I Tagged Her In My Heart by Anuj Tiwari

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Blurb:
Things get broken. We repair them. They get a new shape. Perhaps a new identity. This applies to love as well. Because, you are yours before you are someone else’s. But what happens when we fall or fail in love?
After two heartbreaks, Adrika, a fiercely independent career-girl, changes her hashtag on Instagram to #HappyGoLucky and dreams become her priority. Arjun, workaholic and socially inept, struggles with his weakness for Dimpy Aunty’s daughter Anushka, and his hesitation in sharing heartaches and emotional baggage. Into this mess, steps in Dimpy Aunty, an unlikely saviour, with all her quirks and jauntiness, steering them through rough patches in unlikely ways as only she can.
Insightful, bold and witty, I Tagged Her in My Heart is based on a true story that will inspire many to look at the sunny side of life when faced with darkness.


Review:
Life would be complicated without friends. When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.

I tagged her in my heart is one such story about friendship and love. The story starts with Arjun and his panic fears of turbulence, at the same time Dimpy aunty with her witty talks making Arjuna's situation even worse, Instead of making him comfort. The story then unfolds about the lives of Arjun, Ved, Iona And Adirka. Oh, not to forget Anushka! It's just I wanted to talk about AVIA - God is my father, which is also the first letters of the four friends. This is the fourth novel by the author Anuj Tiwari, and few sentences were exactly same as his previous book It's Not Right, But it's Okay. Only in the starting few pages. Thanks to my super awesome memory.

The story then takes a different dimension. Unfolding the secrets from the past and the struggle, love, pain, and coping up from the bad memory. Arjun is someone who you can call up at any time for any help you need. And he's loved by all for his such simple and caring nature. The story mainly concentrates on Adrika and how she comes out of the two heartbreaks & start building her dreams and working towards achieving it with the help of her friends and Dimpy Aunty. Arjun on other side dealing with his own trauma. Totally ITHIMH is all about Heartbreak, Struggle, Love, Friendship and Celebration.

The reason to pick up this book was of course Anuj Tiwari and also the beautiful cover. I've read his previous books and I liked his writing. His stories are based on true events which are simple and inspirational. And all the characters in his book will always appeal real. But I'm little disappointed with this one, I'd expected something more. The story starts moving in only one direction, focusing only on Adrika, I was expecting Anushka's character to contribute more to the story. And I don't why the title of the book is called I Tagged Her In My Heart. I felt the title is not justified by the author. Dimpy Aunty, of course I loved her character, but once again, I had more expectations. At the end, it's an expectation that made me feel this book is not a great read but definitely a good one. And I would give 3 out of 5 stars. This book might not have worked for me, but for the people who like to read Indian Romance tales and something light to read. This is definitely a good pick.