Review: The Thinking Person's Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
I  pretty much loved everything about this book starting with the cover. The subject matter is not your usual steamy illicit romance, but rather, a story with a compelling message which has a high relevance factor in the contemporary relationship jungle.This is a story about the romance between a couple in their late twenties who have been married for 5 years, where the romance has all but disappeared. It is about rekindling the romance rather than splitting up, an intriguing concept in a world rife with divorce and dysfunctional relationships. In fact, it really is a topic suitable for deeper exploration in the literary fiction style and I really hope Frankie Ledger is able to take that step sometime because he seems to have a firm grasp of the topic.If you are expecting a typical romance read, this book isn't it. However, if you are looking for an intelligently written love story which involves a lot more than the usual shallow elements found in modern love stories, then you will definitely like Playtime for Priya.Because of the nature of the subject matter, there is a lot of narrative at the beginning of the story. However its purpose is, I believe, to paint an informative pictorial backdrop against which to center the body of the story.I would like to have seen the couple have a relapse back into their bad relationship habits, which I'm sure happens and this is where a comprehensive foray into a literary fiction style would provide an opportunity to explore further aspects of the subject because there is a tremendous depth of opportunity there.This is a well written book with highly relevant subject matter and I'm happy to recommend it.