A review by achaperonwrites
From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
3.0
“And all those things they say in romance novels about how your heart beats faster and your knees get wobbly and the boy’s stubble against your chin is the most delicious sensation ever? All of that is 100 percent true.
I sank into that kiss. It was perfect.”
— From Twinkle, with Love, Sandhya Menon
Rating: ♥️♥️♥️/5
From Twinke, with Love is the story of Twinkle
Mehra, a Colorado teenager with dreams of becoming a big time film director one day. When the twin brother of her crush approaches her to direct a movie for the art festival their school does every year, she jumps at the chance. But things get confusing, and crazy, real quick when she starts seriously falling for Sahil, her long-time unrequited feelings about his brother be damned. Add in best friend drama, a secret admirer, and a wall flower finally getting her chance to shine, and this sounds like a recipe for disaster.
While I enjoyed the premise, and the way in which it was told through Twinkle’s diary entries written to famous female directors, text messages between Sahil and his best friends, and Sahil’s online blog entries, there was one thing that held me back from rating this as highly as I have Menon’s other books: Twinkle.
Twinkle was a supremely unlikable character. She was rude, overdramatic, and generally annoying.
I gave this three stars because the story would’ve been cute if Twinkle wasn’t such a nightmare. I also adored Sahil and Twinkle’s dadi.
I sank into that kiss. It was perfect.”
— From Twinkle, with Love, Sandhya Menon
Rating: ♥️♥️♥️/5
From Twinke, with Love is the story of Twinkle
Mehra, a Colorado teenager with dreams of becoming a big time film director one day. When the twin brother of her crush approaches her to direct a movie for the art festival their school does every year, she jumps at the chance. But things get confusing, and crazy, real quick when she starts seriously falling for Sahil, her long-time unrequited feelings about his brother be damned. Add in best friend drama, a secret admirer, and a wall flower finally getting her chance to shine, and this sounds like a recipe for disaster.
While I enjoyed the premise, and the way in which it was told through Twinkle’s diary entries written to famous female directors, text messages between Sahil and his best friends, and Sahil’s online blog entries, there was one thing that held me back from rating this as highly as I have Menon’s other books: Twinkle.
Twinkle was a supremely unlikable character. She was rude, overdramatic, and generally annoying.
I gave this three stars because the story would’ve been cute if Twinkle wasn’t such a nightmare. I also adored Sahil and Twinkle’s dadi.