A review by sonia1
American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar

1.0

I went into this wanting to love it. It has all of my favorite tropes, plus Indian representation, which is sorely lacking in mainstream YA lit. However, this sounded like a boomer trying to sound like a teenager. The slang was annoying to read, and Indian culture was over-stereotyped. It tries so hard to be relatable to the South Asian teenager, but it comes off as forced and phony.

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