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thedamwife's review against another edition
The book drags for me and the audio narrator want great.
jkn303's review against another edition
3.0
Tried to be deep, but pretty shallow. Also didn't like the audiobook narrator very much. Weird emphasizes on words.
radhi_inthelibrary's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sushmitachowdhury's review against another edition
2.0
I love reading books by/about South Asian women, as we are often underrepresented. However, this book fell flat for me.
The ending took the cake - it was rushed, didn’t make sense, and felt almost predictable. Leila’s speech at her parents’ wedding anniversary lacked tact & self awareness. That was a conversation she should’ve had in private with her parents, not in front of a huge crowd of people. It also could have been done at the very beginning of the novel…
The ending took the cake - it was rushed, didn’t make sense, and felt almost predictable. Leila’s speech at her parents’ wedding anniversary lacked tact & self awareness. That was a conversation she should’ve had in private with her parents, not in front of a huge crowd of people. It also could have been done at the very beginning of the novel…
seemadyal50's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
meromenesko's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
booklover1974's review against another edition
4.0
3,5 star rounded up!
This was a good story about the pressure a Muslim, South Asian girl usually feels regarding marriage.
Is all your self worth in how fast you can get married and have children? There's a lot of great questions about family pressure... How far do you let yourself get pressured?
I'm not a Muslim or from South Asia so it was very interesting to read this!
This was a good story about the pressure a Muslim, South Asian girl usually feels regarding marriage.
Is all your self worth in how fast you can get married and have children? There's a lot of great questions about family pressure... How far do you let yourself get pressured?
I'm not a Muslim or from South Asia so it was very interesting to read this!
joonswifey's review against another edition
3.0
this book felt personally disrespectful to me. personally offensive. i felt very personally attacked by this book. it's been a long time since i've read a squeaky clean, non-spicy romcom, and i thought this would breathe life back into me. i was bamboozled.
for starters - i am obscenely similar to leila. mid 20s, muslim american, south asian, standards too high, live with my parents, want to teach, have amazing friends i do not deserve, spend way too much time with my head in romance stories expecting a real life fairy tale, am capable of falling in love after just one interaction. it's true, i felt like they had cameras set up and were recording my life to make it into a book. in every respect, this shit hit WAY TOO CLOSE!
so for the first half of this, i had no idea where we were going - who was the male love interest? who is the dark horse that will fall from the sky for her to end up with? i was laughing, giggling, cringing along with her. i was enjoying it so much because i related so much to her. she's immature, but i get it. i can be that way a lot of the time. and the writing style - it was so fun to read, so easy to get through. i flew through this book and i could not put it down.
and then, the ending. if my ass ever gets on stage in front of everyone my family knows to give a speech like that, i am giving you all permission to take. me. out. dont do that!!!! and how did her parents just do such a 180??? and i just felt so bamboozled and robbed. WHERE IS MY HAPPY ENDING! WHAT! THE! FUCK! this some la la land shit. i wanted resolution. i wanted the alternate reality of my life to bask in and hope for. i wanted to like this so bad. but if you take away the rom from the com in the final act of the book, i have no feelings except rage. i hate men! i hate the situation that leila is in! i'm angry! i wanted so much more!! i was BAMBOOZLED!!!
for starters - i am obscenely similar to leila. mid 20s, muslim american, south asian, standards too high, live with my parents, want to teach, have amazing friends i do not deserve, spend way too much time with my head in romance stories expecting a real life fairy tale, am capable of falling in love after just one interaction. it's true, i felt like they had cameras set up and were recording my life to make it into a book. in every respect, this shit hit WAY TOO CLOSE!
so for the first half of this, i had no idea where we were going - who was the male love interest? who is the dark horse that will fall from the sky for her to end up with? i was laughing, giggling, cringing along with her. i was enjoying it so much because i related so much to her. she's immature, but i get it. i can be that way a lot of the time. and the writing style - it was so fun to read, so easy to get through. i flew through this book and i could not put it down.
and then, the ending. if my ass ever gets on stage in front of everyone my family knows to give a speech like that, i am giving you all permission to take. me. out. dont do that!!!! and how did her parents just do such a 180??? and i just felt so bamboozled and robbed. WHERE IS MY HAPPY ENDING! WHAT! THE! FUCK! this some la la land shit. i wanted resolution. i wanted the alternate reality of my life to bask in and hope for. i wanted to like this so bad. but if you take away the rom from the com in the final act of the book, i have no feelings except rage. i hate men! i hate the situation that leila is in! i'm angry! i wanted so much more!! i was BAMBOOZLED!!!