A review by blogginboutbooks
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

4.0

There's nothing fresh or unique about THE BEAUTY OF THE MOMENT. It's a typical story about an Indian girl bucking against her parents' expectations and attempts to control her life as she tries to cope with straddling the line between being a traditional Indian girl and a modern Canadian teen. At its heart, it's a romance and the majority of the plot centers on her relationship with an Indian-Canadian boy who's trying to repair his rep after being labeled a troublemaker. I do like that their relationship builds slowly, realistically, and that it's based on an equal, tit-for-tat friendship. Even though the plot is kind of slow and the story goes on longer than it needs to, the novel isn't bad. It's a decent read, just not a super memorable one. I'd give it about a B-.