3.5 stars. I received this digital ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the story of The Marriage Clock. While Leila wasn’t always a likable character, watching her move through the process of meeting her parents marriage deadline and witnessing her dating journey was definitely entertaining. Even though she didn’t realize it, all of Leila’s expectations about who her “soulmate” should be fell in line with her parents expectations too. Both were a bit rigid and unrealistic, but came from a loving (albeit slightly misguided) place. Romance is unpredictable and it’s a lesson that I think both Leila and her parents learned.

Just like romance is unpredictable, the ending of The Marriage Clock was too. I honestly thought it was going to be your standard, run of the mill romantic ending, but as Leila learned, not every Bollywood story ends the same.