Sari, Not Sari Should Not Have Been A Romance
I enjoyed this romance until the love story began
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Since I got married recently, I thought I’d pick up a book with a wedding component for my latest read. Sari, Not Sari had been sitting on my NetGalley shelf for a while, having originally been requested due to the bright, eyecatching cover and the delightful title. Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this digital review copy in exchange for my honest review.
The story follows CEO Manny Dogra, who runs a company called Breakup which specializes in helping people end their relationships. Permanently. She lost both of her parents and realizes she never took the chance to connect with her (their) culture while they were around, which leads her to bend her own rules to make a deal with an Indian client who wants to temporarily breakup with his white girlfriend to attend a family wedding.
Before we get into my review, I’d like to acknowledge that there are a good handful of reviews from people of Indian heritage on Goodreads which note problematic elements of this book’s treatment of Indian culture that I, as a white reviewer, did not pick up on. I will focus on the elements of the story I personally liked or disliked since that…
