Reviews

A Vida Secreta das Viúvas Panjábi by Balli Kaur Jaswal

meghanleighb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

jadeelizaerrez's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

4.25

A unique novel with heart. It’s got mystery and intersectional feminism and eroticism and complex conversations about what our cultures expect from us and how collectively we can say no to the forces that harm us. 

natalie_is_reading's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting book! The murder mystery and all the affairs were a lot, and it felt like a bit of a stretch that every single plot point all connected back to being about sex, but it was funny and good messages and all that! I’m on a good kick right now of books that are all very different but each of them has a ton of new culture and things to learn about so very neat!

ele_anorhurt's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

gishiroma's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

kbone's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Heartwarming and surprising! Great mix of fiction, romance, and mystery 

nora13hf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

angelrose's review against another edition

4.0

Overall, I really loved this book! I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 because while I did love the story, I feel like it strayed away from the main plot a couple of times towards the end and it was almost like I was reading a completely different book. Also I found myself questioning whether this was a fiction, romance, or thriller novel! I think those were the only parts that I did not love. However, I do see how these subplots came together in the end, but I don't think they were 100% necessary.

I listened to the audiobook and had a great narrator. It was amazing how she created so many characters' personalities just through her voice. All the accents were so similar but I could tell who was speaking because she was such a talented voice actor.

I was definitely not expecting the amount of steaminess in this, so be aware!! It was definitely a fun read and I loved all of the feminist aspects of it. It was a great insight into a culture I'm not familiar with, so I got to learn a lot of new things while reading this book.

ivygsr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

sjcl85's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5