I appreciated the #ownvoices representation in this novel and Dimple's ambition to be a web developer. I also related to Dimple and her anxiety. I was able to learn more about the Indian culture i.e. arranged marriage, food, and Hindi language. However, some of the language was hard for me to understand with the lack of descriptions or English translation. For a majority of the words I had to Google to translate, if they weren't already described.

The novel is written in dual POV of Dimple and Rishi...in third person. This caught me off guard and I had a hard time grasping the first few chapters. Rishi quickly became one of my favorite characters, he was so sweet and family-oriented. I also liked seeing the development of Rishi's relationship with his brother, Ashish.

However, I found this novel problematic with Dimple's character, especially. Dimple was very wishy-washy and manipulative toward Rishi. I could never understand whether she actually liked him or not...since she couldn't make up her mind. I also felt like their relationship was really rushed. She also would constantly physically abuse him by hitting him in the ribs and Rishi just accepted it. There is also an instance in the novel where she mentions her friend, Celia looking like a movie star and Dimple says she wanted to hate her.

Personally, I would recommend this if you want to read a diverse, #ownvoices novel but to be cautious as there is problematic content when going into it.