A review by ehmannky
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I felt this book had a kind of slow start and a really solid finish. India and Yash are so great together. I thought it would be hard to sell the whole "I can't be with you because I promised my childhood friend I'd be with her" in the modern day, but Dev really makes it work. ` 

I didn't love that Yash going through intense physical therapy after his accident is framed as "escaping his wheelchair." Like, it fits his character, but I wish someone had pushed back a little bit harder than India does that his life wouldn't have been over (she does point out that he was able to walk again mostly through luck and the good fortune of being born rich enough to have all of the required funds and time to work through this). I did like that we got into the PTSD Yash had over Julia's assault, and it felt like we finally named it as an assault rather than just a Bad Thing. 
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