title: Say You'll Be Mine
author: Naina Kumar
publisher: Dell
publication date: January 16, 2024
pages: 336
peppers: 2 (on this scale)
warnings: none
summary: Karthik's mother has brought him to meet eight potential brides, two every weekend for a month. She has plans to keep up this pace for a year, so when he's intrigued by Meghna, he proposes a fake engagement to appease his mother. Meghna's long-time crush is getting married, and she sees Karthik as a perfect plus-one for the wedding.
tropes:
- fake engagement
- one bed
- friend's wedding
- unrequited love
- arranged marriage
- scared to become my horrible father
- parental expectations
- best friend has perfect/not perfect engagement
what I liked: The main characters both have good reasons to feel what they feel and to misinterpret the other's feelings; good scenes with best friends and family
what I didn’t like: nothing
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)