A review by bookobsessedmommy
There's Something about Mira by Sonali Dev

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is for all the people pleasers. The good girls contorting themselves into knots. The ideal kids who do whatever it takes to not rock the boat. The ones who should be happy but look in the mirror and can't figure out who the real them is. Sonali Dev punched me in the chest repeatedly and I am so grateful. This was such a beautiful and Complicated story. It's dual timeline, and I was equally invested in both. Mira is so relatable it hurts and the way she is so attuned to other people's pain and discomfort felt amost mystical. I was honestly ready for this to end one way, and not even mad about it, and that right there is why I needed this book! I'm being vague to avoid spoiling anything, but I'm literally holding back tears this was so good. I'm already trying to figure out how to get my bookclub to read this or another of her books, cause I can feel in my bones they'll be good.