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Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

3 reviews

madalynn_owens's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

This book started off a bit slow but quickly grew into something fantastic. I learned so much about a part of the dance world and more about the realities of caretaking and stroke survivors. The author’s use of text messages in this book was very unique and one of the few books I’ve read that demonstrate how they work in real life instead of just to add emojis to the book!
The use of recipes was also a big highlight for me. The characters acting their age really sealed the deal for me! Loved!

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nitya's review

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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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notabookseller's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance is scheduled for release on July 13th, 2021.

I love me a non-cookbook book that has recipes throughout, so already amazing.

Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance is about Radha and Jai, two incredibly talented teenagers who fall in love through dance as Radha choreographs the piece that will take their school’s and Jai’s dance team, the Bollywood Beats, to regionals for the first time in years. But more than that, it’s about each of these characters figuring out what they want and finding their way out of the pitfalls they’ve found themselves in.

Radha is one of the best competitive kathak dancers in the world, but she overhears some truly devastating gossip (that holds at least some truth) that makes her question her entire dance career — in the middle of a major competition, no less.

Jai wants to be a doctor, but his family’s financial situation has convinced him (and only him *eyeroll*) that it’s impossible for him to study medicine without completely abandoning his family. (imma be real, at first i felt for him i really did, but the more he had this conversation with different people the more i got tired of his shit, which leads me into my next point)

Radha and Jai are such well written characters, both individually and as a couple, in my opinion. They both have full, complex personalities and a variety of relationships with other characters and they have amazing chemistry with each other. However, my favorite thing about them is that I was able to empathize with them and want to call them on their shit, which I think is a very important part of the reader/character dynamic.

The book featured a fun cast of characters and I wish we’d gotten to see more of them in the book, but not having that didn’t take away from the story at hand for me. Nisha Sharma’s writing is fun and swoony and makes for a very fast read so I would definitely love to read stories about other characters in this universe in the future, especially Shakti (you know you love her).

In conclusion, 10/10 Jesse’s would say that you should read this book and also, if you make Radha’s thanksgiving samosas I would love to hear about your experiences (i would make them myself but i hate sweet potatoes)

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