The Donut Trap is a New Adult romance with strong coming of age themes. Jasmine’s parents sacrificed and suffered so that their children would have better lives, but at times, Jasmine feels like she and her brother are the sacrifices. They feel bowed down under a weight of expectation and obligation, and the result is that they both resort to hiding important parts of their lives from their parents. A year or so after finishing … Continue reading The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu →
The Bollywood Bride is Sonali Dev’s second novel. We were crazy about her first novel, A Bollywood Affair . The Bollywood Bride is more ambitious in emotional scope and much darker. It has the same joyful celebration of Indian and Indian-American culture that made Bollywood Affair so much fun – there’s a lot of food, extended family, and shopping for saris and sherwanis. Overall, though, the book works less well as a romance than it does as an … Continue reading The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev →
Recap: family, amirite? The title card is over a pleasant sitting area in front of a fireplace, with two sleepy doggies. I’d like to curl up there with a book and a blankie and a whisky. Claire and Jamie ride through gorgeous scenery that basically has “courtesy of the Scottish Tourism Ministry” stamped on it. Claire is explaining how airplanes work and Jamie is DELIGHTED. He finally asks how old she is, and she’s 27- … Continue reading Outlander Episode 12: Lallybroch →
