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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I loved When Dimple Met Rishi, so of course I was dying to pick this up, and honestly I was a little disappointed. I just could not get into this book in the way I wanted. While it was a super easy read I just was not a fan. Most of it came from the fact that I did not like Twinkle as a main character, she felt very juvenile. I also did not like the set up of the book, the diary entry style writing just really threw me off. I also found the book to be very predictable, honestly I was able to accurately guess everything that happened. I unfortunately this was a miss for me.
I was expecting when Dimple Met Rishi but realised too late that this was a very toned down version. I didn't realise they were in high school (I barely ready the synopsis, I was just hungry for more Sandhya books), so I get why it had to be a bit more restrained.
Twinkle was fun and the story was engaging. Twinkle's internal struggle about finally getting her just rewards from the "silk feathered hats" was a good segue int0 jealousy and revenge (a la high school style) but am I the only one that felt let down when it didn't go as planned. Everyone came back a little too honky dory and it felt unbelievable.
All that aside, a light read and the audiobook was good (but if I hear the phrase groundlings one more time....)
Twinkle was fun and the story was engaging. Twinkle's internal struggle about finally getting her just rewards from the "silk feathered hats" was a good segue int0 jealousy and revenge (a la high school style) but am I the only one that felt let down when it didn't go as planned. Everyone came back a little too honky dory and it felt unbelievable.
All that aside, a light read and the audiobook was good (but if I hear the phrase groundlings one more time....)
Thank you to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book.
I've been waiting for [b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148] to come out ever since I read [b:When Dimple Met Rishi|28458598|When Dimple Met Rishi|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475687488s/28458598.jpg|48593860], so I was super excited to get an ARC! I started off feeling a bit skeptical and wondering if this book would live up to my expectations, but then I got into it… like REALLY into it.
[b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148] took me back to high school (in a good way) and reminded me how it felt to grow apart from friends and to have a crush on someone. While I was reading, I found myself getting butterflies and grinning like mad, sitting up and looking around me thinking, “Why isn’t everyone else freaking out right now?” I straight up devoured this book. I read in the elevator, on the bus, during my lunch hour… It felt a little bit like I had a crush of my own.
Menon wrote a wonderful role model in Dimple Shah, and Twinkle was no different. Both have a passion, they know what they want in life, and they’re ambitious, but they also struggle with not fitting in and finding their voice. LOVE LOVE LOVE. This is my favourite thing about Menon’s books.
But even with these rose-tinted glasses on, I can admit there were things I didn’t like about [b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148]. I felt like Menon did more telling than showing, especially with Twinkle’s character. I would have liked to see more positive actions from her in the beginning of the story, to get me fully on board with her character. I didn’t find her super likeable.
Despite not liking Twinkle that much, I really enjoyed as the love interest. I enjoyed getting to hear parts of the story from his perspective and found interesting. I liked that the story was told through different mediums, like Twinkle’s letters to famous female directors, emails, text messages, and blog posts. I also appreciated that LGBTQ and POC characters were represented.
Do I recommend this book? Yes, definitely! Especially to those of you who love a good ‘SQUEE’ over some fictional romance.
I've been waiting for [b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148] to come out ever since I read [b:When Dimple Met Rishi|28458598|When Dimple Met Rishi|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475687488s/28458598.jpg|48593860], so I was super excited to get an ARC! I started off feeling a bit skeptical and wondering if this book would live up to my expectations, but then I got into it… like REALLY into it.
[b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148] took me back to high school (in a good way) and reminded me how it felt to grow apart from friends and to have a crush on someone. While I was reading, I found myself getting butterflies and grinning like mad, sitting up and looking around me thinking, “Why isn’t everyone else freaking out right now?” I straight up devoured this book. I read in the elevator, on the bus, during my lunch hour… It felt a little bit like I had a crush of my own.
Menon wrote a wonderful role model in Dimple Shah, and Twinkle was no different. Both have a passion, they know what they want in life, and they’re ambitious, but they also struggle with not fitting in and finding their voice. LOVE LOVE LOVE. This is my favourite thing about Menon’s books.
