Review also posted to my blog.


1) When Dimple Met Rishi ★★★★


representation: main and side indian characters, side fat indian character

“‘The first time he came over here for dinner, I told your Papa, you know. I said, Vijay, that boy looks at Dimple like that Edward looks at Bella.’

Dimple snorted. ‘Mamma, a Twilight reference? Really?’”

This was incredibly adorable! It's definitely not essential reading or anything, but if you enjoyed WDMR then I can't see this being too disappointing for you.

It's nearly Dimple and Rishi's one year anniversary and the dreaded topic of marriage keeps coming up, which puts the two of them at a crossroads because of their polar opposite views on the subject.

This novella has a lot of angst, particularly in the middle, but it balances it out well with some adorable moments, and not just ones between the two leads. My favourite moments would be whenever either of them would be talking with their parents. Sandhya Menon is really damn good at writing realistic, loving parents, and it's hard not to smile when you read about them talking to their kids.

Sweetie is also introduced in this novella! Towards the end, you see her and Ashish, and I'm already in love with her. This also contained a little sneak preview for There's Something About Sweetie, and it remains one of my most anticipated books of the year because that small teaser was great.

If you loved WDMR, then I would highly recommend this. If you were kind of lukewarm or hated it though, then I wouldn't bother because this certainly isn't going to change your mind about anything.