Bound In Love -Review

Bound in love is third book written by Neil D’Silva. Neil primarily writes horror genre and his previous two deliveries viz. ‘Maya’s New Husband’ & ‘Evil Eye and Charm’ are doing magnificently wonderful. Neil has received acclaim from contemporaries & readers alike.  I am yet to read his previous works but nevertheless I got hold of Neil’s third installment Bound In Love. Bound in Love was self published my Neil.

This book is short story collection in which Neil explores the most clichéd word of our times, ‘Love’. Neil explores it in various relationships, different time frames, parallel universe, and various strata of the society.  Neil brings out emotions pertinently & also manages to hold reader’s attention in each story.  Be it No Chocolate For You where he has formidably used a parent’s worst fear and its consequences, or No Greater Charm where he explores how Love can draw one to insanity and scheme; Neil scores.

At the Next Stop had a delightful twist, A Song Without Music ended on a likeable note (I am completely aware what this author can do to its characters).  The Other Face of Love is peek in into life of an ambitious son and his mother, again in this story Neil brings out how we do not value what is closer to our heart.  The Shoe that Didn’t Fit is about how one can screw their own life blinded in Love and The Lion And the Queen is an erotica with violence.  This story stands tall among the collection.

New Wine, Old bottle is another tall story from entertainment Industry.  Throughout the story I worked around the idea whether this is a true story. Did it happen to any yesteryear actor?  Needless to say its fiction and Neil’s characters in this and all stories (except for The Queen and The Lion) were closer to reality. You may have met them at your home, or they are your friends or at a party.

The Makeover, The Death of Parker Greene, and Julie’s story are noteworthy.

I used Smashwords to download the book & they failed to send me cover of the book. Nevertheless cover looks wonderful.  Neil told me that Bound in Love was one off experiment and he would concentrate on writing horror which he specializes in.