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A review by zluvsreading
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ADIBA JAIGIRDAR PLS TAKE ALL MY MONEY (full rtc)
I loved this book so much! I’ve been really into audiobooks and I knew I would be able to consume this really well.
I think the narration was stellar. Since it was dual POV, it was read by two different women and it added a special element to the story. I would still love the story if I had read it in any other format, but I think the audiobook will forever be my favorite.
You can tell the distinct difference between the voices and the characters’ personalities, which I enjoyed a lot.
I usually listen to books in 2x speed, which I did with this one and I liked that I could still understand what was happening and the emotions in the narrators voices during certain scenes. Whether it was frustration, anger, sadness, or anything else, the narration made sure to make that clear. Pacing was great in my opinion.
It said that the book was about 9 hours long but to me, it felt shorter due to the great way the story went and how smooth flowing it was. There was never a point where I got bored and that’s amazing. The flow was good.
Adibas writing is so beautiful and snappy. I’ve only read one other book by her, which was a collaboration with Faridah, but I will definitely be looking to read her other books sooner.
I enjoyed all of the representation that Adiba adds to her stories. The two main characters, Rani and Meghna, are Bangladeshi/Bengali. Meghna also has two best friends, one who is trans/nonbinary and another who I’m pretty sure is Filipino. I heard it mentioned but I am not 100% sure on that.
I liked that Meghna was sort of coming into her queer identity. There was a conversation she had with a certain person that was like one of my favorite scenes here.
Every character feels fully fleshed out with their own personality/likeness. I liked almost all of them (besides that stupid cheater) and other very minor characters.
This is also set in Ireland but there is a trip to Amsterdam in here as well, which was so much fun! I love reading books that aren’t just set where I am (US) all the time.
The plot of this sort of resembles John Tucker Must Die (which is mentioned), but it’s also unique and so unlike that at the same time. It has childhood best friends to strangers/enemies/academic rivals to sort of friends to lovers!
I won’t give away anything that happens in this, but I was shocked at some of the things that happened/what the people did. It’s like disappointed but not surprised (or least shouldn’t be surprised lmao).
I would definitely say that audiobook would be the best way to consume this book, but once I read the physical version, I will come back and see if that’s better.
But for now, if you could get a hold of the audio format, run!!!!
5 stars from me!
I loved this book so much! I’ve been really into audiobooks and I knew I would be able to consume this really well.
I think the narration was stellar. Since it was dual POV, it was read by two different women and it added a special element to the story. I would still love the story if I had read it in any other format, but I think the audiobook will forever be my favorite.
You can tell the distinct difference between the voices and the characters’ personalities, which I enjoyed a lot.
I usually listen to books in 2x speed, which I did with this one and I liked that I could still understand what was happening and the emotions in the narrators voices during certain scenes. Whether it was frustration, anger, sadness, or anything else, the narration made sure to make that clear. Pacing was great in my opinion.
It said that the book was about 9 hours long but to me, it felt shorter due to the great way the story went and how smooth flowing it was. There was never a point where I got bored and that’s amazing. The flow was good.
Adibas writing is so beautiful and snappy. I’ve only read one other book by her, which was a collaboration with Faridah, but I will definitely be looking to read her other books sooner.
I enjoyed all of the representation that Adiba adds to her stories. The two main characters, Rani and Meghna, are Bangladeshi/Bengali. Meghna also has two best friends, one who is trans/nonbinary and another who I’m pretty sure is Filipino. I heard it mentioned but I am not 100% sure on that.
I liked that Meghna was sort of coming into her queer identity. There was a conversation she had with a certain person that was like one of my favorite scenes here.
Every character feels fully fleshed out with their own personality/likeness. I liked almost all of them (besides that stupid cheater) and other very minor characters.
This is also set in Ireland but there is a trip to Amsterdam in here as well, which was so much fun! I love reading books that aren’t just set where I am (US) all the time.
The plot of this sort of resembles John Tucker Must Die (which is mentioned), but it’s also unique and so unlike that at the same time. It has childhood best friends to strangers/enemies/academic rivals to sort of friends to lovers!
I won’t give away anything that happens in this, but I was shocked at some of the things that happened/what the people did. It’s like disappointed but not surprised (or least shouldn’t be surprised lmao).
I would definitely say that audiobook would be the best way to consume this book, but once I read the physical version, I will come back and see if that’s better.
But for now, if you could get a hold of the audio format, run!!!!
5 stars from me!
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for approving me for the ALC.