book will be Fortunately book was above mediocre though it took too much time for me to finish.In just few lines I can sum up story, Simeen was in emotional [...]

If I had been asked to define the term love triangle I d almost certainly have used words like affair, jealousy, secrecy Turns out I d have been wrong At least in the case of the love triangle which was central to My Last Love Story by Falguni Kothari In this novel Simi, Nirvaan Zayaan befriended each other in their teens and named themselves the Awesome Threesome with the motto Everything we do, we do together This wasn t quite literal but was pretty close to it There s nothing secret about the [...]

Ahem Of course I read this book, I bloody wrote it It was a difficult story to write because of its themes, but I think I m a better writer definitely a compassionate person IRL from writing it This story was a journey into my past, a discovery of my present and a promise to my future I ll always be in love with My Last Love Story.

2.75 StarsThis book was depressing and uncomfortable That s not always a bad thing, but I think it was a little too much for me here This was well written and I d easily pick up another book by Kothari But, the story line and the little twists and nuances just made me sowell, uncomfortable Not in a cringe worthy way, like a this shouldn t be happening type way.There s a man with terminal cancer and his wife who he s blackmailing to have a baby via IVF Then there s the old best friend who s ther [...]

DNF at 26%, unfortunately This story simply did not appeal to my tastes and was not paced in a way to hold my attention as a reader Thank you to Harlequin and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this novel, releasing on January 23, 2018.

I received a copy of this through NetGalley for my honest review.4 Complicated Stars I was pretty sure I knew what I was getting when I went into this book Angst and heartbreak and a love triangle He s dying from cancer and wants her to have a baby, and there s a best friend in the mix I grabbed a tissue box and settled in But wait this story wasn t even close to what I thought it would be I m not sure I ll do the complexity of the story justice, but here we go We are dropped into the lives of t [...]

Let me begin with a disclaimer I have never been fond of love triangle stories So when I picked up Falguni Kothari s My Last Love Story I was ambivalent about it But having read a couple of the author s earlier books, I was curious as to what she would do with it And I m so glad I did By the time I finished the book I was totally and completely invested in the lives of Simeen, Nirvaan and Zayaan It s a beautifully told tale of friendship and love, of choices and sacrifices, of the secrets they k [...]

I found this to be a hard book to enjoy as the subject matter was pretty grim for the most part At times I really felt engaged with the story and at other times it just felt awkward Simi, Narvaan, and Zayaan meet years before They decide they are going to be best friends forever Simi and Zayann then fall in love and plan to marry A terrible event happens in Simi s life and she stops all contact with the two men Her engagement to Zayaan is off and neither of them knows what has happened with her [...]

My Last Love Story by Falguni KothariSimeen was the fun loving, spoiled only daughter in her family of five Content to living it up and enjoying her teenage years without worries, life as she knew it came crashing to a screeching halt at the tragic death of her parents Orphaned, she was left in the care of her two older brothers, who were barely of legal age, each trying to find his way in the world to make a great life for himself, and her leeching aunt and uncle As Simeen sank deeper into depr [...]

Falguni Kothari has written a range of books from chick lit to mythology to this, her latest, My Last Love Story It s romance but its literary, its a sad story but has a happy ending so I m not sure where it will fit Simeen is a courageous young Parsee woman, Nirvaan is Hindu and Zaiyan is an Ismaili Muslim, and they re best friends All three are drawn so authentically and with such compassion and depth that i just couldn t separate their lives from mine for the duration of the reading My one cr [...]

ARC provided by Harlequin Graydon House Books US Canada REVIEW to COME closer to release day.ough I will say this I don t think I have ever read a book quite like this before Boundaries were tested and bent My feelings and comfort zone were irrelevant What an authentic depiction of a complicated, unconventional friendship and love story Whew I am full and drained all at the same time

The affections and bonding during childhood always has a profound effect throughout the life More so if there is no one else to lean on to My Last Love Story explores this friendship, bonding and love between not two but by three people, who are totally, irrevocably in love with each other.Falguni Kothari dares to tread on a relationship which the society read readers me included might have frowned upon, especially when a girl is involved with two boys But the author has done a skillful job of g [...]

Romance is never my genre I run far away from reading romantic tales However, the book blurb of this one caught my eye Love Triangles are something that is so done and dusted in the past by many authors With no expectation of something novel, I started to read this book.The book was indeed surprising, in a positive way The lives of the 3 protagonists had been beautifully sculpted When I say beautiful, do not compare it to fairy tales This is a realistic beauty The beauty is so realistic that at [...]

See the full review at HarlequinJunkieHonest, raw emotions dominated the pages in My Last Love Story a novel about friendship, a complex love triangle, one man s brave struggle against cancer and how it affected those he loved All of which was viewed through the eyes of his wife, Simi.I have to say that my feelings were all over the place with this book Not necessarily in a bad way I really liked the storytelling and how Falguni Kothari was able to convey Simi s every emotion as we followed her [...]

This is somewhat Different.First thing, I got this book in giveaway for honest review to give in exchangeI really sorted of think that how this story be, when I started the book But its quite good and moving with different phases in every other part of it Nirvaan s character is not that much seemed worthy as protagonist than that of Zai Simi being narrator was chosen well by author to say her words.One thing that story demanded came at the end of it, Love of Zai Simi that they both were neglecti [...]

