Book Review: Sister of the Bollywood Bride

by Nandini Bajpai

publisher’s synopsis:

Mini’s big sister, Vinnie, is getting married. Their mom passed away seven years ago and between Dad’s new start-up and Vinnie’s medical residency, there’s no one but Mini to plan the wedding. Dad raised her to know more about computers, calculus, and cars than desi weddings but from the moment Mini held the jewelry Mom left them, she wanted her sister to have the wedding Mom would’ve planned.

Now Mini has only two months to get it done and she’s not going to let anything distract her, not even the persistent, mysterious, and smoking-hot Vir Mirchandani. Flower garlands, decorations, music, even a white wedding horse—everything is in place.

That is, until a monster hurricane heads for Boston that could ruin everything. Will Mini come through as sister of the bride and save the day?


Some quick thoughts:

-It’s a fluffy story. While parts of it made me smile, I don’t see it being one I reread.

-The writing is a little simple-feeling for YA. There were also a couple of instances where it didn’t quite flow right.

-All of the Indian food made me happy.

Honestly, the book reminds me of Bollywood movies–it’s a fun, fluffy story without a whole lot of complexity or depth.

I didn’t keep track of exact cautions, but there were several instances apiece of both blasphemy and swearing. The romance was pretty mild, with just one kiss.

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