This was such a mixed read. This is my first from the author, and being desi, I can wholeheartedly appreciate the efforts taken to depict an Indian background authentically. Some of the songs from the book's playlist are my faves! There's great bonding between the MCs which I adored, and I was upset to see the steamy scenes just shoved in there for -in my opinion- no reason at all. It just turned a sweet, heartfelt romance into something that indicated more of lust. The dyslexia and body shaming themes felt very vague, as if they hadn't been fleshed out quite enough. But I did like seeing the MCs coping mechanisms and how they varied with their personalities. Then again, there's the matter of the childhood trauma and as I wish with most books like these, I'd have liked seeing where it stemmed from rather than just villainizing one character to give the MC some backstory.
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