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Kamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more Instagram followers than most reality stars, a job she loves, and an endless array of friends who clearly need her help finding love. In fact, Kamila is so busy with her friends’ love lives, she’s hardly given any thought to her own . . . Fortunately, Kamila has Rohan Nasser. A longtime friend of the family, he’s hugely successful, with the deliciously lean, firm body of a rock climber. Only lately, Kamila’s “harmless flirting” with Rohan is making her insides do a little bhangra dance. But between planning the local shelter’s puppy prom, throwing a huge work event, and proving to everyone that she’s got it all figured out, Kamila isn’t letting herself get distracted—until her secret nemesis returns to town with an eye for Rohan. Suddenly, it seems like the more Kamila tries to plan, the more things are starting to unravel—and her perfectly ordered life is about to be turned upside down.
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0Kamila is living her best life - she's great at her job, her parties are a hit, she loves her volunteer work at the animal shelter, and she's helping her father manage his health. But things turn around when her secret nemesis comes back to town - suddenly her father's health is in question, she's setting things on fire in her apartment, and she's got a million conflicting obligations and absolutely no time.
There's a lot to like here - amazing descriptions of food (I'm so sad there's no biryani in my town), a super competent FMC, and lots of swoony moments between Kamila and Rohan.
I loved Heron's previous book, Accidentally Engaged, but unfortunately this one didn't resonate as much. Partly I'm in a reading slump, but I had trouble with Kamila's antagonism toward her secret nemesis and her tunnel vision focused on being perfect and making everything perfect for everyone else at the expense of herself. There's also a lot of painful history with Kamila's mother. And several of the men in the book are... not great.
I'll definitely check out what Heron does next, but this one wasn't a great match for me.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
0I didn't really feel the spark between Kamila and Rohan and had no real desire to see them together. Kamila was also a bit unlikable at times, but I don't think that was problematic (nor do I think FL should be likable all the time, no one is IRL).
Normally I am all about the side characters but I thought this one got a bit muddied by having too many. I think a smaller focus would have been stronger.
I did enjoy the prose of the book. The dialogue could have used a little tweaking to feel a bit more natural, but the words had a flow to them.
Overall, I really just wanted something _more_ from this book and I don't know what that is exactly. It just lacked a certain sparkle.
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