She hated how her mother would always criticise her for not trying to look pretty or for not wearing make-up, because how was she was supposed to get a husband otherwise? Dimple believed her mother thought a woman's role was to get married and have a family, but that's not what she wanted, she wanted a career, and a life on her own terms. I loved how feminist Dimple was, and how she was determined to fight back against what she considered to be patriarchal traditions of her culture. I'm going to talk about what I liked about it first. There's been so much hype around this book, and it sounded so good, I knew I was just going to love it. I had been looking forward to reading When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon since I heard it was being published in the UK.

Could sparks fly between this odd couple, or is this matchmaking attempt doomed to fail? From Goodreads. Told from the dual perspectives of two Indian American protagonists, Dimple is fighting her family traditions while Rishi couldn't be happier to follow in the footsteps of his parents. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon, WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI is a frothy, funny contemporary romance set at a coding convention in San Francisco over one exciting summer. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways. His parents think Dimple is the perfect match for him, but she's got other plans.ĭimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out.

He's rich, good-looking and a hopeless romantic. Her main aim in life is to escape her traditional parents, get to university and begin her plan for tech world domination. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (eProof) - The arranged-marriage YA romcom you didn't know you wanted or needed.

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