I thought this was incredible love story As I passed this novel along to someone else having just finished it all I could say was that I d never read anything like it Falguni Kothari did an amazing job describing the intimacy of close relationships and the added intensity of such a loyal friendship You ll never read another novel quite like this

Original review can be found at kristineandterri I received an advanced readers copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Thank you I finished this book a while ago and I ve been trying to figure out how I feel about it ever since I m conflicted with My Last Love Story and I m not sure if I can adequately explain my reasons why.At the centre of this book were Simi, Nirvaan and Zayaan Simi was married to Nirvaan who was dying of cancer Nirvaan and Zayaan were best fri [...]

With this book Falguni Kothari has tried to break many barriers of our orthodox society and I would say that she has succeeded in doing so She has written a very unconventional and a different kind of love story It is a love triangle which I have never read before and could have never even imagined For one person to love two different people and that too equally is something I could not have imagined Each character in the book, be it Nirvaan, Zayaan or Simeen love the other two very much and is [...]

My Last Love Story is an unconventional and a poignant tale of love, friendship , loss , survival healing It s a heartbreaking emotional journey like no other I have read This book was in my to read list since forever and it was totally different from what I was expecting it to be The story was an emotional roller coaster and there is no way a reader couldn t have left effected by all the emotions It s a story of three friends Simi, Nivraan Ziyaan Falguni has beautifully weaved her story and pul [...]

Arresting Triangle This was not a Sprint, where I just wanted to reach the end rather a Marathon where I wanted to explore the depths of each of the characters before reaching the finishing line And exactly like a marathon, reading this book was indeed a dramatic roller coaster The opening scene of a doting wife, accompanied by her cancer stricken husband visiting a fertility clinic makes the story start with a plunge directly into the core, without any beating around the bush Gradually while re [...]

I went in expecting a sort of love triangle but I was definitely surprised This book reflects on so much than you thought The friendship and love that the Awesome Threesome Nirvaan, Simeen and Zayaan share is very unconventional and not something you commonly read But it was very beatifully written and I couldn t believe that despite all their feelings for each other, they still kept such secrets from which ate away at them from the inside The book is also about dealing with trauma, loss, grief [...]

I didn t read the synopsis before I dove in and all my expectations were based on the title and the cover Yeah, those were pretty much blown away in the first couple pages for something much better and much richer I can t remember the last time my stomach was in knots because I was so tense to know how a romance was going to play out.This is love in all its complicated, brutal, gorgeous, heartbreaking, breathtaking glory There is no black and white, no right or wrong, just myriad shades of gray [...]

I don t know what to say other than I m so fortunate to read a book with a protagonist who is allowed to feel the full scope of her emotions, even if some come off as selfish That too within the contexts and inner workings of the nuanced cultural and religious backgrounds shown in the book Wow.

An emotionally complex story, Simi Desai latches on to a friendship with Nirvaan and Zayaan after her parents die The trio begin the friendship in Surat, India, but Simi pulls away after a traumatic experience After marrying Nirvaan, without telling either man the truth, tensions remain as Zayaan comes to Carmel, California to help Nirvaan get through cancer treatment Nirvaan tries to plan for Simi s future without him, as strong emotions and families from three different backgrounds, clash A st [...]

My Last Love Story by Falguni KothariSimeen was the fun loving, spoiled only daughter in her family of five Content to living it up and enjoying her teenage years without worries, life as she knew it came crashing to a screeching halt at the tragic death of her parents Orphaned, she was left in the care of her two older brothers, who were barely of legal age, each trying to find his way in the world to make a great life for himself, and her leeching aunt and uncle As Simeen sank deeper into depr [...]

My first and the only love story After reading this enormously compelling story, I realized that the title of the book should ve been My First and the Only Love Story I say this because there was nothing before or after I presume it lasted a lifetime, though the story ended rather abruptly I for one wanted to know about how things worked out between them in the long run, knowing that it would eventually end up into a twosome.The author, gifted with an eloquent prose and a unique voice, has take [...]

The book is about three friends Nirvaan, Zayaan and Simeen Plot being initially set in Surat, Gujarat and progressing in California The plot line starts in California where Simeen and Nirvaan are at a fertility clinic for obivious reasons Then enters Zayaan, Nirvaan and Simeen s best friend, to live with them at their newly rented beach house and making plans of surfing at the beach all stuff that best friends do The plot takes one in the flash back of how these three friends initially met, Nirv [...]

It is not often that you come across a book whose plot gyrates to touch every human foible possible This is a story of three people from India, while the setting is abroad Initially, as you delve into the book, it might seem just another story about Indian immigrants abroad and their struggles of fitting in, while battling conflicts with their culture This book has so many levels, you could be on the last page and still be peeling through dimensions added to the plot This, is partly why the end [...]

This is my second book of Falguni The first book is a contemporary twist to mythology Soul warrior , whereas, this book is a fiction and contemporary romance This is the story of Simeen, who loses her parents in an accident at young age, but blessed with 2 dear brothers, a wonderful husband and a lifetime best friend For an outsider, her life seems fine, but when we follow her closely through out the story, we feel sorry for her situation She has a wonderful husband, but he is going to die soon [...]

My rating is 4.5Delving into the deepest emotional strings of a reader s heart is an art Falguni Kothari proved that she has mastered the act through her book My Last Story From soul warrior to My last loves story, there is a huge variation in the genre as well as narration.The story revolves around three best friends Simeen, Nirvaan, and Zayaan collectively called awesome threesome Simeen, who had been madly in love with Zayaan ends up being Nirvaan s wife But, nothing changes the formula of fr [...]