Celia and Dimple as best friends who met online was such a cute touch.ĬON: Rishi being a dick about it. Speaking of which, when did they actually work on the app? I signed up for a book about a female protagonist interested in STEM subjects, and she and Rishi spent about 0.45% of the book actually talking about what they were there to do! Where was the montage? Where was the detail? I wanted Mary Kate and Ashley movie levels of commitment to the task, and got literally zip. It’s not even a good name! They have six weeks to code an app, not 24 hours. Dimple was like if Mia in The Princess Diaries movie didn’t have her make-over and I was living for it.ĬON: The number of bloody times I had to read the words ‘Insomnia Con’. A girl with glasses? And she doesn’t take them off, blink away her short sightedness and become more beautiful? That trope can go and die. So, let’s just pros and cons everything about this book, from character to plot to actual writing: PRO: Dimple wears glasses and is ambivalent towards make up. It delivered that, but that was the ONLY thing it delivered for me. And for the most part, the elements of Indian culture and passion for your own heritage was my favourite part of the book. It was one of my most anticipated releases and I was so excited to read an #OwnVoices story about teenagers of Indian descent.

If it’s shocking to you, it’s shocking to me too because I thought I was going to love this. I don’t think I’ve ever been so disappointed in a book. Note: We received this title from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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