notsobinaryart's Reviews (162)

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Deya Muniz

4.25

hopeful lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Content Warnings

Meet Me in the Margins

Melissa Ferguson

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

Weirdly fatphobic for no good reason. I stopped at 18% through the book due to this and the fact that nothing has really happened in the book so far

Content Warnings

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Rebecca Thorne

4.75

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Meet Cute Diary

Emery Lee

3.75

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Love Match

Priyanka Taslim

3.25

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I went into this book expecting to love it, but it fell short for me. The book seemed to flip around too much too quickly while being too predictable in the many twists, and not in an enjoyable way that many romances. I didn’t feel much of a connection between either of the other boys in the love triangle. It seemed very all of nothing for boys she just met and made massive assumptions about.

It was an easy read, and I do enjoy some of the tropes such as love triangle and forced proximity through arranged marriage. Seeing the Bengali and Muslim culture shine through was some of my favorite parts of the book as well.

Not something I’d go out of my way to recommend, but I do think some people would find it enjoyable.