sapphic_library 's review for:

Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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MATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a modern emma retelling set in mumbai about jia deshpande, who spends her days writing cliché articles about love for a magazine but dreams of starting her own millennial matchmaking business. when her boss gives her the opportunity to prove her matchmaking skills, jia is excited to fix her new coworker up with someone to prove that she knows about love. like any emma retelling, there's lots of shenanigans, miscommunication, and of course, some friends to lovers goodness with her lifelong best friend, jaiman patil. jia can be a little clueless (pun intended) when it comes to her own love life, but she can't ignore her feelings for jaiman forever.

read if you like:
- jane austen retellings
- childhood friends to lovers
- desi heroines
- closed door romance

thanks to netgalley and dell romance for the advanced copy! MATCH ME IF YOU CAN comes out june 4th.