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10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon
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Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
[b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] is the third book in Menon's Dimple & Rishi universe. This time, it's all about Pinky and Samir. Pinky self-identifies as a social justice warrior and 'hellion' whose multi-coloured hair and piercings turn heads at her family's Country Club. Samir is Pinky's complete opposite - he plans his day down to the most minute details and starches his clothes every night... and every morning. He has a big internship lined up for the summer and wants to study Law at Harvard. He's the type of guy Pinky's parents would love her to date.
In my eyes, Sandhya Menon can do almost no wrong. I love her contemporary YA romances for their diverse characters and love stories that inspire all the best warm, fuzzy feelings. [b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] feels like the quintessential teen book - it all takes place over one summer in Ellingsworth (imagine a place like Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard) and it's got some tried and true tropes like enemies-to-lovers and, my personal fave, fake dating.
Menon's books stand out because her characters deal with real problems and have fully formed relationships with their friends and parents, so it's not just about whether or not they have a boyfriend. (I hope Dolly gets her own book!) I've known real people like Pinky and Samir, so it's easy to imagine them and fun to see them learn about themselves and grow over the course of the story.
You'll enjoy this too if you've read and loved Menon's other books or like authors like [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg], [a:Adam Silvera|7577278|Adam Silvera|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1414725025p2/7577278.jpg] or [a:Nina Moreno|9829470|Nina Moreno|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517595856p2/9829470.jpg].
Merged review:
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
[b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] is the third book in Menon's Dimple & Rishi universe. This time, it's all about Pinky and Samir. Pinky self-identifies as a social justice warrior and 'hellion' whose multi-coloured hair and piercings turn heads at her family's Country Club. Samir is Pinky's complete opposite - he plans his day down to the most minute details and starches his clothes every night... and every morning. He has a big internship lined up for the summer and wants to study Law at Harvard. He's the type of guy Pinky's parents would love her to date.
In my eyes, Sandhya Menon can do almost no wrong. I love her contemporary YA romances for their diverse characters and love stories that inspire all the best warm, fuzzy feelings. [b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] feels like the quintessential teen book - it all takes place over one summer in Ellingsworth (imagine a place like Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard) and it's got some tried and true tropes like enemies-to-lovers and, my personal fave, fake dating.
Menon's books stand out because her characters deal with real problems and have fully formed relationships with their friends and parents, so it's not just about whether or not they have a boyfriend. (I hope Dolly gets her own book!) I've known real people like Pinky and Samir, so it's easy to imagine them and fun to see them learn about themselves and grow over the course of the story.
You'll enjoy this too if you've read and loved Menon's other books or like authors like [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg], [a:Adam Silvera|7577278|Adam Silvera|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1414725025p2/7577278.jpg] or [a:Nina Moreno|9829470|Nina Moreno|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517595856p2/9829470.jpg].
[b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] is the third book in Menon's Dimple & Rishi universe. This time, it's all about Pinky and Samir. Pinky self-identifies as a social justice warrior and 'hellion' whose multi-coloured hair and piercings turn heads at her family's Country Club. Samir is Pinky's complete opposite - he plans his day down to the most minute details and starches his clothes every night... and every morning. He has a big internship lined up for the summer and wants to study Law at Harvard. He's the type of guy Pinky's parents would love her to date.
In my eyes, Sandhya Menon can do almost no wrong. I love her contemporary YA romances for their diverse characters and love stories that inspire all the best warm, fuzzy feelings. [b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] feels like the quintessential teen book - it all takes place over one summer in Ellingsworth (imagine a place like Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard) and it's got some tried and true tropes like enemies-to-lovers and, my personal fave, fake dating.
Menon's books stand out because her characters deal with real problems and have fully formed relationships with their friends and parents, so it's not just about whether or not they have a boyfriend. (I hope Dolly gets her own book!) I've known real people like Pinky and Samir, so it's easy to imagine them and fun to see them learn about themselves and grow over the course of the story.
You'll enjoy this too if you've read and loved Menon's other books or like authors like [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg], [a:Adam Silvera|7577278|Adam Silvera|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1414725025p2/7577278.jpg] or [a:Nina Moreno|9829470|Nina Moreno|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517595856p2/9829470.jpg].
Merged review:
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
[b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] is the third book in Menon's Dimple & Rishi universe. This time, it's all about Pinky and Samir. Pinky self-identifies as a social justice warrior and 'hellion' whose multi-coloured hair and piercings turn heads at her family's Country Club. Samir is Pinky's complete opposite - he plans his day down to the most minute details and starches his clothes every night... and every morning. He has a big internship lined up for the summer and wants to study Law at Harvard. He's the type of guy Pinky's parents would love her to date.
In my eyes, Sandhya Menon can do almost no wrong. I love her contemporary YA romances for their diverse characters and love stories that inspire all the best warm, fuzzy feelings. [b:10 Things I Hate About Pinky|46216773|10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)|Sandhya Menon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571935198l/46216773._SY75_.jpg|71187474] feels like the quintessential teen book - it all takes place over one summer in Ellingsworth (imagine a place like Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard) and it's got some tried and true tropes like enemies-to-lovers and, my personal fave, fake dating.
Menon's books stand out because her characters deal with real problems and have fully formed relationships with their friends and parents, so it's not just about whether or not they have a boyfriend. (I hope Dolly gets her own book!) I've known real people like Pinky and Samir, so it's easy to imagine them and fun to see them learn about themselves and grow over the course of the story.
You'll enjoy this too if you've read and loved Menon's other books or like authors like [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg], [a:Adam Silvera|7577278|Adam Silvera|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1414725025p2/7577278.jpg] or [a:Nina Moreno|9829470|Nina Moreno|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517595856p2/9829470.jpg].