My mom said she thought this book was on par with Incredibly Bright Creatures, so I had high expectations. Unfortunately this wasn’t even close. Overall all I thought the book was ok. My biggest problem is that I didn’t really like most of the characters, so I was slogging through the book. I felt for them at times. I appreciated their human-ness, sometimes, but other times I found myself annoyed at the poor decisions made by the four main characters. Newly divorced Suresh tries his hand at online dating. It’s tough out there and I empathize with him to a point, but often I found him whiney and irritating. His ex, Lata, has made a new life for herself working at a campus music library. After only knowing an arranged marriage, the dating world is tough to navigate, and I liked her character the most. Their daughter, Priya, manages to be whinier than her father, dating a married man and lamenting her life. Their son, Nikesh, lies to everyone around him, so he’s not overly likable either. I enjoyed the Indian culture aspect of the book, and the writing was good. I can’t really recommend it, though.
Classic fake-dating trope mixed with The Hating Game. Catalina Martin needs a boyfriend for her sister’s wedding, so the whole family doesn’t look at her with pity. The groom’s brother is her ex, and he’s recently engaged. The only one willing to help is her enemy colleague, Aaron Blackford. Nothing new of overly inventive, although the Spanish flavor was nice. Slow burn and then a fair amount of spice. Aaron seemed to have pretty good people and communication skills once he was fake dating Catalina, so I’m not sure why he didn’t use those skills before to apologize and express his feeling for her. There’s nothing overly memorable about the book, but I enjoyed it. I’ll happily read the next one about Catalina’s best friend. (8)
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