Name: Keira 💫's review of My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding by Sajni Patel
Item: My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding
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Author: Keira 💫

Sajni Patel

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riotous Indian wedding Zurika Damani is a naturally gifted violinist with a particular love for hip hop beats. But when you’re part of a big Indian family, everyone has expectations, and those certainly don’t include hip hop violin. After being rejected by Juilliard, Zuri's last hope is a contest judged by a panel of top tier college scouts. The only problem? This coveted competition happens to take place during Zuri’s sister’s extravagant wedding week. And Zuri has already been warned, repeatedly, that she is not to miss a single moment. In the midst of the chaos, Zuri’s mom is in matchmaking mode with the groom’s South African cousin Naveen—who just happens to be a cocky vocalist set on stealing Zuri’s spotlight at the scouting competition. Luckily Zuri has a crew of loud and loyal female cousins cheering her on. Now, all she has to do is to wow the judges for a top spot, evade getting caught by her parents, resist Naveen’s charms, and, oh yeah . . . not mess up her sister’s big fat Indian wedding. What could possibly go wrong?

My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding

Keira 💫

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riotous Indian wedding

Zurika Damani is a naturally gifted violinist with a particular love for hip hop beats. But when you’re part of a big Indian family, everyone has expectations, and those certainly don’t include hip hop violin. After being rejected by Juilliard, Zuri's last hope is a contest judged by a panel of top tier college scouts. The only problem? This coveted competition happens to take place during Zuri’s sister’s extravagant wedding week. And Zuri has already been warned, repeatedly, that she is not to miss a single moment.

In the midst of the chaos, Zuri’s mom is in matchmaking mode with the groom’s South African cousin Naveen—who just happens to be a cocky vocalist set on stealing Zuri’s spotlight at the scouting competition. Luckily Zuri has a crew of loud and loyal female cousins cheering her on. Now, all she has to do is to wow the judges for a top spot, evade getting caught by her parents, resist Naveen’s charms, and, oh yeah . . . not mess up her sister’s big fat Indian wedding. What could possibly go wrong? 
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I waited so long for this book… and it served! I waited for this book ever since I read The Trouble With Hating You. I absolutely love Sajni Patel’s writing! 

Zuri is this imperfect human who just really wants to follow her path in music. And when she meets Nareen, they scheme together to follow that path. 

I swear I love these two with my whole heart. Like they are such amazing characters and they’re so beautifully written. They are cocky yet shy and I swear their chemistry is through the fucking roof omfl. 

Like these two are actually so into each other it’s hilarious. But I couldn’t get enough of them… OR THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY! 
I cannot begin to describe how relatable the family setting is. The chaos is brings and the love they share for each other… Okay maybe that part is not relatable lol. 

But I definitely couldn’t stop reading this book and I will most probably reread this after BOARDS. Because I just can’t get over Zuri and Naveen lmao. 

So the reason why this is a four star and not five is because this all happens in a week. I mean they didn’t say I love you… thank god. But it still all happens in a week. Like all the flirting and getting together and stuff. And I just think I needed more time to get to know the characters before they got together.

aashna

thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc!

i was looking forward to reading this book because of the premise but i thought it felt short of my expectations. the main romance wasn't very well developed and i think that the other relationships in the book weren't really written well either. however, i loved seeing the bits of desi culture throughout the book, and could really picture the wedding festivities. i don't think the music subplot was well executed either, and the book was quite predictable as a whole. overall, i think the premise of this book held promise, but fell short in terms of execution.

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