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kohleyedreads's review
4.0
This story is about Meera, a dancer who decided to move to New York to learn ballet and make it her profession. But on the night of her biggest performance, her dreams comes crashing and she has no other way but to move back to her home in India. While she tries to pick up her broken pieces, her parents attempts to get her married and settled. She asks for help from Zoya, her childhood friend. Zoya is feisty, and a no-nonsense girl who is also insanely goodlooking. She decides to help Meera out only that Meera can’t dance anymore. She then finds herself face to face with Abeer Goswami, whose heart she broke into zillion pieces just before returning home. Will Meera be able to dance again? Will Abeer and Meera go back to how they were?
Whoa!
I developed an instant liking to Meera, for I love dance and I go through something which I feel is dancer’s block (if ever there is such a word!). The angst, the dread, the distress is what I go through as a dancer who is afraid to boogie down anymore and the author was brilliant in portraying the emotions of lost dreams and love. As I read the blurb, I wanted the book to give prime importance to dance. And it did, for dance was the soul of the book.
Each characters were etched perfectly and they doesn’t fail to touch the reader’s heart. Whether it is the no-nonsense attitude of Zoya, or the caring (in his own way) little brother of Meera’s or the perfect gentleman that Abeer is. He has been put through hell by Meera and though in his heartache he listens to what she has to say and guess what, there is no love without forgiveness.
People mess up. But in love and life, do not let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing!
We also get to see a beautiful bond of friendship between the school friends- Meera and Zoya. Though they are so different, Meera is confident in confiding in her. Even when she thinks Zoya and Abeer are together, she wishes the best for her friend. They are friends who are there for each other through thick and thin. The author also brings to light the typical mindset of Indian parents, who tries to marry off their daughter to a good, earning guy and wishes to see her ‘settled’. Her parents feel she failed them by returning home, leaving her career and what she called ‘her dream’. I was impressed by the quirky little brother who always wanted to see his sister happy.
The flow of story was great with twists and turns and the writing was impeccable. I was hooked from the word go and totally loved this story of second chances and following your heart.
Do I Recommend? Dance and Love! And I knew, it had to be a book that I would love. And yes, I did! You would love too.
Rating: 4 on 5
Whoa!
I developed an instant liking to Meera, for I love dance and I go through something which I feel is dancer’s block (if ever there is such a word!). The angst, the dread, the distress is what I go through as a dancer who is afraid to boogie down anymore and the author was brilliant in portraying the emotions of lost dreams and love. As I read the blurb, I wanted the book to give prime importance to dance. And it did, for dance was the soul of the book.
Each characters were etched perfectly and they doesn’t fail to touch the reader’s heart. Whether it is the no-nonsense attitude of Zoya, or the caring (in his own way) little brother of Meera’s or the perfect gentleman that Abeer is. He has been put through hell by Meera and though in his heartache he listens to what she has to say and guess what, there is no love without forgiveness.
People mess up. But in love and life, do not let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing!
We also get to see a beautiful bond of friendship between the school friends- Meera and Zoya. Though they are so different, Meera is confident in confiding in her. Even when she thinks Zoya and Abeer are together, she wishes the best for her friend. They are friends who are there for each other through thick and thin. The author also brings to light the typical mindset of Indian parents, who tries to marry off their daughter to a good, earning guy and wishes to see her ‘settled’. Her parents feel she failed them by returning home, leaving her career and what she called ‘her dream’. I was impressed by the quirky little brother who always wanted to see his sister happy.
The flow of story was great with twists and turns and the writing was impeccable. I was hooked from the word go and totally loved this story of second chances and following your heart.
Do I Recommend? Dance and Love! And I knew, it had to be a book that I would love. And yes, I did! You would love too.
Rating: 4 on 5
b00kr3vi3ws's review
3.0
Meera, born to a somewhat conservative family, had spread her wings early on. As a result, she was living her dream life as the Principal Dancer of a prestigious Ballet Company. But as fate would have it, she had to return to Mumbai following an onstage mishap. Starting her life anew with her parents trying to get her ‘settled’ is hard. But Meera has support in form of Zoya, a friend and Abeer, an old flame. Setting up a new dance school, fighting the attraction to Abeer and the complication of Abeer and Zoya dating has Meera on the edge. Can she find a semblance of balance in her life and will she ever dance again?
The Character of Meera is done really well. She is independent and headstrong. At the same time, she is also very vulnerable. The nuances of her character make her feel very real. Zoya’s character has been treated well too. I can see why Meera and Zoya are friends in the first place. There are some personality similarities there but, Zoya is an individual who knows her mind very well. As for Abeer, do guys like that really exist? He seems flawless and as such a little hard to believe in him.
The plot is straightforward and doesn’t have any twists lurking in the pages. The storyline, as a result, is very much predictable. What makes the book interesting to the reader is its narrative, the character of Meera and the love triangle.
jasleeen's review
4.0
With you I dance is a well crafted book with equal amounts of everything, placed in right nooks and corners, for entertaining the readers. It was a simple, neat and very precise tale containing limited proportions of varied emotions.
