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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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
When the main character has too much main-character energy, even for a literal main character. This novel is 50% charming, 50% cringe.
dark
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Okay so i love this author, she’s amazing and really bringing in a diverse take i haven’t seen before, but this book wasn’t for me. i could see someone else with different preferences LOVEE the hell out of this. it’s really well written, there’s some nitpicks i have but overall the book is good! that’s why i’m rating it a 4 because the book is good just not my personal taste (i like a slower plot, a more detailed book, especially in romance) and i don’t want that to effect the score or author.
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m officially obsessed with Sookh Kaur!!
Jasmin and Will are so cute and yet their inability to communicate or ask questions is how they find themselves on the long way to their happy endings.
Jasmin and Will are so cute and yet their inability to communicate or ask questions is how they find themselves on the long way to their happy endings.
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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
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:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was such a refreshing, feel good romance that seamlessly wrapped in scandal, snotty Hollywood classism, and self empowerment in a tale dominated by strong women. I picked it up only this past weekend and dove in as a pallet cleanser following my last read. I was looking for fun and it more than delivered. I was enriched with the culture seeping from the description of food, customs, and identities of some wonderful Punjabi women and their families. And delighted in the way that Jasmin’s story wound it’s way from LA to Hollywood and beyond. And those Bennett boys? Yes, please. I wasn’t expecting so much substance. So my bad for discounting the story before it even unfolded. But really, I can’t remember the last time I highlighted within a fiction titled. There were just some real gems - funny and/or insightful - that I had to save.
My only criticism is that my kindle version had quite a few typos. And the love making scene from Will’s point of view felt a little... unpolished? We def get more feeling from Jasmin’s view earlier on. But overall, I loved the insertions from the other point of views throughout - I think we get a total of four people sharing.
Now, I’ve seen the series will follow her friends, and I will probably read them all (Sookh Kaur is now a go to author), but I really just want a few more with Jasmin, Will, and of course, I’d love an update on Rhett...and surprisingly Caroline. I rather liked her supporting role and am curious to see where she ends up.
I am not a sensitive reader but do want to warn those for some trigger warnings: Spousal abuse (mentioned, but not detailed), child neglect, child abuse/pedophilia (strong undercurrent of one character’s story, but not detailed), addiction, micro aggressions.
My only criticism is that my kindle version had quite a few typos. And the love making scene from Will’s point of view felt a little... unpolished? We def get more feeling from Jasmin’s view earlier on. But overall, I loved the insertions from the other point of views throughout - I think we get a total of four people sharing.
Now, I’ve seen the series will follow her friends, and I will probably read them all (Sookh Kaur is now a go to author), but I really just want a few more with Jasmin, Will, and of course, I’d love an update on Rhett...and surprisingly Caroline. I rather liked her supporting role and am curious to see where she ends up.
I am not a sensitive reader but do want to warn those for some trigger warnings: Spousal abuse (mentioned, but not detailed), child neglect, child abuse/pedophilia (strong undercurrent of one character’s story, but not detailed), addiction, micro aggressions.
On paper this book should have been a hit for me. It has so many things that I love, and I did enjoy those things. But it had so so many things I don't love. And for me those things really brought down the good for me. I will say that it looks like this book was renamed and given a new cover at some point, because the book I bought was Jasmin the Unexpected not Jasmine's Billionaire. I wouldn't have looked at it twice if it had still been called that. I don't love billionaire romances at all. I knew that the hero was rich going in and that didn't bug me. But what bugs me about billionaire romances is usually the hero. And that was 100% the case in this book. I couldn't like Will, and his constantly throwing his riches and entitlement around, and between being Mr. Billionaire and being controlling, and possessive and his non communication. Don't get me started on the way he treated poor Caroline. He literally used her and had no remorse about it. Im sure it would never happen but I hope we see her get an HEA. I liked Jasmin as a heroine, I loved her loyalty, and she felt sincere. Like a real person and someone who would be a great friend. I loved the side characters in this book and I will definitely read the rest of the series because I need to see their HEA's. I would also love a story with Inder (Jasmin's little brother) as a hero (there may be, I own them all but one but haven't read the synopsis for them... see I thought I was going to love this world so much I got as many as I could get my hands on before even starting the series). The things I did really like about this book were the culture, friends Jasmin's family; I really liked Rhett and Mona.The steam was on point and the slow burn was great. What I couldn't get past was how long this book felt for such a short read. Also this was too instalovey for me. I mean these people knew each other two weeks and were ready to declare love. I also couldn't get past Will in general. With all that said I am going to read the next book. I feel like I love this world that the author has set up and I'm not going to let one character detour me from the ones I like.