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Sari, Not Sari
by Sonya Singh
Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh
Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh was just what I needed: a fun, funny and fabulous kissing book. In this meet-cute, Manni doesn’t know much about her Indian roots. In fact, her parents had her focus mainly on achieving all the success she deserves as an American. They had seemed to leave all of India in the past and so had she. But then her business Break Up (a business that helps couples break up and move on) starts soaring. Manni gets a tremendous opportunity for a front cover in a famous magazine.
While Manni should be over the moon, her cover page was white washed! Her Fiance,who seems to never be around, doesn’t seem the problem with it. Suddenly, Manni longs to feel connected with being Indian. And the perfect opportunity rolls in with Sammi. Sammi wants a temporary break-up with his white girlfriend because he can’t bring her to his brother’s wedding. Manni and Sammi strike a deal. He teaches her how to be Indian and she gets him his break.
To be clear, I don’t believe in self-made rich CEOs or bosses that everyone loves. And I definitely do not believe in the American Dream. But for this book, I let go of my bitterness, and enjoyed Manni’s character arch. BreakUp is this fast-growing multimillion company. Manni is a great boss whose team loves her. The author crushes the self-made myth with a cast of best friends/co-workers such as Rob (CFO) and Anaji (badass in everything). And there is good diversity in the book with queer characters.
Besides, my dislike of “Rich people” I loved the creativity of the plot. A breakup business is a fascinating idea to use for a fake-dating trope. I also loved that there was a little of hate to love. The perfect combination of snark without being too cruel and, therefore, an unbelievable love story.
The novel has a taste of bollywood/Indian soap opera, which is awesome because I was turning the page late a night because of the drama. Yet, there was never too much drama or nothing unforgiveable. Singh does enough conflict to keep the story interesting, but the connection between Manni and Sammi is the real treat. Sammi’s family is quite entertaining. If you ever wanted to be a part of a weird bid family. You are going to enjoy this story.
One downside was the reader got to see very little of the brother’s wedding. I wanted a more bollywood wedding. But we get some showmanship at the end.
Also, while most rom-coms have parts that are cheesy, I did eye roll a few times at the cheese levels.. Mainly; the romance seemed too quick. But whatever, not the greatest sin in romance.
I love the friend characters and I am hoping this will be a series. I am giving it a 4.5 out of 5 stars for being a fun romance with a message about diversity. There were a few issues with the romance feeling rushed, but that is not uncommon for this genre.
I recommended this for people interested in an adult, clean (no sex scenes, sorry), fabulous Indian (can’t be someone who doesn’t see color) romance comedy.
Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh was just what I needed: a fun, funny and fabulous kissing book. In this meet-cute, Manni doesn’t know much about her Indian roots. In fact, her parents had her focus mainly on achieving all the success she deserves as an American. They had seemed to leave all of India in the past and so had she. But then her business Break Up (a business that helps couples break up and move on) starts soaring. Manni gets a tremendous opportunity for a front cover in a famous magazine.
While Manni should be over the moon, her cover page was white washed! Her Fiance,who seems to never be around, doesn’t seem the problem with it. Suddenly, Manni longs to feel connected with being Indian. And the perfect opportunity rolls in with Sammi. Sammi wants a temporary break-up with his white girlfriend because he can’t bring her to his brother’s wedding. Manni and Sammi strike a deal. He teaches her how to be Indian and she gets him his break.
To be clear, I don’t believe in self-made rich CEOs or bosses that everyone loves. And I definitely do not believe in the American Dream. But for this book, I let go of my bitterness, and enjoyed Manni’s character arch. BreakUp is this fast-growing multimillion company. Manni is a great boss whose team loves her. The author crushes the self-made myth with a cast of best friends/co-workers such as Rob (CFO) and Anaji (badass in everything). And there is good diversity in the book with queer characters.
Besides, my dislike of “Rich people” I loved the creativity of the plot. A breakup business is a fascinating idea to use for a fake-dating trope. I also loved that there was a little of hate to love. The perfect combination of snark without being too cruel and, therefore, an unbelievable love story.
The novel has a taste of bollywood/Indian soap opera, which is awesome because I was turning the page late a night because of the drama. Yet, there was never too much drama or nothing unforgiveable. Singh does enough conflict to keep the story interesting, but the connection between Manni and Sammi is the real treat. Sammi’s family is quite entertaining. If you ever wanted to be a part of a weird bid family. You are going to enjoy this story.
One downside was the reader got to see very little of the brother’s wedding. I wanted a more bollywood wedding. But we get some showmanship at the end.
Also, while most rom-coms have parts that are cheesy, I did eye roll a few times at the cheese levels.. Mainly; the romance seemed too quick. But whatever, not the greatest sin in romance.
I love the friend characters and I am hoping this will be a series. I am giving it a 4.5 out of 5 stars for being a fun romance with a message about diversity. There were a few issues with the romance feeling rushed, but that is not uncommon for this genre.
I recommended this for people interested in an adult, clean (no sex scenes, sorry), fabulous Indian (can’t be someone who doesn’t see color) romance comedy.