But even with these rose-tinted glasses on, I can admit there were things I didn’t like about [b:From Twinkle, with Love|36373464|From Twinkle, with Love|Sandhya Menon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519633175s/36373464.jpg|51394148]. I felt like Menon did more telling than showing, especially with Twinkle’s character. I would have liked to see more positive actions from her in the beginning of the story, to get me fully on board with her character. I didn’t find her super likeable.
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Later, when Twinkle loses herself in arrogance, it felt sudden and manufactured. I would have preferred a more gradual shift in her behaviour, as this would have been more believable, and easier to sympathize with. I also think Menon should have been more vague about who ‘N’ was to keep me guessing alongside Twinkle.Despite not liking Twinkle that much, I really enjoyed
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the personal hang up with his twin brotherDo I recommend this book? Yes, definitely! Especially to those of you who love a good ‘SQUEE’ over some fictional romance.
I have no idea how to rate this book, so I won't. I enjoyed the beginning and the end but the middle was...wild.
The most unbelievable part was that Twinkle actually thought N was the twin brother? Who barely knew she existed and had no reason to pull a weird secret admirer stunt? What? It was SO obvious to me who N was from the very beginning.
Also: Twinkle? Get yourself a part-time job and buy your own damn phone. Twinkle's mom? Get thee to a therapist or at the very least some anti-depressants. Twinkle's grandma? You are perfect, never change. Everyone else? Whatever.
The most unbelievable part was that Twinkle actually thought N was the twin brother? Who barely knew she existed and had no reason to pull a weird secret admirer stunt? What? It was SO obvious to me who N was from the very beginning.
Also: Twinkle? Get yourself a part-time job and buy your own damn phone. Twinkle's mom? Get thee to a therapist or at the very least some anti-depressants. Twinkle's grandma? You are perfect, never change. Everyone else? Whatever.
I was so excited for another book by Sandhya Menon & was not left disappointed! Maybe I’m just a bit emotional this month, but this book had me crying from the halfway point until the end (honestly). I felt such a connection to Twinkle and the struggles that she’s going through in the book. If only I’d had her courage when I was in high school!
3.5. I liked it! It was a little odd to be written in a letter perspective and she took WAY TOO LONG to realize how wrong she was, but overall it was great!
I thought it was a fun summer read. I liked the format of how it was written, and all the characters, who all had weaknesses and strengths. I connected to Twinkle a lot on her struggle with friends and loneliness, and wantes to know more about her. She had her faults (noted further below) but she was a caring and supportive girl. So yeah. I really enjoyed it, I laughed and grinned most of the time i read this book. Sweet, awkward incounters, humor, and light-hearted.
It had a big push for feminism and poc, and i only had a couple dislikes. I felt like Twinkle’s character arc wasn’t well done. There was a big build up of all her frustrations and anger, and when she had her fit and Sahil talked to her, she changed dramatically within a scene. (‘Oh my goodness I can’t believe i was just thinking of doing that’ kind of thing after pages of her basically yelling and mad at everyone.) it was really fast and i felt it could have been done better. And Sahil, how he had a “sudden revation” of “it’s me not you”after being mad at her. He was given a more mysterious personality at times and i wanted to hear the full reason for being withdrawn from him, and not some other character. So those two things I didn’t really like, but it’s more a character arc thing then plot.
Overall it was a good book, and so happy this came in my Owlcrate.
It had a big push for feminism and poc, and i only had a couple dislikes. I felt like Twinkle’s character arc wasn’t well done. There was a big build up of all her frustrations and anger, and when she had her fit and Sahil talked to her, she changed dramatically within a scene. (‘Oh my goodness I can’t believe i was just thinking of doing that’ kind of thing after pages of her basically yelling and mad at everyone.) it was really fast and i felt it could have been done better. And Sahil, how he had a “sudden revation” of “it’s me not you”after being mad at her. He was given a more mysterious personality at times and i wanted to hear the full reason for being withdrawn from him, and not some other character. So those two things I didn’t really like, but it’s more a character arc thing then plot.
Overall it was a good book, and so happy this came in my Owlcrate.
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No