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American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
4.0
I liked this book which is about a girl named Rani who is a perfect indian daughter that never lies to her parents until she meets Oliver who is an artist and has tattoos. Then start dating in secret but Oliver has trouble at home and wants more from Rani then she can give. Rani learns about relationships and how a girl should have ownership of her identity.
I enjoyed a good amount of the author's writing in this book. I thought the story was well written and I enjoyed the story plotline. There were many conflicts in the book that kept the readers entertained with all the drama in the Indian community and between the couple. The pacing was well paced in the beginning of the story but towards the middle it started to rush a little and I thought it would have been better with the slow pace. Though I have to say that I enjoyed the Indian culture mentioned in the book. As an Indian reader, I felt connected to the story as I can relate to it. Overall the writing was well done.
I enjoyed the main character in the book who is Rani and it's written in her POV. I felt connected to her character as I am an Indian who went through some of the same problems. Though I have to say that I didn't like her character development in the book. I felt that it wasn't a slow build of a development but more at the last 20 minutes. I did enjoy the side characters and Oliver in this book. The side characters didn't play like a huge role but I enjoyed their presence. There is romance in this book and it's a little descriptive but not hugely descriptive.
With the ending I didn't really enjoy it as much and felt that I rushed through it. It was a good ending but just not my type. The reason I gave this book a 3.5/5 stars is because it wasn't a 4 star read or a 3 star read but more of an in between. I do recommend this read because I think it's a great own voice book with Indian culture in it. I recommend this book to fans of Sandhya Menon and those who want to read books with Indian culture in it.
*this book was sent to me by hear our voices tour*
I enjoyed a good amount of the author's writing in this book. I thought the story was well written and I enjoyed the story plotline. There were many conflicts in the book that kept the readers entertained with all the drama in the Indian community and between the couple. The pacing was well paced in the beginning of the story but towards the middle it started to rush a little and I thought it would have been better with the slow pace. Though I have to say that I enjoyed the Indian culture mentioned in the book. As an Indian reader, I felt connected to the story as I can relate to it. Overall the writing was well done.
I enjoyed the main character in the book who is Rani and it's written in her POV. I felt connected to her character as I am an Indian who went through some of the same problems. Though I have to say that I didn't like her character development in the book. I felt that it wasn't a slow build of a development but more at the last 20 minutes. I did enjoy the side characters and Oliver in this book. The side characters didn't play like a huge role but I enjoyed their presence. There is romance in this book and it's a little descriptive but not hugely descriptive.
With the ending I didn't really enjoy it as much and felt that I rushed through it. It was a good ending but just not my type. The reason I gave this book a 3.5/5 stars is because it wasn't a 4 star read or a 3 star read but more of an in between. I do recommend this read because I think it's a great own voice book with Indian culture in it. I recommend this book to fans of Sandhya Menon and those who want to read books with Indian culture in it.
*this book was sent to me by hear our voices tour*