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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

6 reviews

scmiller's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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sakisreads's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was so pleasantly surprised that this was by Balli Kaur Jaswal, because I recently read ‘Now You See Us’ and loved it ✨

This story was SUBLIME. Lighthearted moments with touching parts in between, this is definitely worth a read ❤️ 
I’ll discuss some of my favourite parts but there’ll be some spoilers so I’ve put them in my spoiler tags ✨

I was so delighted that Nikki had her happy endings; getting justice for Maya (or starting to), finding love with Jason, making friends with Kulwinder etc. I was so invested in her and her widow friends, I kept rooting for them 🥳
Another one! The murder by Jaggi and the assault by him and Tarampal was very upsetting, but I was so happy when it brought the widows back in again 🥰 Arvinder and Sheena were two particular favourites; badassery and femininity are not mutually exclusive 🤷🏻‍♀️

Asian mums express their love in the same ways and so this excerpt got me 🥹 
‘Grace's gesture stirred something in Nikki. She couldit believe how much she missed Mum all of a sudden - Mum who had pushed money into her hand the same insistent way the first time she returned home for dinner after moving out.’

It’s 4.5 out of 5 stars for me ✨ Big fan! Thank you 😊
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lauraleamariereads's review

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challenging emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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corriejn's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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elly29's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A quick, mostly fun read. Indeed, there were some dirty stories -- I was expecting more, though after the first few my prudishness got the better of me and I skipped, which is the joy of reading -- but a lot of it was about culture and clashes between first- and second-generation immigrants. Some of it was belabored. I got frustrated with the "we can't tell you" a major plot point "because you're not part of our community" as a writing device. A lot of it seemed reductively dualistic: modern v traditional, pleasure v prudishness. That things are as simple as flipping a switch and everything is okay. I was also was not a fan of being in Kulwinder's POV (and did we get into Nikki's mother Harpreet's POV?). Eh, anyway, it might be a fun beach read if you're looking for a dual-culture novel.

I did learn what "ladoo" are!! I'm very excited about this.
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feelingmybookshelf's review

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hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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