Half Girlfriend is an Indian English coming of age, young adult romance novel by Indian author Chetan Bhagat. It touches all aspects of life. From the sweet college days to the bitterness of married life. In this novel half girlfriend means a girl with whom a boy falls in love for the first sight, but cant able to express his feelings due to fear of getting rejected and losing the friendship.Chetan Bhagat mentioned this state of the girl as half girlfriend of the boy.
This novel, is the story of a Bihari Boy in quest of winning over the girl he loves. The story begins with Madhav Jha a rural boy from Dumraon, a village in Bihar falls in love with a urban girl Riya Sonami from Delhi.Riya didn’t falls in love she only wanted to be his friend. It is a good story. Everyone should read it once.