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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
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
!!!!! I have three reviews to write but I love this.
*EDITED*
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I’m not a huge contemporary person. I have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy them, honestly, but this is the second time Sandhya’s writing has sucked me in immediately. Her writing is so visual that I can see the scenes playing out in my head like the cutesy rom-com it should be made into.
Her characters - oh they are likeable and flawed, and the chemistry between the leads is electric, and the chemistry between the friendships is so believable, and they are so vulnerable and yet so strong - they are crafted so well that I want to know which entity she made a deal with so I can make my own.
Honestly, I’m so excited that we already know she’s got another YA contemporary coming out, and also now she’s working on an Adult contemporary, because I need all the things from Sandhya Menon.
*EDITED*
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I’m not a huge contemporary person. I have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy them, honestly, but this is the second time Sandhya’s writing has sucked me in immediately. Her writing is so visual that I can see the scenes playing out in my head like the cutesy rom-com it should be made into.
Her characters - oh they are likeable and flawed, and the chemistry between the leads is electric, and the chemistry between the friendships is so believable, and they are so vulnerable and yet so strong - they are crafted so well that I want to know which entity she made a deal with so I can make my own.
Honestly, I’m so excited that we already know she’s got another YA contemporary coming out, and also now she’s working on an Adult contemporary, because I need all the things from Sandhya Menon.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
i'm still trying to convince myself that i liked this book bc i loved the concept but the 8958 love interests in this book overshadowed the main character and her ability to be dynamic. when are young adult writers going to understand that i dont want an entire chapter dedicated to her love interests if it isnt twilight
Fabulous! Loved the audiobook once again, felt like this one kind of went in circles a bit too much, but really enjoyed it!
This one had moments of greatness, but had a lot of uneven elements and plot lines (Maddie’s friendship, Twinkle’s bravery and confidence, Twinkle’s Mom, I could go on). I appreciated what this book was trying to do, especially on its feminism and women filmmaking fronts, but that sometimes felt kind of shoe horned and gimmicky to me (the women filmmaking, not the feminism). Also this one is a teen Romance. It is less of just a realistic fiction and more of a capital R Romance and I felt...less into that. Maybe it was more heavy handed than When Dimple Met Rishi? At any rate, not a fave, but some middle school Romance reader is going to be thrilled.
From Twinkle, with Love is a fun, diverse contemporary read. Twinkle Mehra is 16 and wants to be a filmmaker. While she's not exactly unpopular, she's not exactly popular either, and her status as what she calls a "groundling" (a name for the people in the cheap seats in Shakespeare's time) is reinforced by the fact that her long-time best friend Maddie has basically deserted her to join a more popular group. They still talk, but Maddie is leaving Twinkle behind and it hurts. When Twinkle gets the opportunity to direct a film for a school project, encouraged by a fellow student, Sahil, she jumps at the chance, seeing an opportunity to pursue her movie dreams and a chance to spend more time with Sahil's twin brother Neil, her crush. Twinkle is convinced that if she is dating Neil, it will give her an in with Maddie's new crowd. When Twinkle starts receiving emails from a secret admirer named N, she's sure that it's Neil. There's just one big problem: she's falling for Sahil.
This book was really fluffy and fun, but it also managed to work in some interesting issues. Twinkle goes to a charter school where she's one of the poorest people. Her family isn't technically poor (they have a house and enough to eat), but there's no money for extras (like a cell phone), which sets Twinkle apart from most of the students at Twinkle's school and especially from Maddie's new crowd. The book also shows that not all immigrant experiences are the same. Although Sahil is half-Indian, his life is pretty different than Twinkle's. Her parents came from very impoverished backgrounds in India, while Sahil's parents are well-off college professors.
Twinkle's relationship with her parents is difficult. Her dad works with at-risk kids and spends more time with them than he does with his daughter, and her mother misses India deeply and seems to be suffering from depression. Luckily, Twinkle has her awesome grandmother, Dadi, who always supports her. Twinkle also learns about how her mother grew up in India, and realizes how much her parents have sacrificed to give her a better life.
I liked the book's format. It's written in the form of diary entries that are letters to Twinkle's favorite female directors. Twinkle can be a little frustrating at times, and she makes some not so great choices, but her hanging on to the idea of Neil makes sense in the context of her desperation to hold on to her former best friend. And her mistakes lead to some excellent character growth, as she learns to stand up for herself and what's really important to her.
I received this ARC as part of Miss Print's ARC Adoption Program.
This book was really fluffy and fun, but it also managed to work in some interesting issues. Twinkle goes to a charter school where she's one of the poorest people. Her family isn't technically poor (they have a house and enough to eat), but there's no money for extras (like a cell phone), which sets Twinkle apart from most of the students at Twinkle's school and especially from Maddie's new crowd. The book also shows that not all immigrant experiences are the same. Although Sahil is half-Indian, his life is pretty different than Twinkle's. Her parents came from very impoverished backgrounds in India, while Sahil's parents are well-off college professors.
Twinkle's relationship with her parents is difficult. Her dad works with at-risk kids and spends more time with them than he does with his daughter, and her mother misses India deeply and seems to be suffering from depression. Luckily, Twinkle has her awesome grandmother, Dadi, who always supports her. Twinkle also learns about how her mother grew up in India, and realizes how much her parents have sacrificed to give her a better life.
I liked the book's format. It's written in the form of diary entries that are letters to Twinkle's favorite female directors. Twinkle can be a little frustrating at times, and she makes some not so great choices, but her hanging on to the idea of Neil makes sense in the context of her desperation to hold on to her former best friend. And her mistakes lead to some excellent character growth, as she learns to stand up for herself and what's really important to her.
I received this ARC as part of Miss Print's ARC Adoption Program.
I want to love Sandhya’s books so bad. I really do. I liked When Dimple Met Rishi, but found it kind of forgettable. Turns out From Twinkle, With Love is way more forgettable as I really have to trudge through my thoughts to remember what happened. What I do remember is that the book was just kind of meh, and the way it was written (as letters to Twinkle’s favourite female movie directors) was weird because it didn’t work whatsoever. The writing would start as a letter and then read like a regular book and then remember it’s a letter. It was confusing, distracting, and unnecessary.