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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. Definitely made me tear up multiple times.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Charming, easy read.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-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
Things I Liked:
- Holy SHIT where do I begin. I did NOT anticipate loving this book as much as I did. What do you MEAN a contemporary romance gets 5 stars? Uh when you make me absolutely sob of COURSE it does!!
- I cried so hard over this book. Spoilers:Meeting Vasu finally finally finally just. Utterly rendered me a sobbing baby. The love she has!! The love she inspires!! The people who love her and the people she loves!! It’s just all about love isn’t it!! MAN.
- There is no LGBTQ+ tag on this book on StoryGraph so imagine my delightful surprise at not one but TWO central gay couples in this book. Like WOW. HELLO? Hello. And they both have my whole heart.
- Mira has my whole heart too. Beyond just being truly the Ally of the Ages. I adored her from page 1 and just adored her and her character growth right up to the end. What a FANTASTIC main character. There really is something about her.
- I actually really appreciated the way Sonali Dev handled such heavy topics in a book that otherwise managed to have a more lighthearted romcom feel. Like. Yes this book should come with trigger warnings. Is it graphically described? Mercifully no. Are they tastefully and respectfully addressed head-on? Absolutely.
- This is my first Sonali Dev book I’ve ever read and I picked it up because I got it for free and like. Holy shit. I’m gonna go read her other stuff now thanks.
- Saket has a beautiful line about there being “magic everywhere” towards the beginning of the book and that just. Rang so true throughout the whole thing, from NYC to Darjeeling, India. I kept thinking that as I kept reading. Magic everywhere… so true. The places Mira traveled are so, so beautiful. I feel like I found a little bit of myself following her along, too.
Things I Didn’t Like:
- There are occasional awkward lines here and there… nothing that really detracts from the incredible experience of reading this book super badly but just. Are there. 😂 Spoilers:Like yup okay. It really did just say “hunger spiked in [her] womb” when she finally kissed her endgame LI for the first time. Alright. But y’know.
Truly, truly, my most unanticipated 5 star read yet. I adore this book with my whole being. Thank you, Sonali Dev. From the bottom of my own very gay heart. It was an incredible journey.
- Holy SHIT where do I begin. I did NOT anticipate loving this book as much as I did. What do you MEAN a contemporary romance gets 5 stars? Uh when you make me absolutely sob of COURSE it does!!
- I cried so hard over this book. Spoilers:
- There is no LGBTQ+ tag on this book on StoryGraph so imagine my delightful surprise at not one but TWO central gay couples in this book. Like WOW. HELLO? Hello. And they both have my whole heart.
- Mira has my whole heart too. Beyond just being truly the Ally of the Ages. I adored her from page 1 and just adored her and her character growth right up to the end. What a FANTASTIC main character. There really is something about her.
- I actually really appreciated the way Sonali Dev handled such heavy topics in a book that otherwise managed to have a more lighthearted romcom feel. Like. Yes this book should come with trigger warnings. Is it graphically described? Mercifully no. Are they tastefully and respectfully addressed head-on? Absolutely.
- This is my first Sonali Dev book I’ve ever read and I picked it up because I got it for free and like. Holy shit. I’m gonna go read her other stuff now thanks.
- Saket has a beautiful line about there being “magic everywhere” towards the beginning of the book and that just. Rang so true throughout the whole thing, from NYC to Darjeeling, India. I kept thinking that as I kept reading. Magic everywhere… so true. The places Mira traveled are so, so beautiful. I feel like I found a little bit of myself following her along, too.
Things I Didn’t Like:
- There are occasional awkward lines here and there… nothing that really detracts from the incredible experience of reading this book super badly but just. Are there. 😂 Spoilers:
Truly, truly, my most unanticipated 5 star read yet. I adore this book with my whole being. Thank you, Sonali Dev. From the bottom of my own very gay heart. It was an incredible journey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence