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Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani
3.0

This was a cute book. I read it not for my own enjoyment or choice, but to preview it for my students before putting it in my classroom library. I'm always trying to find diverse characters, and I feel like my romance genre books are lacking in diversity.

I enjoyed the immigrant experience in this book. I think that is the book's best quality. The way Kavita Daswani writes about India makes me feel like I am there. Then, the way she writes about leaving India makes me feel as if I have left a beloved homeland behind as well, just like the character Shalini.

The romance in this book is very soft and understated. There's nothing more than a quick kiss, so I feel very comfortable with this book in my classroom library. I look forward to recommending it when I teach about India and to my romance readers in general.