Serena Singh Flips the Script

It was a very enjoyable story, although I did feel like it fell a bit flat at times. The first half was very slow. The second half picked up the pace and was more interesting to read. I did hope to see more of the connection between Serena and Jesse as actual love interests, and I wish we would've seen some more of the relationship salvation between Serena and her dad and sister. There were so many problems there, that it would've been nice to see that play out a bit more instead of just one conversation.

I was super excited when I started reading Serena Singh Flips the Script. It’s always hard being a woman in your 30’s, and having a strong opinion about not getting married and having children at all. And it’s definitely harder when you raise Indian hestiage house as a whole. Serena Singh has it all in her workplace. But she does realize that too much work is not everything when you grow older. She feels a little left out with her former friends and family since they are all about getting married and having children. It’s not that she is having regrets about her decisions. It’s more about keeping touch with friends or making the effort because she still wants friends in her life. And that’s what we are going to read when she rediscovers who she is and why she closed herself off.

This book felt real, Serena wasn't made out to be this perfect unflawed protagonist instead she felt like a real everyday person struggling between being who their family wants them to be and who they truly are.

wow! before going into this novel i was told that Sonya Lalli's Serena Singh Flips the Script was a sapphic romance. Needless to say it is most definitely not a sapphic romance nor would I say it is a romance, there are some elements of romance but its to help the character arcs. Serena like many people just wants to be remembered and loved by others that want to be in her presence. Sonya makes a point to display Serena's trauma in how she responds to relationships platonic and romantic; Serena was closed off and chose to keep herself at a distance so that when the relationship met its end she would not be hurt and left to pick up the pieces. After she loses touch with her sister and her work friends Serena is left with finding friends around the city but ends up finding her best friend not only 15 feet from her. Serena has to accept her unhealed trauma to be able to live her life and surround herself with people that want to be there My only compliant is with the pacing I feel like once we got to autumn the pacing sped up to try and explain our MC trauma response but the other seasons were helping us understand our character a bit more as she understands herself as well. Things I liked: -writing style (first person with Serena and her mom) -the independence Serena is able to keep -recognizing her sister's bullshit TW & CW domestic violence , alcohol abuse , emotional abuse , trauma of domestic violence