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A review by toebean5
From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
3.0
I have really enjoyed the other books by this author, and this had some of those same lovable elements: a strong female character who is sure of what she wants, fun friends, and just strong characters, overall, that you want to see succeed. Also, the audiobook is great (although I kept thinking of Aru Shah since it's the same voice actress!)- not only for pronunciations, but just for giving every character life.
What I didn't like about this book was that I literally had to stop listening to the audiobook and switch to the ebook because it became such a cringe-inducing teen melodrama (and came kind of out of nowhere?); I needed to give myself distance and read the text at my own pace. The literary equivalent of fast-forwarding through the embarrassing part of a movie. I think it's a really talented move to write a book where you eventually stop trusting the main character's perspective and start wondering if she is wholly reliable, but it's also like watching someone you like make a series of bad choices and not being able to stop them. Not entirely enjoyable.
What I didn't like about this book was that I literally had to stop listening to the audiobook and switch to the ebook because it became such a cringe-inducing teen melodrama (and came kind of out of nowhere?); I needed to give myself distance and read the text at my own pace. The literary equivalent of fast-forwarding through the embarrassing part of a movie. I think it's a really talented move to write a book where you eventually stop trusting the main character's perspective and start wondering if she is wholly reliable, but it's also like watching someone you like make a series of bad choices and not being able to stop them. Not entirely enjoyable.