A review by mamma_calls_me_francis
A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli
2.0
This was deceptively deep considering the cartoon cover. Like classism, colorism, generational trauma, family expectations, sexism, and more. Diwali wasn’t as big a part of this as I thought it would have been. Mentioned mostly at the beginning and the end (one year later). The middle was mostly Nikki just not going after or really acknowledging what she wants. She drove me crazy. I didn’t really like any of the characters. Sam kept going after Nikki and Nikki wanted him too but said no several times. Several men acted really douchey.
Quick read, but I knew pretty early on that I wasn’t very invested with these characters. Took until the epilogue for them to get their footing that you can’t really even call this a ‘coming of age’ story.
No spice. Got close like twice, but no action.
I did enjoyed reading about all the different types of food and locations though.
Quick read, but I knew pretty early on that I wasn’t very invested with these characters. Took until the epilogue for them to get their footing that you can’t really even call this a ‘coming of age’ story.
No spice. Got close like twice, but no action.
I did enjoyed reading about all the different types of food and locations though.