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Sandhya Menon describes From Twinkle, with Love as the "spiritual successor" to her debut novel When Dimple Met Rishi and it is easy to see why this is a fitting description. Both novels feature charming and diverse characters. Both protagonists are passionate about their crafts--film directing and web developing, respectively-- and realize their love for the male main characters as the romantic leads help them complete projects that will pave a path for their future careers. Both characters ultimately aim to empower others.
From Twinkle, with Love is a fun read with just the right amount of angst-- angst that promises that the ending will ultimately be a happy one-- for a young adult novel full of fluff. Yet, the novel also has its own clever points. It is an epistolary novel, which cohesively emphasizes how Twinkle's own film is a feminist retelling of the 1931 classic film Dracula. The narrative form is a refreshing one for the genre, and serves to highlight how shockingly and humorously emotionally unperceptive the protagonist can be, despite being an insightful director and being paired with a character who demonstrates a rare trait in YA fiction: the ability to maturely communicate his own feelings.
Overall, I enjoyed From Twinkle, with Love because of its careful balance of maintaining and reversing key tropes within YA. I am eagerly waiting for Menon's upcoming YA novel There's Something About Sweetie.