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A solid slow burn romance.

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Cute and sweet - but I think I am too bitter to love Jia and her young heart, Dev is a cutie though. Love the friends. Don't love that the lack of Rai level heat...

New audiobook. Such a cute cover. 💕

Jia Ahmed falls hard for Bollywood actor Dev Dixit after he slides into her DMs. Only problem: someone else was texting her from his account. All comes to light when they finally meet, but life keeps throwing them together (paparazzi, meddling family, etc.) as Jia tries to move on from the embarrassment of getting catfished. This is a great representation of conservative dating culture within American society.

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1. Halfway through the tagged book (on audio). Hoping to get into Ace of Spades today.

2. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

3. The 1619 Project (I‘ve technically started it but didn‘t finish before the due date)

#weekendreads

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2.5 ⭐️

My aunt lent me her adjustable dress form! I got it set up while I finished FIRST COMES LIKE, which emerged as my favourite Alisha Rai to date. #audiosewing (sort of)

My neighbour let me harvest a bunch of stuff from his garden! I came away with tons of chilis, chard, cherry tomatoes, assorted peppers, and two cucumbers. Then I dealt with it all while I whipped on through this book, which is great so far.

So this has too much drama for me. Which I shouldn‘t be surprised abide because it has a Bollywood acting dynasty at the centre and too much drama is usually my issue with Alisha Rai, but every time I forget that! So, a not really for me but I know other people will eat it up with a spoon!

Latest romance read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Fake dating & a Muslim protagonist? I‘m in! I liked how Jia‘s faith was treated as a facet of her character, and while it did influence many of her decisions, it wasn‘t all she was. Characters of faith are rare in mainstream romance, & I thought this was done well & shows another type of “modern love” than we‘re used to seeing. The cultural & family dynamics were also portrayed well, even if, to an outsider, they seemed very frustrating.

Jia Ahmed knew how to make herself look good.

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This is one of the audio books I listened to while I was recovering from my eye surgery. As far as the narration is concerned, I found it lacking. While the voice actor that plays Dev is pretty terrific, Saira Ayers, who plays Jia, needs to work on her craft. I really didn't appreciate her wooden narration. 😐 Aside from that, it's an ok story. Not impressed enough to read the previous books in the series though.

So very true!

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Self care Saturday: bath & a book.

Starting a new book while the youngster works on handwriting.

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I was disappointed. I really loved the first two books in this series. And this book really had me for the first half. And then it just fell flat. The tension building ended up with no chemistry between the main characters. I was disappointed.
24/60

It‘s my favorite trope! Fake relationship!! 😍😍😍

Current reads! Excited to have 2 books I‘ve been looking forward to gang are so very different.

So I'm on a book judging committee for the year and my reading has EXPLODED. It's pretty fun, but hopefully I can keep up with reviews here!

First up, this adorable romantic comedy with a Muslim beauty influencer and her Bollywood-star love interest. I looooooved that this focused more on the heart-fluttery feelings rather than the sexual chemistry. I felt the swoons hard.

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This was the perfect book to listen to today as I felt awful with side effects from my second COVID shot! I really enjoyed Jia and Dev story!

Second dose is in the books! Now just to see what side effects I get! 😬

I absolutely loved this! A Bollywood dynasty, a heartthrob soap actor, and our favorite Instagram influencer make for an entertaining story. It's light-hearted but with heart, focusing on the third friend in this series, Jia, who would just like her family to take her seriously.

#romantsy

This was so much fun! A social media queen, a Bollywood hero and some cat fishing made for a fabulous fake dating romance book by Alisha Rai. She makes her characters so real and even when they make me mad I still love them.

Apparently contemporary romance (previously Honey Girl and Charming as a Verb) are the fiction audiobooks my brain can handle right now. Though, I don‘t know if I‘ll get through this one as quickly as I went through Honey Girl (not from any judgement or enjoyment issue, I just moved through that one faster than I have in a while).

Cute!!

My favorite of the Modern Love books.

I've been waiting for Jia's book since she and Ayesha were introduced in Wrong to Need You.

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Thought the relationship between Dev and Jia was well done. I enjoyed the cultural aspects as well as the story.

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Camping and I are not friends. I like a cozy bed and a roof over my head.

Really enjoying this one so far. #FirstLineFridays

5/5

The newest Alisha Rai novel is a slow burn romance between Jia and Dev with some of the best romance tropes: fake dating and only one hotel room. Throw in families forgiving each other for past hurts, and this book was basically made for me. I cried happy tears multiple times while reading. It was a truly wonderful book, and I'm very hopeful we'll get a book about Jia's twin Ayesha in the future.

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Come look at this Muslim woman in a hijab on the cover of this romance novel! Beauty blogger Jia hypes herself up to talk to handsome Bollywood star Dix. She thinks she knows him because he's been sliding into her Insta DMs. But when she goes over, he claims to not know her. Our girl was catfished! Dix wants to make it up to her and Jia let's him. These 2 don't get physical til the end, and they showed faith and thirst in a very respectful way.

Beyond excited to start listening to this one tonight! I absolutely loved The Right Swipe and Girl Gone Viral. Ready to see Jia‘s book! 💜 #AlishaRai #FirstComesLike #Romance