Sehgal Family and Friends Series by Sapna Bhog

I just wrapped up a six book series called Sehgal Family and Friends by Sapna Bhog. Six love stories: 

1. Take a chance on me - Kabier Sehgal and Keya Karia 

2. Let's start with forever - Sameer Sehgal and Raashi Dewan 

3. Breaking all the rules - Rithwik Bali and Aisha Solanki 

4. Living on the edge - VJ Bellani and Diya Thakur 

5. The long road home - Rishi Sehgal and Mehak Khanna 

6. Every breath you take - Nirvaan Kapur and Rhea Sehgal 

As is the case with series these days, there are common characters running through the books but the books can be read independently most of the time. In fact, I had read the fifth book in the series first and because I got curious about the other characters, I started reading the books in order. 

The books are about a patriarch Janak Sehgal, a wise old man with a liberal outlook, and how he influences the love stories of his grandchildren and their friends. The Sehgal young generation and their friends are a very close-knit circle, all in the age group of 20s to early 30s, who party together but also stand out for each other and confide into each other regarding everything. The books move in chronological order except Books 3 and 4 which take place within the same timeline.

The books follows a common trajectory. The two protagonists, both with a past, get off on a rocky start and hate each other for whatever reason. But irresistable physical attraction brings them together. Just when they start getting along well, some misunderstanding embedded in their past crops up. But eventually love wins and all misunderstandings are cleared out. All characters are similar too. The men are tall, well built and good looking who have lavish lifestyles and are big on no-strings-attached dating and one-night-stands. The women are all stunning and beautiful with firebrand attitudes, fighting spirits but are all virgins. That's the only thing that irks me with this series and most romance novels, especially with billionaire male protagonists - why is it okay for men to sleep around but women need to be virgins to appear as good character girls? Even if it is depicted that the man doesn't care, the authors clearly do. 

Anyway, the books were good time pass reads and managed to keep my attention engaged. Now, when all books are over, I feel I could do with one or two more. I am now curious about how Rohan Bali and Jiya Dewan's chemistry could have panned out. Also, Shauna Sehgal is still single and there was a hint somewhere that Janak Sehgal could have considered Akash Karia as a suitable match. Maybe Sapna Bhog could consider two more books in the series.

P.S. I had revised the yearly books reading target to 24 books and I am already 17 books down. I hope I will be revising the target many more times by a dozen.

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