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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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:
No
Four and a Half Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒
My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding by Sajni Patel is a delightful, well-written story about the younger sister of an Indian woman about to get married.
Zurika Damani is in her last year of High School and is deciding on her next step by choosing colleges. Her parents want her to go to law school as her two older sisters did. But, Zurika has other ideas. She’s a talented violinist and wants to attend music school instead.
This week starts the preparations for her sister, Madri’s, big, over-the-top, Indian wedding. Her sister and her parents need her close by for all the celebrations, and preparations. She wants to attend a musical contest the same week as her sister’s wedding, and once she learns she did not get into Julliard, she knows the contest is the best way to get into a prestigious music school. But, can she disobey her parents and sneak out to the contest without getting caught?
I have never been to a large Indian wedding, and now I feel like I’ve been to one. I loved hearing all about the details of the wedding preparation and all the celebrations leading up to the main event.
Zurika is so conflicted during most of the book. She wants to please her family, but she thinks she can’t please her family and go on her own path. She knows that the only thing she wants to do, is to play the violin, but her family wants her to become a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer. They believe there isn’t a future for Zurika in music and wants to be sure she has a good solid financial future.
I loved the journey that Zurika went on as she learned more about herself and her talent, and how to stand up for herself. There is some light romance in the book, that was fun and heartwarming.
I highly recommend My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding to anyone who enjoys YA books with a bit of romance. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding by Sajni Patel is a delightful, well-written story about the younger sister of an Indian woman about to get married.
Zurika Damani is in her last year of High School and is deciding on her next step by choosing colleges. Her parents want her to go to law school as her two older sisters did. But, Zurika has other ideas. She’s a talented violinist and wants to attend music school instead.
This week starts the preparations for her sister, Madri’s, big, over-the-top, Indian wedding. Her sister and her parents need her close by for all the celebrations, and preparations. She wants to attend a musical contest the same week as her sister’s wedding, and once she learns she did not get into Julliard, she knows the contest is the best way to get into a prestigious music school. But, can she disobey her parents and sneak out to the contest without getting caught?
I have never been to a large Indian wedding, and now I feel like I’ve been to one. I loved hearing all about the details of the wedding preparation and all the celebrations leading up to the main event.
Zurika is so conflicted during most of the book. She wants to please her family, but she thinks she can’t please her family and go on her own path. She knows that the only thing she wants to do, is to play the violin, but her family wants her to become a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer. They believe there isn’t a future for Zurika in music and wants to be sure she has a good solid financial future.
I loved the journey that Zurika went on as she learned more about herself and her talent, and how to stand up for herself. There is some light romance in the book, that was fun and heartwarming.
I highly recommend My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding to anyone who enjoys YA books with a bit of romance. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
lighthearted
LOVE her other works but this one fell short in a few ways
Trying to be fair with the rating, as I'm not truly into reading romance. But this was really ridiculous. The love interest in the story was unrealistic and there was no chemistry. I did however enjoy the cultural aspects portrayed in the book so have given it two stars.
The characters didn't really mesh and I didn't care for any of them.
The characters didn't really mesh and I didn't care for any of them.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I got a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and my library for providing the ARC!
You will love this book if you like:
Books that completely suck you in and make you forget that you are cooking or have any other responsibilities
Books that make you drool over delicious food so you have to go cook them
Books with a slow burn romance that is absolutely delightful
A loving family
Different cultures that are beautiful
Big lavish weddings
You will absolutely love My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding.
This book is perfection. It's one of my favorites of 2022. Sanji Patel is a very gifted writer, and I need to add more books of hers to my life right now.
Read My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding because it's amazing, and it's a breath of fresh air and joy in these crazy times we live in.
You will love this book if you like:
Books that completely suck you in and make you forget that you are cooking or have any other responsibilities
Books that make you drool over delicious food so you have to go cook them
Books with a slow burn romance that is absolutely delightful
A loving family
Different cultures that are beautiful
Big lavish weddings
You will absolutely love My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding.
This book is perfection. It's one of my favorites of 2022. Sanji Patel is a very gifted writer, and I need to add more books of hers to my life right now.
Read My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding because it's amazing, and it's a breath of fresh air and joy in these crazy times we live in.
This book was warm and fuzzy without being too much of a cheese ball. I would definitely read this again!
New life goal: Make it to an Indian wedding, they sound so beautiful! I loved learning about all these unique traditions.