Reviews - Tastes Like Shakkar

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Tastes Like Shakkar

Nisha Sharma

3.98 AVERAGE

jenreaderwriter's review against another edition

3.0

💫 Themes: enemies to lovers, friends of friends, wedding planning, funny, Desi rep

📖 Started reading: 11/01/25

📕Finished reading: 20/01/25

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

💬 "She could hear the steady beat of his heart…it was so soothing and felt so right.”

💭 SYNOPSIS: With aspirations of taking over her family’s event planning business, Bobbi knows that one misstep in managing the Kareena Mann and Prem Verma (#Vermann) party, along with the other weddings on her plate, will only give her uncle another reason not to promote her. That means Kareena’s big day and Bobbi's future career are on the line.

Bunty will do anything for his best friend, even though he has his hands full in finding a new location for his next restaurant while also playing mediator between his brother and father, the celebrated Naan King. When Prem asks Bunty to help with the wedding menu, he agrees, especially since it puts him in close proximity to the delicious Bobbi Kaur. When a mystery shaadi saboteur starts leaving threatening notes, and cancelling cake orders, Bunty and Bobbi have no choice but to call a truce and face the volatile attraction they have for each other.

💕 MY THOUGHTS: I am continuing to try and read more diversely and the 1st book by this author was enjoyable, light and easy to read. The next book does what it says on the tin but I think the writing was a great improvement from the previous book which was a pleasant surprise. The characters were funny, energetic and full of life although some of the subplots were a little unnecessary and tried (and failed) to create jeopardy. I think this book, overall, deserves more attention than it has and it’s better written than a lot of the mass-market romance books yet just as fun, easy and accessible to read as those white writers. The cover and the title are a potential hindrance: it deserves so much better! I will absolutely be reading the 3rd one when I get a chance: especially if I need a light and fun read.