Welcome Back, Booklovers! I had seen this book around and then after watching an interview with the author on Aaron's Reading Room I decide to add it to my TBR and purchased a copy for my cousin too. So now I've finally getting around to reading it and it definitely won't be my last Mona Shroff book.
Nikhil returns home for his sister's wedding is surprised to see his ex wife, Anita at the pre-wedding festivities. His mother reveals she never told his grandfather the two divorced and due to his health condition and the stigma surrounding divorce in their community she convinces them to go along with her ruse. The ex-couple must spend the next five days keeping up the farce while old feelings resurface.
This was well-paced and balanced the right amount of romance while also touching on familial relationships and career goals. Nikhil and Anita are both very driven people and their lack of communication and support for one another within their careers helped break down their marriage. So it was nice to see it addressed. Nikhil felt pressure from his family being an author and he's trying to prove to them that he can be successful. Anita's career in law threatened him because it's the career path his family would've liked to see him on.
Family has such a big role in this story but they don't overshadow our main characters but instead add more depth. Anita and Nikhil's sister also have to address their own relationship status as the two were close friends prior to the divorce. Nikhil and his mother both feel pressure to measure up to their siblings. While with Anita she lost both her parents and while she still has her brother she also wants to fill that void. And then there's side drama with a jealous ex of Nikhil's and his brother preparing for fatherhood.
Overall this is a great second chance romance with some genuinely funny moments and the backdrop of the wedding is perfection.
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