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emlemmas's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
emily_gaynier's review against another edition
5.0
The only problem I had with this book, is that I read it to soon after a break up
It was really really good
It was really really good
megsbookishtwins's review against another edition
5.0
I received this free from the publishers via Netgalley
Dimple is passionate about coding and has been dreaming of going to Insomnia Con, a summer program for aspiring web developers where the winner gets to meet Jenny Lindt - a successful woman in the technology buisness – an idol of Dimple. So when her parents agree to pay for this program, she finally starts to believe that her parents have finally come around to the idea that she isn’t ready for a husband yet. But then Rishi comes along. He is romantic, traditional, and artistic, but when he introduced himself jokily as her future husband, she throws her drink in his face. Turns out, her and Rishi’s parents arranged their meeting believing them to be a match…
When Dimple Met Rishi was, simply put, a lovely read. When Dimple Met Rishi was a fantastically written and fun arranged marriage YA romantic comedy. I think I’ll forever be recommending this book to anyone who is looking for a good romantic comedy. But not just that, I feel like it is also an incredibly important book. When Dimple Met Rishi features two Indian American protagonists falling in love. Something which is important so that young Indian girls and boys who can finally see themselves represented in a mainstream YA book. But that isn’t the only reason it’s a great book. For starters, the characters are great and I loved BOTH Dimple and Rishi.
Dimple was my favourite as she was spirited, carefree, and very ambitious. She was fighting against her parents and their traditions. She thought they only cared who she married and how she looked not who she was or what her dreams and ambitions were. I liked how she figured out that all they really wanted was her to be happy, and that they were proud of her and her accomplishments, and always have been. I also loved that Dimple was so passionate about technology, coding, and web development, I think that sends some really great messages to young people, as we need more women in technology, especially marginalised. I also really adored Rishi as he was traditional, artistic, and kind and out of the two, he was the hopeless romantic which is always nice to see. I also liked that Rishi was very traditional and that he wanted to keep up his family’s tradition and heritage, but I also liked how he developed throughout the book to decide what he wanted to do and follow his art rather than do what his parents wanted.
The romance played a central role in the book, which I’m not usually a big fan of but I enjoyed Dimple and Rishi so much individually it was hard not to love them together. I love how their personalities contrasted so well with each other, but they still got along so well. It was a lovely romance full of mutual support, encouragement and admiration.
Overall, definitely a book I’d recommend to any romance and contemporary lovers. This is a book not to miss.
Dimple is passionate about coding and has been dreaming of going to Insomnia Con, a summer program for aspiring web developers where the winner gets to meet Jenny Lindt - a successful woman in the technology buisness – an idol of Dimple. So when her parents agree to pay for this program, she finally starts to believe that her parents have finally come around to the idea that she isn’t ready for a husband yet. But then Rishi comes along. He is romantic, traditional, and artistic, but when he introduced himself jokily as her future husband, she throws her drink in his face. Turns out, her and Rishi’s parents arranged their meeting believing them to be a match…
When Dimple Met Rishi was, simply put, a lovely read. When Dimple Met Rishi was a fantastically written and fun arranged marriage YA romantic comedy. I think I’ll forever be recommending this book to anyone who is looking for a good romantic comedy. But not just that, I feel like it is also an incredibly important book. When Dimple Met Rishi features two Indian American protagonists falling in love. Something which is important so that young Indian girls and boys who can finally see themselves represented in a mainstream YA book. But that isn’t the only reason it’s a great book. For starters, the characters are great and I loved BOTH Dimple and Rishi.
Dimple was my favourite as she was spirited, carefree, and very ambitious. She was fighting against her parents and their traditions. She thought they only cared who she married and how she looked not who she was or what her dreams and ambitions were. I liked how she figured out that all they really wanted was her to be happy, and that they were proud of her and her accomplishments, and always have been. I also loved that Dimple was so passionate about technology, coding, and web development, I think that sends some really great messages to young people, as we need more women in technology, especially marginalised. I also really adored Rishi as he was traditional, artistic, and kind and out of the two, he was the hopeless romantic which is always nice to see. I also liked that Rishi was very traditional and that he wanted to keep up his family’s tradition and heritage, but I also liked how he developed throughout the book to decide what he wanted to do and follow his art rather than do what his parents wanted.
The romance played a central role in the book, which I’m not usually a big fan of but I enjoyed Dimple and Rishi so much individually it was hard not to love them together. I love how their personalities contrasted so well with each other, but they still got along so well. It was a lovely romance full of mutual support, encouragement and admiration.
Overall, definitely a book I’d recommend to any romance and contemporary lovers. This is a book not to miss.
sara11_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Dimple is prickly and I like that she doesn't really change by the end of the book. Also, I found her to be a fairly unreliable narrator in a way that I think is true to how a lot of teenagers think - the world is against them and they know best. I didn't like the plot with the rich bullies - it's so cliche and overused.
jade_the_book_lover's review against another edition
5.0
I love the story and I can't wait to read more from this author
angevba's review against another edition
5.0
This is a cute book. And a cute story. But is also more than that. I reeeeally liked it, and I really liked all the references to indian culture and livestyle. I really recommend it! A book of and for diversity, loved it.
rynnikins's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
deschatjes's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad and a way of entering the World of high achieving Indian substrata. Story was good but the telling sometimes got tiring, particularly the over-use of adjectives in the “bodice ripping” scenes. Worth a place in a MS library shelf
ihateprozac's review against another edition
2.0
Apparently I was so "meh" about this book that when I read it last year, I didn't even bother to review it.
I won't lie, it didn't live up to the hype for me. I didn't love Dimple, finding her a bit aggressive or judgemental at times, while I conversely wanted Rishi to have a bit more fire to him.
However, the thing that really killed this book for me was it's multiple perspectives. Rather than give a solid chapter to each character, Sandhya Menon switches between characters within the same scene - meaning that sometimes we got a POV from Rishi that was literally a paragraph long! It gave me mental whiplash and annoyed the hell out of me.
Combine jarring POVs with characters I only have lukewarm feelings about, and it's not a recipe for greatness.
I'd consider giving one of her follow up novels a go, but only if she's abandoned the tennis match POVs.
I won't lie, it didn't live up to the hype for me. I didn't love Dimple, finding her a bit aggressive or judgemental at times, while I conversely wanted Rishi to have a bit more fire to him.
However, the thing that really killed this book for me was it's multiple perspectives. Rather than give a solid chapter to each character, Sandhya Menon switches between characters within the same scene - meaning that sometimes we got a POV from Rishi that was literally a paragraph long! It gave me mental whiplash and annoyed the hell out of me.
Combine jarring POVs with characters I only have lukewarm feelings about, and it's not a recipe for greatness.
I'd consider giving one of her follow up novels a go, but only if she's abandoned the tennis match POVs.
marcosbedbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so I didn't hate this book, but I didn't like it much either. I found the romance to clingy with over-the-top melodramatic characters, and literally the entire plot to this book was the romance. I could've enjoyed it more if we got more aspects of Dimple's and her coding, but we didn't. I don't have much to say about this book because it was pretty forgettable.