According to Madhuri’s family curse, she will spend happily-forever-after with her first boyfriend. Determined to live by her own free will, Madhuri convinces her best friend Arjun to be her experimental boyfriend, knowing she’ll never fall for her childhood friend. Will Madhuri prove the curse and her star chart wrong or is this experimental relationship more than she bargained for?
KISMAT CONNECTION was an adorable and heartwarming YA romance. I loved the charming characters and the rich inclusion of Indian culture. Madhuri is caught between two worlds and this book looks at what that’s like for her and Arjun. The characters were a little on the under developed side, but overall, I still really enjoyed their story. Madhuri and Arjun complemented each other well. Themes of family, culture, coming-of-age, love, and destiny are explored. The fake-dating trope was different from what I typically see in romance books in that the dating was very brief, but it fit with what was happening in the storyline.
I enjoyed KISMAT CONNECTION and would recommend it to fans of YA romance. This was a great debut novel and I look forward to seeing more from the author.
Thank you to Inkyard Press for the giveaway copy.
KISMAT CONNECTION was an adorable and heartwarming YA romance. I loved the charming characters and the rich inclusion of Indian culture. Madhuri is caught between two worlds and this book looks at what that’s like for her and Arjun. The characters were a little on the under developed side, but overall, I still really enjoyed their story. Madhuri and Arjun complemented each other well. Themes of family, culture, coming-of-age, love, and destiny are explored. The fake-dating trope was different from what I typically see in romance books in that the dating was very brief, but it fit with what was happening in the storyline.
I enjoyed KISMAT CONNECTION and would recommend it to fans of YA romance. This was a great debut novel and I look forward to seeing more from the author.
Thank you to Inkyard Press for the giveaway copy.