At nearly 30 years of age, Raina has a successful career in the finance industry but is still single so her Indian grandmother gives her a list of potential suitors. Raini begrudgingly goes on several dates but then a former lover returns and Raina finds herself lying to her family.
Centred around the cultural pressure to settle down, this story features a flawed heroine whose narration often backtracks to a past birthday. I usually find books highlighting a different culture fascinating but this one just wasn’t a match made in heaven for me.