Thursday, September 28, 2017

WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI, by Sandhya Menon

The story: Finally! Dimple is getting out of the house and away from her parents' stifling expectation that she's going to meet the Ideal Indian husband, get married, and have a bunch of kids. She's on her way to college, via a coding convention. Rishi, on the other hand, is okay with the idea of meeting the girl his parents have decided will make a suitable wife for him. They seem like polar opposites--but somehow that doesn't explain the way sparks fly when they end up as partners. In more than one sense of the word.

June Cleaver's ratings:
Language PG; Violence G; Sexual content R; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (parental expectations vs. personal fulfillment) PG; overall rating R.

Liz's comments:
On-page sex make it a non-starter for my MS library. Not sure what the SLJ reviewer who rated it 7th grade and up was thinking. Otherwise, a fun and fluffy read with some important thoughts about different ways of being true to yourself.

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