This sumptuous second chance romance short story is a little nugget of perfect sexual and romantic tension. Despite remaining closed door, Sonali Dev delivers the blistering pining and infatuation that I've come to expect. An absolute treat. 

TO TEACH? 🍎
Is it weird to say maybe? Teaching genre through romance (among others) is always one of my favourite times of the year! I know a lot of teachers who avoid romance when teaching genre, but I have trouble understanding this as anything more than snobbery because it is truly a delight. (Also anecdotally, yes, you can get the boys on board. Teenage boys have hearts too!) There are some sweet YA romance short stories around which work well, but I love how unapologetically Indian American Sonali Dev's work is. My school has a high percentage of South Asian kids, and I'd love to diversify my reading list for genre fiction further. 

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Thank you to NetGalley, Amazon and Sonali Dev for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.