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Dating Dr. Dil : A Novel by Nisha Sharma

lmoran46's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

mcosmic's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

skylerswee's review against another edition

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2.0

I feel like it's full of stereotypical FMC things. She's so independent. She works on cars. It's also very repetitive. There are multiple times in the book where Kareena states her grandmother takes disagreeing as being disrespectful. Also there's a lot of emphasis on eggs being her favorite breakfast food like it's a wild choice, just because her mom cooked them for her. That's like crazy normal.

4ng3l's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

uroojali's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

thelifeoflynn's review against another edition

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4.0

  • Retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
  • Always love a dual POV in a story and when the audiobook has separate narrators for it!
  • Vivid descriptions and lively narration so fully engaged in it.
  • Had me laugh out loud several times 
  • Swifties 💕

exquisite_tragedy's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a super fun hate-to-love romance between a boss ass businesswoman (Kareena) and a doctor/talk show host (Prem). I don’t know why I went into this thinking it would be fade to black, so I was pleasantly surprised by how steamy this got. 10/10 would recommend!

acpoor's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

thoughts_mela's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

I truly enjoyed this book. I was nice to learn a little about the culture with a funny, romantic backdrop. Great read and there are some spicy scenes!

There’s a movie on Netflix that is strangely close in plot called “Wedding Season.”

onegalonelife27's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

 We’ve got ourselves a really great story here! Prem and Kareena find themselves on opposite ends on love-Prem is convinced that love actually hurts while Kareena is seeking true love-a search sped up by her father selling her family home and he’ll only give her money she desperately needs if she gets engaged. And when they fight on his talk show-on air- over their views damages Prem’s reputation, it makes him desperate to take up on his mother’s offer to sponsor his community health center if he gets engaged. And Kareena’s four aunties are quick to stage an invention, pointing out their circumstances to one another and thus are perfect for one another much to the other’s horror. 

An interesting point that happens next is that while Prem is perfectly fine with the tried and true  with fake dating, Kareena is not. Kareena does want true love-just doesn’t want it with Prem. She tries the delights of internet dating, while Pram tries to convince her to go with his plan. Leading to some of the most competitive, and frankly adorable dates I’ve read. 

I do feel like we’re made to dislike Kareena’s family a bit too much, not a good first impression. Though they do have their good sides. I do feel like they could have gotten a bit more time to shine and show they do care about Kareena.

I like how when we meet our leads, we learn what they want, backstory-nothing is a mystery to reader about these two. There’s no big dramatic reveal to us, but as they get closer they start to share more about themselves which I think is very tender and sweet. 

For the “aunties” in the series, “If Shakespeare was an Auntie”, four aunties-friends of Kareena’s mom, are the matchmakers for the story, perhaps the rest of the series. While the four have distinct personalities, they are a well oiled machine, working together to get what they want-from staging an intervention/meeting with the couple to get them to date, to getting a ride to their local TV studio or taco bell. 

All in all this is a book for those who like a twist on the classics. I’ll definitely pick up the next in the series! 
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