For that, it will always have a special place in my heart. Overall, I’m so glad I read this as I was at a dark point in my life and it really helped to put a smile on my face and fill my heart with hope. This balance is quite difficult to pull off but if anyone can, I trust Sandhya Menon to do it.

This book had strong feminist themes, tackled girl-on-girl hate and took down tropes like the ‘popular mean girl’, while maintaining the cutesy, summery, feel-good vibe. It was heart-warming to see Twinkle writing to her favourite female directors.

The epistolary format is something I don’t enjoy in books but Sandhya managed to wow me without breaking a sweat. The plot was not the most evenly paced, but the characters were so good that it didn’t make a dent in my reading experience. The friend group was not my favourite but Sahil was the most swoony, sweet and dorky love interest of all time! He was understanding, adorable, painfully shy and became my favourite the moment he was introduced. The family dynamic was quite complicated in this one as it didn’t have the typical desi stereotypes and the way it was handled impressed me. I admired her determination, courage and hard work. She was shallow, blind to the way she was treating others, got carried away at times and yet she learnt from each of her failures. Twinkle was nothing like me in my teens but I felt a special kinship because of our shared culture and the fact that she was a flawed character. It was love from the first page onwards for me and I devoured it in a matter of hours. The cover even had the same style and looked so gorgeous that I had the book pre-ordered! Having read and loved Sandhya’s debut, When Dimple Met Rishi, I had very high expectations from this book. Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil. When mystery man N begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy – a.k.a. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. Published: By Simon Pulse on May 22nd, 2018Ĭontent Warning: Racism, parental neglect, ableist languageĪspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen.

From twinkle with love