BOOK REVIEW: When Dimple Met Rishi

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Blurb: When Dimple met Rishi… things were awkward.

Dimple Shah knows what she wants: attend a summer coding conference and win their app competition, matriculate at Stanford in the fall, and have a successful career as a web developer. What she’s not here for? Her parents trying to set her up with the IIH (Ideal Indian Husband) at the conference. But that’s before she meets Richi.

When Dimple met Rishi…things changed.

Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic and is completely on board with the arranged marriage. So on board that he basically proposes to Dimple the first time they meet…before she even knows who he is.

Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways.

Top 10 Tuesday 02.12.19

hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

February 12: Favorite Couples In Books

1. Avery & Cam from Wait for You by J. Lynn: This was the book that got me into NA, and this was the couple that literally destroyed me. She was so broken. He was so good. Yes yes YES!
2. Hermione and Ron from Harry Potter by JK Rowling: Anyone who says Hermione should have been with Harry is wrong. That’s just so, so wrong.
3. Lara Jean and Peter from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han: I feel like this is an obvious choice for me. I’m a sucker for first kisses (or first other things) being the love of your life. I’m sorry.
4. Reena and Sawyer from How To Love by Katie Cotugno: see above.
5. Jeyne and Theon from A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin: It’s been a few years since I read the books, and I could be misrembering, but I really liked how he treated her. Que “Better Man” by 5 Seconds of Summer.
6. Elio and Oliver from Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman: I much prefer the book to the movie, mainly because the relationship in the book is so much more than it is in the movie. Elio’s confusion and longing for Oliver is so much more. Oliver’s requiting is so much more. The ending is so much more.
7. Stella and Michael from The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang: This book was so cute and sometimes cringey, that I had to read it by myself for fear of my facial expressions. Stella being on the spectrum and Michael’s history were so intriguing. I just love how they both brought out the best in each other.
8. Connell and Marianne from Normal People by Sally Rooney: These two were so frustrating. They loved each other from the start, but just let everything else get in the way. What I really loved about them is how they could only be themselves around each other. Connell and his anxiety/depression, Marianne with her fears. They both saved each other too. Connell saved Marianne from her psychotic family. Marianne saved Connell from himself.
9. Rachel and Alex from The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano: He ruined her life, basically. And then they ruined mine. This book seriously. I love contemporary romance with a hint of Christian subtext. This one slayed that genre. Is that even a genre? Subgenre?
10. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: This isn’t just a “let’s throw a classic in there” moment. P&P is more than just a classic. It created the genre of romance. The formula of: meet, attraction, miscommunication, reveal, happy ending, started here. I’ll never not love this.

 

This one was pretty YA/NA heavy, which is fine. But please notice the distinct lack of any forced proximity bullshit novels. I hate that!

 

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovers!

Top Ten Tuesday

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February 5: Upcoming Releases I’m On the Fence About (these are the books you need help deciding if they’re worth adding to your TBR or not.)

1. I Owe You One: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella: I actually have a digital ARC of this, but I don’t think I’m going to get to it before it expires. I like the premise of this (cute meet in a coffee shop sparks a series of favors for Fixie and Seb), but Kinsella’s last few novels have fallen short for me.
2. Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose: I’ve been seeing this all over social media. To me, it seems like a “chosen one” kind of situation. Thrillers are hard, and I’m just not too into this one.
3. The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray: I’ve also been seeing this one all over social media. I think the cover is stunning, but the point of reference reviews give is An American Marriage, which I did not love.
4. Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young: So, I was a little offended by the blurb of this one. I’m a graphic designer, and I place a lot of value on art. The blurb (which may not be fully reflective of the novel) kind of plays down the importance of art and design in favor of STEM type subjects.
5. Call it What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer: I don’t think I’d be able to read this without thinking of Taylor Swift every time I looked at the cover.