Book Name: Diabolical
Author: Supriya Parulekar
Publisher: Gargi Publishers
Price: Rs. 195
Blurb:
Lost and alone, Sonya fought with the demons that haunted
her, threatening to rip her apart!
“They want me dead….” Sonya mumbled as fear took hold of
her. Being a superstar in Bollywood provided no solace to the gorgeous Sonya
Rana and there was no running away from that she experienced every waking
moment.
Jay tried to soothe her frayed nerves with his love but she
chose to shut herself from the world. All she wanted was to leave her dark past
behind somehow.
“Let me go… please” Sonya pleaded to Tanis, her step-sister
who fiercely loved and protected her.
Sonya knew the bitter truth. In the end, either one will
survive, she or the demons raging within her, and if the demons won, it would
spell an end for Sonya.
When one’s soul takes a beating, all hope is lost and
everything is over in a single heartbeat.
The ‘Diabolical’ had manifested itself within the gorgeous
Sonya, killing the hope of chance at a beautiful life she could have had.
Read this book to unravel the dark games our mind plays with
us. Experience a tumultuous ride of emotions as Sonya’s past catches up with
her sending her life spiralling down.
My take:
Film star, Sonya Rana has had a horrendous childhood. Being an
abandoned child, Sonya always wished for some motherly love from her step
mother, Ramola. Ramola never considered Sonya as her daughter and very often,
she neglected, scolded and threatened her. She did not take a stand for her
when Sonya was sexually abused.
Minds of young children are like that of clay. It takes the shape
of whatever that is imprinted on it. Sonya has the horrible incident of the sexual
abuse hidden, deep somewhere. And it is this incident which keeps haunting her
present. Even love form Tania, her step-sister and Jay, her lover couldn’t rescue
her from these demons.
Hope is the only thing that we have which keeps us going in
our life. When hope is lost, everything is lost. Sonya loses hope and is forced
upon by the demons to commit suicide. What was the cause of Sonya’s death? Was it
a murder that was disguised as a suicide?
Diabolical takes you on a roller coaster ride of love,
friendship and hope. The author has done an exceptionally brilliant job with
the narration part. I have lived through the book. The characters, too, have
been well-developed. The flow of the story is constant. It keeps you hooked up
until the end.
Likes:
- Sonya and Tania’s love and friendship ~ I share a similar kind of relationship with my sister. I felt the rush of emotions when reading about them. I could relate myself with most of the incidents from the story. For example – the swing.
- Jay’s love for Sonya ~ It reminded me of A Walk to Remember! Selfless love!
- Maya- The Mystique and her contribution in solving the mystery.
- The author hasn’t given the story a happy end. Depression is like termite. It eats up your life. Sonya’s suicide proved that author wishes to write realism. I liked the end. Some part of me still feels that Sonya should have given a chance to Jay and their relationship. But it’s better to die once than torturing oneself to death every day.
I rate:
Cover: 3.5/5
Story: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Diabolical deserves an overall rating of 4/5 stars.
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