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caseythecanadianlesbrarian 's review for:
A Bollywood Affair
by Sonali Dev
While I did enjoy the humour a lot of the time and enjoyed this peek into Indian cultures from different regions, overall it didn't really do it for me. The playboy tamed by the innocent virginal woman trope in general does not appeal to me at all and I don't think the author sold this pair in particular well either. Plus the way the author dealt with a few aspects (the sex scene, a woman lying about domestic violence, and actually the main male character Samir) felt not very feminist.
I also felt conflicted about the audiobook format: the voice actor was great at the dialogue (the Indian accents and the expressiveness) but her voice during the narration was weirdly flat.
Unfortunately in terms of my romance reading project, this book confirms my negative previous assumptions about the genre. I know that's not true after reading a few books now, but I'm sure glad I didn't try this one first!
I also felt conflicted about the audiobook format: the voice actor was great at the dialogue (the Indian accents and the expressiveness) but her voice during the narration was weirdly flat.
Unfortunately in terms of my romance reading project, this book confirms my negative previous assumptions about the genre. I know that's not true after reading a few books now, but I'm sure glad I didn't try this one first!