๐ HAPPY PUB DAY! ๐
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Arya Khanna’s Bollywood moment is a lovely debut novel by Arushi Avachat! I just fell in love with the fun cover! This book definitely has ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ vibes (which I love). I often found myself comparing the book to the show.
While I enjoyed reading this book, I am not the target audience so I did have some things that I just didn’t vibe with. I did have to keep reminding myself that this is a YA novel because these MC’s truly acted more mature than many kids their age. So much was put on Arya’s plate and that made me sad that she couldn’t enjoy her senior year more. Maybe she would have realized that there could have been more to Dean sooner?
Maybe it is because I am a mother myself, but I really was bothered by the way the mother was treated by all of the family members - I was glad to see that Arya realized this and tried to fix the relationship. But the Dad, as sweet and fun as he is with his daughters, is so crappy to ignore his wife’s depression.
While the writing is good, I do wish that there would have been more character development (especially with the side characters). I don’t think that the argument with her one best friend was needed in the book, there was already enough drama and it was just another thing piled on Arya’s plate. I do wish that she would have fought harder to resolve this from unnecessarily dragging out so long.
Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ Ⓛⓞⓥⓔⓓ:
✨️Dean! I just love him- he is just adorable!
✨️How Dean read Pride & Prejudice
✨️Bollywood movies/dances
✨️The Bookstore & her boss
✨️Lots of yummy Indian foods
Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ Ⓓⓘⓓⓝ’ⓣ:
✨️Alina (her sister), she is so selfish!
✨️Lisa (her bestie), she caused such unnecessary drama
✨️The Dad turning a blind eye to Mom’s depression
✨️Avoidance of the Mom in general
๐๐๐๐ค ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ค:
Rivals to Lovers
Small Town Romance
Indian Marriage - Culture & Traditions
Gossipy Aunties
Miscommunication
Family Drama/Secrets
Mental Illness
YA RomCom
LGBTQIA Rep
๐๐: Depression & Divorce
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martins Press & Wednesday Books for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.