sv25 's review for:

There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev

2.75

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think the author wanted so badly for this to be important and meaningful, that she threw a bit of every thing to make it weighty. Adoption, rape, abortion, homophobia, coercive parenting, parental abandonment, this has it all.  But it barely scratches the surface of any of those topics.  I think narrowing the focus would have helped the story.

I didn’t like the romance element of this. I think the author didn’t want it to feel like Mira was cheating on her fiancé emotionally with Krish, so there was no chemistry between them and then they suddenly end up together at the end.  This made it feel like it came out of left field. I also felt bad for Druv.  She didn’t give him a chance to adjust to her changes and get to known the real her.