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A Bollywood Affair
by Sonali Dev
Trigger warnings: parent dying of cancer, premature labour, discussion of multiple parents having died in the past, child marriage, flashbacks to a childhood beating.
3.5 stars. I think??
I had a complicated relationship with this book. Because, like, it was super fast paced, very compelling, and I loved the dynamic between the romantic leads. I loved the fact that Samir wanted to take care of her, and that he showed it through cooking for Mili.
BUT.
Samir was kind of a controlling asshat? And he lies to Mili for the vast majority of the book?? The one sex scene is...weirdly violent (of the "he slammed into her again and again and again" variety. Ow). And the ending tied things up a little too neatly for my liking.
Basically? I wanted to know more about Samir's childhood and less about his playboy lifestyle, more about Mili's relationship with her grandmother and less of her CRYING ALL THE DAMN TIME OH MY GOD GIRL GET CONTROL OF YOUR TEAR DUCTS.
So yeah. I liked it and I sped through it. But I feel slightly icky about how much I liked it, and there were a bunch of cringeworthy moments. So I'm going with 3.5, but that may change the more I think about it...
3.5 stars. I think??
I had a complicated relationship with this book. Because, like, it was super fast paced, very compelling, and I loved the dynamic between the romantic leads. I loved the fact that Samir wanted to take care of her, and that he showed it through cooking for Mili.
BUT.
Samir was kind of a controlling asshat? And he lies to Mili for the vast majority of the book?? The one sex scene is...weirdly violent (of the "he slammed into her again and again and again" variety. Ow). And the ending tied things up a little too neatly for my liking.
Basically? I wanted to know more about Samir's childhood and less about his playboy lifestyle, more about Mili's relationship with her grandmother and less of her CRYING ALL THE DAMN TIME OH MY GOD GIRL GET CONTROL OF YOUR TEAR DUCTS.
So yeah. I liked it and I sped through it. But I feel slightly icky about how much I liked it, and there were a bunch of cringeworthy moments. So I'm going with 3.5, but that may change the more I think about it...