Book review : Do I still have a chance By Dhayakar Reddy

"Do I still have a chance", was sent to me for review. The briefing I took was that it is a romantic book. So I picked this up thinking yet another Indian author writing a love story.

"Do I still have a chance" by Dhayakar Reddy is not a love story BUT "two love stories".

Yes, Have you ever read a story in another story? Wellfor me, it was a first. A shock at first, gradually becoming a surprise.

It is a story of an engineer working abroad - Sriram. Sriram is living the "dream-life" that almost every engineering student dreams of - study hard, get placed abroad, have a house, a beautiful wife, party on weekends.

But the fact is, this dream never mentioned - Happy. And Sriram is not happy with his life despite having people envying him for the same.

The story starts with Sriram and moves to his encounter with a book - Do I still have a chance.

And a new story starts, the love story of an Indian student aspiring to do engineering and go to US - Sathya, College volleyball team player, macho, fun, tall-dark-handsome, the hero beside all troubled college girls. 

The love story of Sathya is simple, predictable yet engaging and it does let one forget about how the book - the book one is reading, started. Sathya, a boy, who has two girls falling for him and....who loves them both.

"Do I still have a chance" By Dhayakar Reddy is a simple book, written in simple language with a few grammatical/printing errors. The story of Sriram started at a slow pace. Infact I was about to put down my book few moments down to Sriram - reading his book. But the story of Sathya, kinds of hooks one up. The author, has kept the story of Sathya entirely around his love-life. Though there's nothing new, yet it is engaging.

I will say, grab the book if you want to read light, easy-to-read, typical college romance with loads of dose of a TV soap drama. The story seems a bit streched as it approaches the end but trust me when I say ...go ahead and read it, you'll enjoy. For me, it actually changed lot of my thoughts on the book and the author.

I will rate it a 3.5 out of 5 ...0.5 especially for the end.

  

                                                          

BOOK BLURB : 

The fate of a loser’s life is…

When you desperately want to achieve your dream, you will be forced to change your dream.

When you fall in love with someone you had anticipated for a long time, that someone will bully you into being just friends.

When you finally fall in love with someone who is meant for you, you will need to find a future because love without a future is a pain.

One day, you will miraculously find your future, and everything will seem as perfect as a fairytale.

But the fate of a loser’s life is…

You won’t get what you want in time. When you get what you want, you won’t need it anymore. Well, that’s me, Sathya! A big loser, from a small town in South India, dreams of becoming a national volleyball player. But is the life of a middle-class boy ever uncomplicated?

It all begins with this beautiful and brilliant girl entering my college. She changed my life, but it didn’t stop there. Another gorgeous girl entered my life, and I was torn between the two. At a point, I was utterly confused about whether I was a friend or a boyfriend or neither!

Against all the odds, do you think I can achieve my dream and hold on to my love? Do I still have a chance?

There’s much more to my story than these few lines. Get ready to experience the roller coaster ride of my life!