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When Dimple Met Rishi
by Sandhya Menon
This was such a cute little book! It was really delightful to watch Rishi and Dimple fall for each other. The author created so many fun situations to throw them into, and I loved how they all reacted. Wow, was it refreshing to have a male character who was actually mature! Plus, we get a female character who is super into science and technology, which I adored. And I love that the cover had Indian models on the front and back, yay for YA diversity!
Probably the biggest flaws for me was the weird pacing and the subplots. The book goes between Dimple and Rishi's perspective multiple times in a chapter, which is fine. However, one scene can be split up into 5 chapters and just drag on, and then suddenly a week has passed. I liked all the little moments they had together, but that kind of pacing did make the romance feel a tad insta-love to me. I know this is YA, but the plotline with the "aberzombies" and Dimple's roommate and her love interestI couldn't stop rolling my eyes at Cecilia and Ashish it was WAAAY too convienent and so unbelievable felt really juvenile. Maybe it's because I'm 23 and I would have responded differently had I been a teenager reading this, but it all felt very one-dimensional.
But the love story sold me, and now I need 100 more arranged marriage romantic novels.
Probably the biggest flaws for me was the weird pacing and the subplots. The book goes between Dimple and Rishi's perspective multiple times in a chapter, which is fine. However, one scene can be split up into 5 chapters and just drag on, and then suddenly a week has passed. I liked all the little moments they had together, but that kind of pacing did make the romance feel a tad insta-love to me. I know this is YA, but the plotline with the "aberzombies" and Dimple's roommate and her love interest
But the love story sold me, and now I need 100 more arranged marriage romantic novels.