A review by readingwithhippos
Bollywood and the Beast by Suleikha Snyder

4.0

If you’ve avoided novellas because you think they will be underdeveloped, you should pick up Bollywood and the Beast and see what’s possible in under 200 pages. Suleikha Snyder has clearly mastered the form, as this novella boasts a secondary romance between two side characters in addition to the central relationship. Rocky is an American born Bollywood actress who is treated as an outsider in the business, a status which she solidifies by speaking a little too honestly in an interview. When she goes to Delhi for filming, she ends up staying at the home of her costar, which would be fine except for the presence of his brother Taj, who has lived as a recluse since a catastrophic injury ended his own acting career. Taj is a menace, hiding behind his scars and trying to keep Rocky at a distance with rudeness, but Rocky isn’t the type to shrink away. In the meantime, Taj’s brother has some demons of his own to face and finds strength in a friend who might be more. This is the third in a series and I didn’t feel like I missed anything not having read the first two books, but I enjoyed this one so much I’m definitely going back to catch up on the others!