Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

6 reviews

tearexmama's review against another edition

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? No

3.5

A cute, fun story. Would make a great movie in the vein of Step Up or Save the Last Dance but with a Bollywood flair. 
I was a little put off by how abusive Radha's mum is and how little that abuse is dealt with. It seems to be treated as secondary to her father's absences in Radha's life. Radha gets counselling from therapists, but none of them appear to delve into her relationship with her mother which seems like a missed opportunity. 
The book is cute, but not as moving as it should be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity

kayladaila's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Ableism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

leonalikesliterature's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was cute! I liked that Radha and Jai’s relationship developed earlier in the relationship whilst other drama drove the plot. 

I think both of the Nisha Sharma books I’ve read so far, have a lot of parent child conflicts and I was less tolerant towards the familial conflict in this book. Especially because I think Radha’s mom crosses a lot of lines and doesn’t apologize for it at all, which was unsatisfying. 

I think I need to take a break from YA because I just didn’t vibe with the book, although I thought it was objectively a good YA book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

kbairbooks's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was such a cute and sweet little romance! I say it like that because it’s young people but they hit some hard hitting points. Also I LOVED all the recipes and repairing the relationship with the dad. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Minor: Classism and Cultural appropriation

nitya's review

funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

Somehow I enjoyed this a LOT more than My So-Called Bollywood Life? Maybe it was the dancing theme, or recipes scattered throughout? Or the rich girl/poor boy trope? Anyway, this was cheesy but super fun!!

And the cameos were A++++

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, and Infidelity

Medical content deals with the hospitalization of a loved one

plathandpoetry's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I definitely didn't *love* this book. It was a decent-paced book with lots of character growth, but there were some holes in the time line that I felt could have used transitions. It was a lighthearted book that was an easy, fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Infidelity