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A review by mylynn
Flirting With Disaster by Naina Kumar
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
There's something really special about being only a few paragraphs into a book, but already being fully immersed and invested. I'm not sure how Naina Kumar does this, but she did it with Say You'll Be Mine and she did it again with Flirting with Disaster!!! She establishes characters so naturally that they instantly feel real to me.
I read this book in one sitting, which is rare for me!! I kept telling myself "just one more chapter" but I just had to know what was going to happen next and before I knew it hours had passed. This book had a magical combination of tropes that I love (forced proximity, second chance romance, and more that I don't want to list because they feel like spoilers), and the best part was that none of them felt shoehorned into the story.
I loved Meena and Nikhil so much. THE CHEMISTRY? THE TENSION? my goodness!!! Also their growth??? It was all so good and so well written. And the miscommunication in this book actually made sense to me, it felt really realistic of young relationships and I loved seeing how they changed and grew the years they were apart. I also loved Naina's commentary on politics, community, and Texas.
The pace of this book felt really good to me, no brakes but flowed really well and not confusing. Also, while I do love single POV, I would do some unspeakable things for a Nikhil chapter (please Naina!!! a preorder incentive maybe???). ALSO, I love the side characters! Shake book when? or Ankita from Say You'll Be Mine???
Naina Kumar is truly an auto-read author for me and I can't wait to read anything she writes!
Thank you Dell Romance for this ARC!
I read this book in one sitting, which is rare for me!! I kept telling myself "just one more chapter" but I just had to know what was going to happen next and before I knew it hours had passed. This book had a magical combination of tropes that I love (forced proximity, second chance romance, and more that I don't want to list because they feel like spoilers), and the best part was that none of them felt shoehorned into the story.
I loved Meena and Nikhil so much. THE CHEMISTRY? THE TENSION? my goodness!!! Also their growth??? It was all so good and so well written. And the miscommunication in this book actually made sense to me, it felt really realistic of young relationships and I loved seeing how they changed and grew the years they were apart. I also loved Naina's commentary on politics, community, and Texas.
The pace of this book felt really good to me, no brakes but flowed really well and not confusing. Also, while I do love single POV, I would do some unspeakable things for a Nikhil chapter (please Naina!!! a preorder incentive maybe???). ALSO, I love the side characters! Shake book when? or Ankita from Say You'll Be Mine???
Naina Kumar is truly an auto-read author for me and I can't wait to read anything she writes!
Thank you Dell Romance for this ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail