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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute but I didn’t love it as much as her debut. I will say I was not expecting the personal attack I got from Meena realizing her motivation was for prestige which was an epiphany I had not that long ago lol
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
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
I mostly enjoyed it, but I read it immediately after reading Naina Kumar’s other book “Say You’ll Be Mine,” which is think is the stronger work.
Loosely reminds me of the Reese Witherspoon movie “Sweet Home Alabama.” I love the premise but I think some of the details (and lack thereof) did a disservice to the work as a whole. I do think the hurricane/forced proximity scenes were the strongest, but the other issues were distracting.
Meena’s political aspirations never felt very true to her character and I wish that she had been shown to have a more personal motivation. It made her feel less likable to me—which is maybe just a virtue of living in a time where most of our politicians are just greedy, power-hungry, narcissists rather than public service. Also are we just ignoring residency requirements to run for office??? Why was Meena considering a run in Virginia, Maryland, and also Texas. Not only was it out of touch with reality, but I didn’t help Meena’s look less-centered and service-focused. It just made her look opportunistic…Anyway, I just think a little bit more editing could have fixed this.
Meena and Nikhil family dramas also felt underdeveloped. Other than the scene with Meena’s sister, they don’t have any direct contact with her throughout the book, yet they are also one of the largest sources of conflict.
It’s loved the story concept, and the ending actually made a ton of sense, but comparing this to Meghna and Karthik in “Say You’ll Be Mine” almost isn’t fair.
Loosely reminds me of the Reese Witherspoon movie “Sweet Home Alabama.” I love the premise but I think some of the details (and lack thereof) did a disservice to the work as a whole. I do think the hurricane/forced proximity scenes were the strongest, but the other issues were distracting.
Meena’s political aspirations never felt very true to her character and I wish that she had been shown to have a more personal motivation. It made her feel less likable to me—which is maybe just a virtue of living in a time where most of our politicians are just greedy, power-hungry, narcissists rather than public service. Also are we just ignoring residency requirements to run for office??? Why was Meena considering a run in Virginia, Maryland, and also Texas. Not only was it out of touch with reality, but I didn’t help Meena’s look less-centered and service-focused. It just made her look opportunistic…Anyway, I just think a little bit more editing could have fixed this.
Meena and Nikhil family dramas also felt underdeveloped. Other than the scene with Meena’s sister, they don’t have any direct contact with her throughout the book, yet they are also one of the largest sources of conflict.
It’s loved the story concept, and the ending actually made a ton of sense, but comparing this to Meghna and Karthik in “Say You’ll Be Mine” almost isn’t fair.
An overall mid read, the lack of communication was painful and the forced proximity did not hit the spot. I liked Nikhil, but then Meena was irritatingly indecisive and I could not find myself rooting for her.
This was cute and fun, but also bit shallow and meh.
Cute! I like the way they grew together. At first I was worried that he was just a total Stan with no ambitions but it was okay.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced