claireafterall's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content
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partner deathbbygirl21's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I loved pretty much every character in this aside from Kareena's Dad, grandmother, sister, and two of Kareena's dates. There was one date of hers that I really liked though, but they were definitely better off as friends.
Other than some of her dates and her dad, grandmother, and sister, I really liked pretty much everyone else. I absolutely loved Kareena's aunties, Kareena's friends, Prem's friends, Prem's mother, and I actually liked Prem as well, even if he's frustrating when it comes to his feelings most of the time.
There were a few things that pulled me out of the story a time or two, but it wasn't enough to get me to stop reading. It just brought my rating down a little bit.
I'd most likely recommend this if someone asked me about it. It was definitely an entertaining read overall.
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the one that basically poisoned her with cinnamon when she specifically asked for no cinnamon because she's allergic, and he ignores that and gets her cinnamon anyway and all he could say was no normal person doesn't like cinnamon and she'll like it if she tried it, ugh just pissed me off, she was so lucky that Prem was there as she didn't have her EpiPen with her and Prem was able to rush her to a doctor, and then of course there's the misogynistic asshole that was the last date she had, saying she should lower her standards because of how she dresses and basically saying that she'd look prettier if she wore more makeup, just no absolutely not and I'm glad she held onto her standards and didn't settle for anything less than she deservesOther than some of her dates and her dad, grandmother, and sister, I really liked pretty much everyone else. I absolutely loved Kareena's aunties, Kareena's friends, Prem's friends, Prem's mother, and I actually liked Prem as well, even if he's frustrating when it comes to his feelings most of the time.
There were a few things that pulled me out of the story a time or two, but it wasn't enough to get me to stop reading. It just brought my rating down a little bit.
I'd most likely recommend this if someone asked me about it. It was definitely an entertaining read overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Medical content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Ableism, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexism, Death, and Chronic illness
Minor: Stalking, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Violence, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
daisy1_f's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse
spaghettireads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley & Harper Collins Canada for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed reading this! I am not familiar with The Taming of the Shrew storyline, and I am always a bit hesitant when reading adaptations when I don't know what plot lines are based on the original text and which aren't. However this didn't really impact my reading experience here since the whole time I was invested in the plot. There were a number of really fun rom com scenes, like the pani puri eating competition, that really made this a fun read for me. I also really enjoyed how self aware Kareena was as a character, and how she advocated for herself from the beginning but also became more confident in herself as the book went on. The steamy scenes were also excellent! I found Prem's character to be a bit controlling and I found this off-putting. While I think that this may have been part of the adaptation to The Taming of The Shrew I felt like his sense of entitlement to Kareena and the way that her pursued her sometimes without her permission could have been more addressed at the end of the book. When he insists on calling her a nickname that she keeps telling him she doesn't like, and forces her to go on outings with him when she doesn't really have the option to say no, wasn't a great part of the book for me. I did really enjoy the discussion about different types of love, and different ways that people communicate love to each other. I thought that this theme was the strongest in the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma
iamsammie27's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma
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