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Boring. Forgettable story, forgettable characters, forgettable ending. The title and the blurb are misleading. The supposed love story between the two main characters is not immersive, I am not rooting for them from the start, it’s just plain. Too many side characters with too much irrelevant details make the story boring and I had the urge to give the book up many times during my reading. The author picks up all the imaginable topics existing in the world and tries to tackle them all in one book which makes no sense. It’s all jumbled up. There are so many parts of the book which if you don’t read won’t really affect your understanding of the book and you won’t miss out on a single thing. It was an effort to read this book. There is not a single thing I liked about this book. Predictable ending to various stories within the novel, vague overall ending which did not excite me or made me happy for any of the character. I think it could have been written in a much condensed and better way. The length of the book is not at all justified, whatever the author wanted to say could have been said in mere 200-250 pages and that might have been more interesting.

joja_zch's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.25

4.25⭐️
Me encantó!!! Aunque hasta el final quise pegarle a la protagonista 😡
Al principio pensé “faltan 450 páginas, ¿de qué más puede hablar la autora?”, pero oh boy, estaba por entrar a un viaje… la historia tiene muchos personajes, pero creo que cada uno de ellos le da al relato fuerza y, si me pongo a pensar, creo que ninguno es imprescindible.
Entras a la historia pensando que vas a leer sobre un par de personas y, en realidad, la autora te cuenta sobre la historia de una familia inmigrante y como cada uno de sus miembros vive su vida en un país que aún los ve como “otros”. Tiene temas serios, pero hablados desde un lenguaje coloquial, cercano, porque son experiencias que se ven en el día a día, pero sin perder la idea de que, finalmente, es un libro ligero… ligero, pero que habla de temas importantes y no los deja sueltos sin resolución, sino que los entreteje dentro del relato principal porque así sucede en la vida.

Yasmin es una médica de ascendencia india que se va a casar, por amor, con un médico inglés. Las familias se conocerán y, a pesar que de ambos lados miran al otro con ciertos ojos “idealizadores”, la realidad familiar interna de las dos familias es bastante compleja, aunque incluso los mismos miembros de la familia no lo sepan o no lo noten. A lo largo de la historia, la lectora conocerá estas complejidades de la mano de sus protagonistas y luego de la tormenta, veremos si queda algo de donde se pueda volver a construir.

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amyvl93's review against another edition

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challenging funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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leyla1411's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

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