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Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

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bookish_afrolatina's review

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Solid fun romance mixed with the Hangover type storyline and a generous serving of parental abuse. So if you want a good mix of emotions, this is good for you!

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nikspandya's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.5

First, I need to shout out the incredible narrators of this audiobook, Soneela Kankani and Shahjehan Khan. If you do pick up this book, I highly recommend listening to the audio because of these two. I'm definitely going to look into their full audiographies.

This book is super entertaining! The first thing that stood out to me from the start of this book was that I really enjoyed Alisha Rai's plotting style. She gave you just enough to establish characters, but not so much that there isn't more to discover about them as the story went on. I found Mira and Naveen to be compelling characters and I was invested in their stories pretty much immediately.

I liked how they kept reaching dead ends in their high stakes quest, it didn't frustrate me at all. In fact, it really built up my excitement on the conclusion of this story. Which is why, once we got to the resolution and big reveal, I was quite let down. Without spoilers, I'll say that she uses certain storytelling devices way too many times and close together. It really felt like this ending was fumbled. Too many reveals and not enough hints or clues that would make it feel like "of course it was that person!"

Ending rant with spoilers:

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what the fuck was that ending with her sister and aunt? They both just fuck off and then come back and then fuck off again? The only reason I can consider that would make sense for Sejal to have no strength or courage to actually reconnect with her sister, is that she has her own book coming. Mira and Sejal's mom being Cobra was also just so...I dunno, it was such a let down. I thought it was going to be Sunil Uncle. Also why was Sunil helping so much and then he just fucks off too?? With all the build up of emotional development in this story, I would have expected something a little more...well though out for the ending. It felt like this author ran out of pages.

Now besides my disappointment in the third act, I am definitely going to dive into Alisha Rai's other books. I think she gets me really excited for characters and that doesn't often happen with contemporary characters. Pick up this book if you're a lighthearted romance reader!

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kristinhunziker's review

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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takarakei's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a wild ride!
Second chance romance
LA/ Vegas
Plots twists and turns
Action packed accidental heist plot
Complicated family dynamics
Mira has good character growth
Naveed is a sweetheart

3/5 🌶️

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gretchenplz's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

Overall, this was a cute, lighthearted book.

Bonus points for being the only romance book I’ve ever read where the FMC pees after sex! No UTIs here!

I was not a fan of the huge cast of characters (could have used an edit there), or the 27 twists that happened at the end. It just wasn’t all necessary.

But it was a quick, cute, and fun read!

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