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4.08 AVERAGE
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
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Lesbophobia
Minor: Abortion
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
challenging
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
A gorgeous story about coming home to your soul. Loved.
inspiring
reflective
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
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
I love Sonali Dev’s books. They are so layered and beautiful. There’s always something deeper going on and sometimes we have to get through the hard moments that the character has gone through to come out happy on the other side, it’s a beautiful journey. I know this book was featured as an Amazon first read and I’m sure that led to some new readers condoning Sonali. That’s great but I also imagine they might have expected something lighter with the book description. The storyline starts off with Mira going to NYC without her fiancée because he can’t get away from work. He is a good guy but he is very busy as a doctor and he has rescheduled the trip so many times that they will lose the money if Mira doesn’t go alone. And Mira really wants to go, she’s built a NYC up from Nora Ephron movies (who can blame her!) and more than that, her brother lives there. But we’ll get back to him.
When Mira arrives, she isn’t there long before getting bumped and falling onto her butt. She finds a ring on a chain near her. And that’s where the course of this book changes because now Mira’s path is different, now Mira must reunite the ring with its owner.
First Mira posts a video about the ring she the post goes viral. Lots of creeps reach out to Mira. And then she meets Krish. He claims that he wants to write a story about the ring and that he will help Mira find the owner but it becomes obvious pretty quickly that Krish is there for other reasons.
This journey doesn’t just take Mira and Krish all around NYC, it will also take a path to India! Fortunately, Mira already has a wedding related trip planned to India.
There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Is there a romantic storyline? Yes, absolutely! More than one! But there’s also a story about learning who you are yourself. And there’s a story about a gay character (or more than one!) who are completely mistreated by their family simply for being gay and loving who they loved. And I’m warning you now that when the content warnings say homophobia that is putting it mildly, is there another word for what happens when homophobia goes beyond fear and non-acceptance and turns into violence?
Also a trigger warning for rape and abortion. Both happen in the past and are not mentioned in any detail but I want you to know about them.
And despite all of the dark parts I loved this book. It’s partly about loving yourself and loving someone else enough to let them see the parts of you that aren’t healed.
I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thank you!
When Mira arrives, she isn’t there long before getting bumped and falling onto her butt. She finds a ring on a chain near her. And that’s where the course of this book changes because now Mira’s path is different, now Mira must reunite the ring with its owner.
First Mira posts a video about the ring she the post goes viral. Lots of creeps reach out to Mira. And then she meets Krish. He claims that he wants to write a story about the ring and that he will help Mira find the owner but it becomes obvious pretty quickly that Krish is there for other reasons.
This journey doesn’t just take Mira and Krish all around NYC, it will also take a path to India! Fortunately, Mira already has a wedding related trip planned to India.
There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Is there a romantic storyline? Yes, absolutely! More than one! But there’s also a story about learning who you are yourself. And there’s a story about a gay character (or more than one!) who are completely mistreated by their family simply for being gay and loving who they loved. And I’m warning you now that when the content warnings say homophobia that is putting it mildly, is there another word for what happens when homophobia goes beyond fear and non-acceptance and turns into violence?
Also a trigger warning for rape and abortion. Both happen in the past and are not mentioned in any detail but I want you to know about them.
And despite all of the dark parts I loved this book. It’s partly about loving yourself and loving someone else enough to let them see the parts of you that aren’t healed.
I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thank you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Violence, Abortion, Abandonment