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Say You'll Be Mine by Naina Kumar
A respectable debut romance brings in Indian culture, which is a strong plus. Meghna, our heroine, became a teacher instead of the engineer her parents wanted. Karthik is being hassled to marry. It's pretty much the typical fake dating setup, both wanting to get their families to back off.
Complications are Meghna's friend having kissed Meghna's brother when she's engaged to a great guy, and the tension in their friendship, and the fact that she's to be "best man" at a guy friend's wedding--to someone else, which hurts Meghna. And Kathnik sees what's going on there.
Strengths? The cultural details and family dynamics. Could be stronger? The whole novel kind of ticks the plot boxes for fake dating to romance. Maeghna's friend's issue felt tacked on, and I wanted to skim, and I saw the problem with Seth from the gitgo. The inevitable Dark Moment could have been prevented with five minutes of talk, but at least it was worked out fairly quickly. Overall a fun read!
Complications are Meghna's friend having kissed Meghna's brother when she's engaged to a great guy, and the tension in their friendship, and the fact that she's to be "best man" at a guy friend's wedding--to someone else, which hurts Meghna. And Kathnik sees what's going on there.
Strengths? The cultural details and family dynamics. Could be stronger? The whole novel kind of ticks the plot boxes for fake dating to romance. Maeghna's friend's issue felt tacked on, and I wanted to skim, and I saw the problem with Seth from the gitgo. The inevitable Dark Moment could have been prevented with five minutes of talk, but at least it was worked out fairly quickly. Overall a fun read!