Opinion - The Best Seller She Wrote by Ravi Subramanian

Disclaimer: I am an ardent Ravi Subramanian Fan .I have read all his" Bank Thriller" books,(but not is 'Self Help' books) as soon as it released.This write up contains Spoilers .

The Best Seller She Wrote,  he is claiming to write the Romantic Fiction, which clearly it is not. The feel, Title, and cover design will make you feel  that this is not "Typical' Ravi Subramanium book.But once you start reading you say, there you go again with Main Lead being Head of Retail business in a bank and a leading Author.Oh is it Autobiographical? You start to wonder.

But what you call a Romance Novel when the love story is core to the plot which it is not, in this book. Incorporating Sex scenes while depicting Married man lust for much younger girl  is called being Romantic? I guess Adultery is the new Romance.

Ravi seamlessly Semi-Autobiographiate the story with lots of" What to do, if you are first time author "inputs in the story, Struggle of being Banker & Author at the same time.Ravi Keeps the book edgy with each character clearly sketched out .Ravi's Quality writing was never in doubt. Ravi Subramanian is Class writer no one doubts that .But overall after finishing the book I felt unsatisfied.

Ravi  goes on to exaggerate the 'Author stardom' in India. Although authors  may enjoy popularity Many won't be able to recognize any author in person .250-300 people attending a book launch is not a stardom.This seems self-praising mode

Ravi also takes potshots at RomCom  writers especially 'Chetan Bhagat', not once but multiple times which is not cool.Given the fact Chetan  is more successful than the author  makes it seem like whining.
Again I clarify I am not Chetan Bhagat Fan.I guess Ravi naming of  the  Police commissioner  as Ramesh Karia (cheeky reference Ex Mumbai Commissioner to "Rakesh Maria ) is not funny, not amusing. Especially when this serves no purpose in the story.

SPOILERS AHEAD: If you are planning to read the book, don't read this 

My biggest turnoff is a portrayal of Shreya .She young urban girl.Educated, smart and beautiful ,one who is Smart enough to be a contender for Chairman Medal.But She needs to use Sex and beauty to be successful in life? She seduces or has a relationship with  three different guys. One for no apparent reason. Also in the end she is termed as home wrecker is not able to fulfill her ambition and is subject of public shaming .While two men ( Melvin and Aditya ) who fell to her goes on to have a happy life with women they cheated on .What a misogynist argument. Girl seduced me,it is not my fault. I got blackmailed for getting turned on, but it's not my fault.Shreya does everything upfront. she doesn't disguise what she wants including the push for her ambition being a writer/author. The only honest person I guess.

Now How Characters treat adultery is baffling.Sunaina ,Shreya's best friend is quite okay with adultery because her friend his happy. While Sanjay Tries to protect Aditya till the very end.Ravi' Also tries to justify adultery in the end by showing it conspiracy.

Plots most important twist  which Ravi obviously feel is a master stroke. But is quite difficult to digest.

Sanjay has relationship interest in three different women . To justify motive he has the interest in Maya .To justify collusion &  evidence  he has an interest in Shreya.Then he has an interest in Diana too.Also, he gets caught for passing of Rs. 24000/- personal voucher as office expenses.Is he stupid. being HR Head in National Bank forges the signature of Diana, when he would have approved it himself and no one would have questioned.
Is he stupid, to use is own email Id to plagiarism and also for sending it to Bombay times Article. Now is his intention was to defame Aditya or his intention is to get Shreya work published because he doesn't use the plagiarism content evidence at all. If he would have given same to Bombay times then the thing would have been more potent for him.
Even after Bombay times article which is based on facts.Aditya Kapoor does not get sacked from the bank but in the end his Boss ask him for answers.

Clinching evidence is doodles on a book, Diana Draws who gives it to Sanjay who lends to Shreya who lends to Sunaina. Aditya notices it when he meet Sunaina for no reason at all.

Too many loop holes in the final Climax of justifying Aditya Acts.Logics does not work for me.

Some lose ends does not tie up like following:
1. When Vaishali, the editor, calls Aditya she mentions about how Shreya know so much about Chattishgarh? relevance ?
2. Why is Shreya invited to Sanjay's birthday party?
3. Lay off the story is only fillers and goes nowhere in particular.


All in all Love story intends to meet thriller but love story does not exist and thriller logic does not hold .