You can read the complete review here -
https://thesubtlebraiding.blogspot.in/2016/12/book-review-with-you-i-dance-by-aarti-v.html?m=1
You can read the complete review here -
https://thesubtlebraiding.blogspot.in/2016/12/book-review-with-you-i-dance-by-aarti-v.html?m=1
elgeewrites's review
3.0
See more at: Musings Over Nothing
Meera Sagar had nothing to do but to return back to India after an on stage debacle during her very first performance as a principal ballerina at New York. She is failing at resisting her parents' attempt to get her married and settled, as any typical Indian family would want to, but she has a larger problem at hand. She isn't able to dance anymore. Enter Abheer and Zoya, who trust her dreams and give her a lifeline to save herself. Does she or rather can she? Read the book to find out.
Though I had no affinity towards the protagonist Meera (rather felt irritated with her, more on that follows), I did like the feisty, helpful yet no nonsense Zoya better. Abheer is definitely drool worthy but I hated that he was not given his due, by both Meera and the author. That brings on my personal rant over the protagonist, Meera. I do understand her flightiness and her trying to be independent and self-standing etc but it didn't work its magic on me. I personally hated her double standards and disrespect to everyone else's feelings and lives. But you know what, it is long since I have felt something for a character - be it good or bad. Kudos on doing that, Author Aarti.
I liked the overall easy pace and postivity throughout the story, even after all that is lost. I liked the flawed characters and realistic storyline. Pick it up if you want to read an easy romance that doesn't ask you to pawn your brain and grammar for a storyline.
Meera Sagar had nothing to do but to return back to India after an on stage debacle during her very first performance as a principal ballerina at New York. She is failing at resisting her parents' attempt to get her married and settled, as any typical Indian family would want to, but she has a larger problem at hand. She isn't able to dance anymore. Enter Abheer and Zoya, who trust her dreams and give her a lifeline to save herself. Does she or rather can she? Read the book to find out.
Though I had no affinity towards the protagonist Meera (rather felt irritated with her, more on that follows), I did like the feisty, helpful yet no nonsense Zoya better. Abheer is definitely drool worthy but I hated that he was not given his due, by both Meera and the author. That brings on my personal rant over the protagonist, Meera. I do understand her flightiness and her trying to be independent and self-standing etc but it didn't work its magic on me. I personally hated her double standards and disrespect to everyone else's feelings and lives. But you know what, it is long since I have felt something for a character - be it good or bad. Kudos on doing that, Author Aarti.
I liked the overall easy pace and postivity throughout the story, even after all that is lost. I liked the flawed characters and realistic storyline. Pick it up if you want to read an easy romance that doesn't ask you to pawn your brain and grammar for a storyline.
indywrites's review
5.0
With You I Dance is a tale of heartbreak, love and flawed people who come together to make perfection. It is a love story full of passion, perseverance, and fighting for love. Meera and Abheer make the perfect couple yet they fall apart, find each other again and they keep working to be good enough for love and for each other.
Meera has her dance and that is what soothes her and scares her. The author has struck a near perfect balance with the conflict which envelopes Meera and the love and support that surrounds her as she tries to find her anchor and overcome her debacle. Almost like a phoenix she rises and her grit is what kept the story moving. I felt her pain, helplessness, and hunger in her to win. Aarti has penned a very emotional story, almost as if she has laid her heart out along with the words.
Abheer with his love and faith in spite of his baggage and the treatment meted out to him made him a real hero for me. The beauty of the characters is their shades of grey, like real life no one is perfect and that is alright. I loved reading about the failings and failures of people very much like us.
Zoya is the perfect, beautiful, hot and successful friend – the one that you can go to with no matter what. She is the bright light in the gloom that surrounds Meera as she tries to find her balance. I wanted to know more about her. I wish Aarti would write about her, maybe another book? What makes Zoya tick?
Meera has her dance and that is what soothes her and scares her. The author has struck a near perfect balance with the conflict which envelopes Meera and the love and support that surrounds her as she tries to find her anchor and overcome her debacle. Almost like a phoenix she rises and her grit is what kept the story moving. I felt her pain, helplessness, and hunger in her to win. Aarti has penned a very emotional story, almost as if she has laid her heart out along with the words.
Abheer with his love and faith in spite of his baggage and the treatment meted out to him made him a real hero for me. The beauty of the characters is their shades of grey, like real life no one is perfect and that is alright. I loved reading about the failings and failures of people very much like us.
Zoya is the perfect, beautiful, hot and successful friend – the one that you can go to with no matter what. She is the bright light in the gloom that surrounds Meera as she tries to find her balance. I wanted to know more about her. I wish Aarti would write about her, maybe another book? What makes Zoya tick?
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