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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Teenage angst drama. Fighting BFFs and weird crushes.
Nice pallet cleanser.
Nice pallet cleanser.
Sandhya Menon has done it again! I hope she continues to write and publish a book every year because I’m currently obsessed with her writing! I loved this book so much!
This book started out strong for me. I loved Twinkle and Sahil. The middle got to be a bit boring, and to be honest, I found it strange and a bit unrealistic for her to still like Neil, when he says maybe five sentences the entire book. Also, her attitude was really annoying me. The ending was better, though.
I definitely enjoyed this more than "When Dimple Met Rishi!" Whilst Twinkle might have had a silly approach to some aspects of her life, at times, I feel like she's a character I could resonate with! I felt like she easily came to life in the book, and it was like I was reading her private letters where she poured all her feelings into them!
So, in saying that, the format of this book was fabulous, mostly being told entirely in letters! I love how Twinkle addressed them to her film director idols, I found it refreshing that she was so inspired for such a long time to make movies, and this book throughout definitely conveys that and more!
I really enjoyed, initially, the scenes with Twinkle and her best friend, but more so, throughout, I was just hoping that the two of them would have an honest to goodness chat! I liked her friend, though there were times when I thought she was being a bit petty towards Twinkle, though it was definitely satisfying seeing Twinkle express herself.
Which brings me to the writing! I adored it! It flowed so naturally and honestly made me feel like I was part of Twinkle's life, and sharing her feelings, because I truly felt like I did share the majority of her feelings! And their was one scene in particular, with Twinkle and her mum, that really made me feel! I mean, Twinkle thinks that her mum doesn't love her, and that its her fault for her mum not being able to farewell her own mother, I mean no one should think that! So the conversation that took place was particularly poignant here!
Whilst I don't endorse some of the actions that Twinkle made throughout the book, I admired the fact that she wouldn't take any masculine crap from anyone, and was never wanting to give up her goals!
Sahil is just a loveable, precious dork! I love how he took Twinkle just as she is, didn't judge her or anything, and likes her for who she is! And I think he's important in her life, he definitely aided her so she could realise that she herself, sans airs and graces, is a fabulous young woman. I loved their creativity as a professional team too, I mean, a gender reversed Dracula movie? Awesome! If anything I would've loved more of the technical and behind the camera descriptions, of what was being filmed.
However, I utterly enjoyed this book and it definitely made me break out in goofy grins throughout! Twinkle and Sahil are definitely memorable and this was really fun!
So, in saying that, the format of this book was fabulous, mostly being told entirely in letters! I love how Twinkle addressed them to her film director idols, I found it refreshing that she was so inspired for such a long time to make movies, and this book throughout definitely conveys that and more!
I really enjoyed, initially, the scenes with Twinkle and her best friend, but more so, throughout, I was just hoping that the two of them would have an honest to goodness chat! I liked her friend, though there were times when I thought she was being a bit petty towards Twinkle, though it was definitely satisfying seeing Twinkle express herself.
Which brings me to the writing! I adored it! It flowed so naturally and honestly made me feel like I was part of Twinkle's life, and sharing her feelings, because I truly felt like I did share the majority of her feelings! And their was one scene in particular, with Twinkle and her mum, that really made me feel! I mean, Twinkle thinks that her mum doesn't love her, and that its her fault for her mum not being able to farewell her own mother, I mean no one should think that! So the conversation that took place was particularly poignant here!
Whilst I don't endorse some of the actions that Twinkle made throughout the book, I admired the fact that she wouldn't take any masculine crap from anyone, and was never wanting to give up her goals!
Sahil is just a loveable, precious dork! I love how he took Twinkle just as she is, didn't judge her or anything, and likes her for who she is! And I think he's important in her life, he definitely aided her so she could realise that she herself, sans airs and graces, is a fabulous young woman. I loved their creativity as a professional team too, I mean, a gender reversed Dracula movie? Awesome! If anything I would've loved more of the technical and behind the camera descriptions, of what was being filmed.
However, I utterly enjoyed this book and it definitely made me break out in goofy grins throughout! Twinkle and Sahil are definitely memorable and this was really fun!
This was such a sweet book. I liked how it dealt with the central relationships— family, friends, and romance. The opportunity to learn about filmmakers and Indian culture added to the texture of the story.
3.5 stars
Twinkle has so many stories she wants to tell to inspire and empower, but she sees herself as a lowly "groundling," someone too low to aspire to new heights. Especially since it feels like her BFF, Maddie, is already up there with the rich and popular crowd, leaving Twinkle behind. But when Sahil, twin brother to Twinkle's crush Neil, offers to be a producer for one of her directed films for the local film festival, Twinkle sees this as her chance: to get closer to Neil, to win Maddie back, and to shine in the light. But as she works closely with Sahil and interacts more with the catty crowd Maddie's around, she starts to wonder if what she wants is really worth the price to pay for fame.
