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3.02 AVERAGE
3.02 AVERAGE
Manny Dogra, CEO of Breakup, a company that arranges breakups for customers, is looking to connect with her Indian culture. Enter Sammy Patel, a potential customer for Breakup, has an odd breakup request and offers to give Manny a crash course in their culture at his brother’s wedding.
As a white woman, I will not speak on what other reviewers have spoken about regarding this novel when it comes to stereotypes and other harmful issues. Please refer to other reviews that speak on this.
What I can say about this novel, is that I enjoyed the premise and plot I think it’s important for everyone to connect to their culture and make their life decisions according to their own values. I do feel that the novel felt very rushed. It was slow to pick up and then had to catch up in the last 20%. It had a lot of potential to be something really beautiful, had the timing been better and included less stereotypes that have been overdone and more actual culture and tradition. I would have loved to learn more than I did. Cultures have different aspects of family and tradition that we can relate to, even if we’re different culturally. We can all connect and relate to family drama. The writing was good, and I’d like to see where the author goes from here.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for a fair and honest review, and I’d like to thank them and Sonya Singh for the advance copy.
As a white woman, I will not speak on what other reviewers have spoken about regarding this novel when it comes to stereotypes and other harmful issues. Please refer to other reviews that speak on this.
What I can say about this novel, is that I enjoyed the premise and plot I think it’s important for everyone to connect to their culture and make their life decisions according to their own values. I do feel that the novel felt very rushed. It was slow to pick up and then had to catch up in the last 20%. It had a lot of potential to be something really beautiful, had the timing been better and included less stereotypes that have been overdone and more actual culture and tradition. I would have loved to learn more than I did. Cultures have different aspects of family and tradition that we can relate to, even if we’re different culturally. We can all connect and relate to family drama. The writing was good, and I’d like to see where the author goes from here.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for a fair and honest review, and I’d like to thank them and Sonya Singh for the advance copy.
informative
slow-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
This one. Well, it was weird. It missed the mark so many times. The FMC was raised to assimilate to American culture, and was completely disconnected from her Indian roots. So, she posed as a wedding date at an Indian wedding to get a crash course. There are several side gay men characters, but they are shown as caricatures. The love story is not there, the characters are not likeable. Insta-love is not a favorite. He loves her because she was beautiful in a sari? Then his father was her mother’s first love? Blech.
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Decidí leer este libro porque me lo había recomendado en Instagram, y una quiere leer con una mayor representación. La historia estuvo bien, pero nada del otro mundo. En plan, me gustaría aquelarre ella intentase reencontrarse con su identidad, pero la historia y el romance fueron un poco flojos. Uff y lo de que el padre del y la madre de ella hubieran tenido una relación, se me hizo un poco bola, era como raro. No se, sin más.
I don’t think there’s ever been an Indian or a person of Indian origin that was able to not have any Indian-ness in them as the protagonist of this book! It’s crazy that this person didn’t know about basic Indian things/food even when their mother decorated the home with Indian artifacts…I understand that the parents wanted them to be more American than Indian…but the whole thing is too far fetched !
This book was… not for me. I read several reviews that bring up cultural issues with the story that are not my place to speak on, so I’ll focus on the fact that Manny was unlikable. The pacing was all over the place! The insta-love (AND PROPOSAL?) at the end was actually bizarre. So many of the problems in this book could’ve been easily avoided! And as much as I hated Adam, I hate cheating even more. Getting ENGAGED TO SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE BREAKING UP WITH YOUR FIANCÉ DEFINITELY COUNTS AS CHEATING. Adam was awful but that wasn’t okay.
This was a very interesting book for me, mainly because I admit to being ignorant regarding Indian culture and it seemed like a great intro to it as well as a new to me author.
In general, I loved Manny’s character. She’s strong, smart and great at her job as the CEO of an online break up company. After her parent’s death she feels the void they’ve left in many ways including her connection and lack thereof with her Indian roots.
I liked that Manny seized the opportunity to learn about her culture by fake dating one of her clients attending parties thrown to celebrate an Indian wedding that seemed to be taken straight of a Bollywood movie. Although I know this is only surface level cultural knowledge, I enjoyed every bit of it.
On the romance side, I feel as though the relationship between Sammy and Manny would have benefitted from a longer exploration as opposed to the rushed feeling it provided. I would really like to read more from this author in the future.
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/37m3Pfu
★ I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author via NetGalley. I am voluntarily reviewing this title.
★ Check out all my book edits over at my Bookstagram
In general, I loved Manny’s character. She’s strong, smart and great at her job as the CEO of an online break up company. After her parent’s death she feels the void they’ve left in many ways including her connection and lack thereof with her Indian roots.
I liked that Manny seized the opportunity to learn about her culture by fake dating one of her clients attending parties thrown to celebrate an Indian wedding that seemed to be taken straight of a Bollywood movie. Although I know this is only surface level cultural knowledge, I enjoyed every bit of it.
On the romance side, I feel as though the relationship between Sammy and Manny would have benefitted from a longer exploration as opposed to the rushed feeling it provided. I would really like to read more from this author in the future.
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/37m3Pfu
★ I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author via NetGalley. I am voluntarily reviewing this title.
★ Check out all my book edits over at my Bookstagram
Manny Dogra is the CEO of Breakup, a company she founded herself and built up to the point it is now publicly traded. She is engaged to Adam, who has helped distract her from the death of her parents. After Manny is whitewashed on a magazine cover, she realizes she wants to know more about her Indian heritage, but she has no family left to ask. When Sammy Patel comes to Breakup with an unusual breakup request, Manny first turns him down before realizing that she and Sammy may be able to help each other. She will help him with his breakup request, and in return, he will take her to his brother’s wedding, where she can get a crash course in being Indian.
I was hoping to learn more about an Indian culture through reading this book, as well as hoping for a good romance, and it left me wanting in both categories. There seemed to be a lot of stereotypes, both in the Indian characters and the LGBT side characters. Adam was a very one-dimensional character, and I know that is supposed to be part of what attracted Manny to him in the first place and left her wanting in their relationship at the time of this story, but there needs to be some other side to him. As for the romance, I really never felt a connection between the characters; it was just like we were told that suddenly they like each other. A company built around helping people break up with their partners was an interesting premise, and the emails that started each chapter provided some humor.
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book.
I was hoping to learn more about an Indian culture through reading this book, as well as hoping for a good romance, and it left me wanting in both categories. There seemed to be a lot of stereotypes, both in the Indian characters and the LGBT side characters. Adam was a very one-dimensional character, and I know that is supposed to be part of what attracted Manny to him in the first place and left her wanting in their relationship at the time of this story, but there needs to be some other side to him. As for the romance, I really never felt a connection between the characters; it was just like we were told that suddenly they like each other.
Spoiler
The ending was a disappointment, too. I just don’t find it realistic whenever a couple who has known each other for days gets engaged because they are just so much in love.Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book.
Predictable, trite, lacked character development and relationship development. Too many stereotypical and flat characters, too many annoying attempts at puns or catchphrases (I blame myself for the last one, the title telegraphed it). Completely absurd ending.