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Sari, Not Sari
by Sonya Singh
**possible minor spoilers** (but not really)
Manny Dogra is the successful CEO of Break Up, the company she created to help people break up their relationships. Since her parents passed away, she's spent her all her time keeping busy with her business and waiting to finally marry her fiance, Adam. She never grew up knowing anything about the Indian culture, and when her photo is whitewashed on a magazine cover, she starts to wonder who she really is. When a persistent client, Sammy, offers her a chance to learn about her Indian heritage in exchange for a temporary break up, she accepts the chance to hopefully know her parents and herself better.
This was a cute book and I did enjoy it, however, there were several things I just couldn't ignore. I understand that Manny's parents wanted her to fit in with American society, but to completely turn their backs on their culture and people altogether? There was no explanation for that. It's mentioned several times that her parents, especially her mom, loved their heritage. Why give it all up? I might even accept all that, but I cannot accept that they never ever ate Indian food! Also, did these parents not have ANY family back in India? I just have a really hard time making sense of her parents. There was no real logical explanation for them keeping the culture from her.
There was also one part of the book that really bothered me. It's not a big deal, but consistency is important to me. At one point Manny is in the lobby with her bags packed, leaving, in the next chapter she's back in her hotel room. What happened to the note she left and everything? This small part doesn't really affect the story, but it annoyed me. As for the ending, can we say RUSHED??!! Manny needs some advice from Elsa.
Overall it was a nice little love story, but the background definitely needed some work. I just found it way too hard to believe. I have friends who grew up with parents who wanted them to immerse themselves in Western culture, but they didn't hide their own culture or food from their children.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.
Manny Dogra is the successful CEO of Break Up, the company she created to help people break up their relationships. Since her parents passed away, she's spent her all her time keeping busy with her business and waiting to finally marry her fiance, Adam. She never grew up knowing anything about the Indian culture, and when her photo is whitewashed on a magazine cover, she starts to wonder who she really is. When a persistent client, Sammy, offers her a chance to learn about her Indian heritage in exchange for a temporary break up, she accepts the chance to hopefully know her parents and herself better.
This was a cute book and I did enjoy it, however, there were several things I just couldn't ignore. I understand that Manny's parents wanted her to fit in with American society, but to completely turn their backs on their culture and people altogether? There was no explanation for that. It's mentioned several times that her parents, especially her mom, loved their heritage. Why give it all up? I might even accept all that, but I cannot accept that they never ever ate Indian food! Also, did these parents not have ANY family back in India? I just have a really hard time making sense of her parents. There was no real logical explanation for them keeping the culture from her.
There was also one part of the book that really bothered me. It's not a big deal, but consistency is important to me. At one point Manny is in the lobby with her bags packed, leaving, in the next chapter she's back in her hotel room. What happened to the note she left and everything? This small part doesn't really affect the story, but it annoyed me. As for the ending, can we say RUSHED??!! Manny needs some advice from Elsa.
Overall it was a nice little love story, but the background definitely needed some work. I just found it way too hard to believe. I have friends who grew up with parents who wanted them to immerse themselves in Western culture, but they didn't hide their own culture or food from their children.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.