This was a good, fun, clean YA that fans of When Dimple Met Rishi and To All the Boys I've Loved Before will enjoy. Secretive emails, misunderstood romantic gestures, losing oneself in the midst of a big project, and finding ways to repair friendships and their growing pains are all packed into this novel. I enjoyed the way we read Twinkle's thoughts in her diary, interspersed with Sahil's texts with his friends and his infrequent blog posts. This is primarily Twinkle's story though, with her fully understanding first love versus first crush, and her spiral as she wants to misguidedly rescue her best friend.
Though I didn't enjoy it as much as Menon's debut, I still enjoyed and appreciated the representation in here. The dynamics of friendship are always important to explore, and the ways in which we change and grow and adapt. Most of all, I liked the poverty rep in here. As someone who grew up in a thrifty family in the middle of an immensely wealthy community, I can understand Twinkle's dilemmas. In fact, many of her interactions with classmates and their commentary on her poverty felt like exact conversations I experienced too -- and my family was not as poor as Twinkle's. This was refreshing to see, and I loved watching how Twinkle navigated "the system" with her head held high.
Sahil, though. I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy. Ugh, what an adorkable ball of witty and intuitive fluff. 12/10 would've totally crushed on this kid in high school.
For anyone looking for a clean read, with adorable romantic bumbles and great commentary on maintaining friendship and the pains of social hierarchy, pick up this book!
Thank you, Edelweiss, for providing this book from Simon Pulse for review!
Twinkle has so many stories she wants to tell to inspire and empower, but she sees herself as a lowly "groundling," someone too low to aspire to new heights. Especially since it feels like her BFF, Maddie, is already up there with the rich and popular crowd, leaving Twinkle behind. But when Sahil, twin brother to Twinkle's crush Neil, offers to be a producer for one of her directed films for the local film festival, Twinkle sees this as her chance: to get closer to Neil, to win Maddie back, and to shine in the light. But as she works closely with Sahil and interacts more with the catty crowd Maddie's around, she starts to wonder if what she wants is really worth the price to pay for fame.
This was a good, fun, clean YA that fans of When Dimple Met Rishi and To All the Boys I've Loved Before will enjoy. Secretive emails, misunderstood romantic gestures, losing oneself in the midst of a big project, and finding ways to repair friendships and their growing pains are all packed into this novel. I enjoyed the way we read Twinkle's thoughts in her diary, interspersed with Sahil's texts with his friends and his infrequent blog posts. This is primarily Twinkle's story though, with her fully understanding first love versus first crush, and her spiral as she wants to misguidedly rescue her best friend.
Though I didn't enjoy it as much as Menon's debut, I still enjoyed and appreciated the representation in here. The dynamics of friendship are always important to explore, and the ways in which we change and grow and adapt. Most of all, I liked the poverty rep in here. As someone who grew up in a thrifty family in the middle of an immensely wealthy community, I can understand Twinkle's dilemmas. In fact, many of her interactions with classmates and their commentary on her poverty felt like exact conversations I experienced too -- and my family was not as poor as Twinkle's. This was refreshing to see, and I loved watching how Twinkle navigated "the system" with her head held high.
Sahil, though. I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy. Ugh, what an adorkable ball of witty and intuitive fluff. 12/10 would've totally crushed on this kid in high school.
For anyone looking for a clean read, with adorable romantic bumbles and great commentary on maintaining friendship and the pains of social hierarchy, pick up this book!
Thank you, Edelweiss, for providing this book from Simon Pulse for review!
I totally teared up when Twinkle’s mom said “thank you, beta,” at the end. Right in the feels. I love Menon’s spunky, sweet, and loving characters.
3.5 stars
This books was good, not great but good.
Sahil was a great character.
The relationship between him and Twinkle was super cute.
But I didn’t like Maddie at all! She was a bad friend, and I don’t buy that whole “she’s still your friend she’s just not sure how to balance her new friends with her old friends. That’s bullshit, ignoring your supposed best friends calls/text/when around new friend, ditching her, letting your new friend talk/say whatever about her and then getting mad when she finally stand up for herself is ridiculous.
This books was good, not great but good.
Sahil was a great character.
The relationship between him and Twinkle was super cute.
But I didn’t like Maddie at all! She was a bad friend, and I don’t buy that whole “she’s still your friend she’s just not sure how to balance her new friends with her old friends. That’s bullshit, ignoring your supposed best friends calls/text/when around new friend, ditching her, letting your new friend talk/say whatever about her and then getting mad when she finally stand up for herself is ridiculous.
it was ok. the romance was really cute but i found twinkle really obnoxious, and couldn’t help feeling so exasperated by her (especially since i have been in the same sort of social situation, and the way she handled it was so bad)