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This book was beautiful, and something that I think everyone should read. It tells the story of generations of Iranian protesters. This book brought me to tears over and over again, and I loved it.
I really loved seeing Evvy grow up in this novel. I look forward to seeing her go through Circle training, since that's something we've never really seen in this series.
Sonali Dev's "The Bollywood Bride" was a good read, although it was nowhere near as light as I thought it was going to be when I downloaded it. This was provided to me by the publisher, Kensington Books, through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Goodreads summarizes it pretty well, saying "Ria Parkar is Bollywood's favorite Ice Princess--beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof--until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Jathar.
Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers together, a world away from Ria's exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into love--until Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom and it's taken him years to rebuild his life. But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains unchanged. And now, among those who know her best, Ria may find the courage to face the secrets she's been guarding for everyone else's benefit--and a chance to stop acting and start living.
Rich with details of modern Indian-American life, here is a warm, sexy, and witty story of love, family, and the difficult choices that arise in the name of both."
One of the things I loved about this book was how it accepted that audience members might not know the traditions that go with an Indian wedding, and it explained it neatly without going way overboard on details. Being a white woman, I loved being able to understand why particular parts of the wedding were really important, and I think that's one of the strongest parts of Dev's writing.
Ria as a character was so strong and real that I felt as if she was someone I knew very well, and her family was so warm and wonderful that I absolutely loved them.
I also really loved that you could tell what characters did and didn't know, particularly when it came to Ria, who played it really close to the vest with her emotions and thoughts. This particularly helped with Ria's very organic growth in coming to terms with her mental illness and her relationships with other people.
"The Bollywood Bride" comes out on September 29, 2015, and I'd definitely recommend it for pretty much anyone who can deal with reading through Ria's kind of unstable mental state. It's a wonderful book, and I hope you enjoy it!
This will also be published at http://literateceillie.tumblr.com on August 10, 2015.
Goodreads summarizes it pretty well, saying "Ria Parkar is Bollywood's favorite Ice Princess--beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof--until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Jathar.
Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers together, a world away from Ria's exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into love--until Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom and it's taken him years to rebuild his life. But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains unchanged. And now, among those who know her best, Ria may find the courage to face the secrets she's been guarding for everyone else's benefit--and a chance to stop acting and start living.
Rich with details of modern Indian-American life, here is a warm, sexy, and witty story of love, family, and the difficult choices that arise in the name of both."
One of the things I loved about this book was how it accepted that audience members might not know the traditions that go with an Indian wedding, and it explained it neatly without going way overboard on details. Being a white woman, I loved being able to understand why particular parts of the wedding were really important, and I think that's one of the strongest parts of Dev's writing.
Ria as a character was so strong and real that I felt as if she was someone I knew very well, and her family was so warm and wonderful that I absolutely loved them.
I also really loved that you could tell what characters did and didn't know, particularly when it came to Ria, who played it really close to the vest with her emotions and thoughts. This particularly helped with Ria's very organic growth in coming to terms with her mental illness and her relationships with other people.
"The Bollywood Bride" comes out on September 29, 2015, and I'd definitely recommend it for pretty much anyone who can deal with reading through Ria's kind of unstable mental state. It's a wonderful book, and I hope you enjoy it!
This will also be published at http://literateceillie.tumblr.com on August 10, 2015.
