Book: Pretty Vile Girl
Author: Rickie Khosla
Pages: 448
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Blurb:
Everything she touched turned to gold, everything she said
turned to scandal, everyone she wanted out of the way...died.
Beautiful, talented and wildly sexy, Jazmeen is Bollywood's most in-demand starlet, and in a relationship with to one of the country's most powerful politicians. Even though she's known for her outrageous candour in interviews, no one could guess at the dark secret she's carried for years. And no one will escape her vengeance, not even the prime minster.
Following her journey from her loving family to an orphanage run by a sadistic matron, from the fringes of the Mumbai underworld to the casting couches of Bollywood and beyond, Rickie Khosla crafts a racy, pacey and explosive debut about a woman who'll do anything to settle scores and get what she wants
Beautiful, talented and wildly sexy, Jazmeen is Bollywood's most in-demand starlet, and in a relationship with to one of the country's most powerful politicians. Even though she's known for her outrageous candour in interviews, no one could guess at the dark secret she's carried for years. And no one will escape her vengeance, not even the prime minster.
Following her journey from her loving family to an orphanage run by a sadistic matron, from the fringes of the Mumbai underworld to the casting couches of Bollywood and beyond, Rickie Khosla crafts a racy, pacey and explosive debut about a woman who'll do anything to settle scores and get what she wants
Review:
Pretty Vile Girl is a normal story of stardom, love and
betrayal. But normalcy is not that normal. The book shocks you with every turn
of page, with every new character and surrounding that how grand this tour is going to be.
The narration of the book juggles between past and present
which is a very common narrative style but works well with every genre and
story. I loved how things progressed, one at a time, slowly yet at a good pace
which can make a reader fly through the book.
At some places I felt the book drooled over, there was
no need for such length. The whole idea and aspect was very much evident from
few incidents, within the sphere of few people but bigger character sketch is
like a big party, you get more options to choose your favorite from.
From all the characters I liked Jazmeen a lot. It has been
after a very long time that I have liked the main character so much. She was a
true picture of softness, fragility and a badass attitude. Her glory was
magnified with every phase she crossed in her life and the author was very open
minded while penning this character of his.
Apart from her I liked Jazmeen’s brother and all the men who
came in the life of Jazmeen. They all were great, vivid and colourful.
What could have gone
wrong with so much running in the book was the portrayal of everything at the
right time; the author has truly laid out his true potential to the maximum
height.
With such a good plot some flaws were there too, I found it
a bit dragged at times, the language was easy, way too easy. There was no literary
high point in the book which I could bookmark or wait for a second to grasp in.
Summing up- The book was a great read, a very smooth and
fast one. I can recommend it to anyone who love mystery and good intertwined
plots. Also if you like high profile stories this book can be your next pick.
About the author:
Rickie Khosla is a marketing executive and film buff who has
recently moved to New Delhi from New York. This is his first novel.
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