sweet_ness's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
marmar_16's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 ⭐️
Spoiler
Well...I’m super glad that she didn’t end up with Dev. I was worried she would when they kept bringing him up. Regardless, it did take 60+% of the book for her to finally move on from him, and I just got really annoyed/sick of it after a while. I also didn’t like how long she kept the lie up that she was a lesbian. It really irked me. I think I would’ve liked this more if the time spent on those two things had been reduced, and if we had gotten more of Raina and Asher together.nobookendinsight's review against another edition
Boring
Unlikeable main character
She’s not making good decisions at all
Unlikeable main character
She’s not making good decisions at all
livreads4fun's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
gregoreads's review against another edition
1.0
I was just an unsuspecting lesbian going into this book thinking it was a cute desi romcom set in Toronto but BOY was I wrong. There is no rom and there is no com. The whole plot of this book is the mc lying about being a lesbian to her conservative Indian community .
ggillam's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
aggie889's review against another edition
3.0
Is this a work of literary genius? Definitely not.
Is this an easy, fun book to read while recovering from a nasty cold, cuddled up in bed? Definitely YES!
I simply picked up this book because as a 30-year-old desi girl facing the endless question of when am I getting married from all the aunties in the world, I could relate to the main character and her dilemma.
Is this an easy, fun book to read while recovering from a nasty cold, cuddled up in bed? Definitely YES!
I simply picked up this book because as a 30-year-old desi girl facing the endless question of when am I getting married from all the aunties in the world, I could relate to the main character and her dilemma.
emily__bee's review against another edition
1.0
Just couldn’t get behind the main character. There. I said it.
sjj169's review against another edition
I told myself I was going to make myself finish this book tonight. I lost that battle.
This book had so much potential! It just ended up being soooo boring. The story was a almost 30 year old woman had promised her Nani that if she wasn't married by thirty that she would let her help her "find a mate"..and it could have worked. Nani's character sorta tried to bridge the gap of being a modern woman with her Indian heritage. Her- I tried to like. I just felt that enough time was not given to flesh out her character. Bummer
Then the main character Raina..she just got on my dang nerves. At the point where I gave up the ghost on the book she was back to mooning over the guy that dumped her years ago. He refused to meet her family and this girl was old school with her Nani and we were supposed to buy that? Not. Plus, he treated her like poo but of course that was the guy of her dreams. He lurrrrvvved her. *gag*
She reads as so immature for a almost thirty year old woman. I went into this book wanting a rom-com that touched on some subjects that haven't been done to death..such as arranged marriages. I didn't get that.
My head hurts.
Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review
This book had so much potential! It just ended up being soooo boring. The story was a almost 30 year old woman had promised her Nani that if she wasn't married by thirty that she would let her help her "find a mate"..and it could have worked. Nani's character sorta tried to bridge the gap of being a modern woman with her Indian heritage. Her- I tried to like. I just felt that enough time was not given to flesh out her character. Bummer
Then the main character Raina..she just got on my dang nerves. At the point where I gave up the ghost on the book she was back to mooning over the guy that dumped her years ago. He refused to meet her family and this girl was old school with her Nani and we were supposed to buy that? Not. Plus, he treated her like poo but of course that was the guy of her dreams. He lurrrrvvved her. *gag*
She reads as so immature for a almost thirty year old woman. I went into this book wanting a rom-com that touched on some subjects that haven't been done to death..such as arranged marriages. I didn't get that.
My head hurts.
Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review