735 reviews for:

First Love, Take Two

Sajni Patel

3.81 AVERAGE

eshanicole's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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I didn’t care for the constant talk of how racist the main characters family was, and how she did nothing about it. 

jordanbates91's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

__whatsrachelreading__'s review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoyed Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words. I loved the relationship Kiran had with her friends and I loved reading about Kiran's culture. The relationship between Kiran and Nash progressed nicely as Kiran explored her feelings and the difficulties that would follow. This multicultural, slow-burn, closed-door romance was a sweet read.
3.5

r_ainsworth's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective 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

ashza12's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

sugardeal's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

aseptemberwednesday's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

alliegm's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted 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: Yes

jennylovesreading's review against another edition

4.0

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

maryreadstoomuch's review

3.0

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Thank you to @hachetteaudio for providing an ALC on NetGalley! I’m a sucker for second chance romances and a teal cover, so of course I had to grab this one!

Pub date: Sept 21

In one sentence: Preeti and Daniel never got over each other - will a shared temporary sublease bring them back together or tear them further apart?

This book was a bit of a miss for me. I did like the forced proximity plotline. I also loved the subplot of Preeti’s career as a doctor and her hard work to find a job post-residency.

A lot of this book felt very negative - Preeti was shamed by her Indian community for previously dating and having sex with Daniel, a Black man. In addition, Preeti has a deep touch aversion that negatively impacts her life. I’m glad the author raised these issues, as I want to see romcoms tackle the hard stuff, but I wish they had been better balanced with more positive content to keep me engaged.

I also didn’t love how Daniel “rescued” Preeti - it felt like the author was setting him up as the only one who could fix her. This kind of plot line feels very misleading - Preeti clearly needed therapy, not a new boyfriend. No one can fix another person, no matter how wonderful they are.

I really appreciated the diversity of this story, but it’s not on my romcom must reads list.

Review posted to Goodreads and Instagram on 9/13/21.