I first heard of this book through the omniscient ever
buzzing twitteratti. Before I knew it, I was one of those wanting to get the
book. I was fortunate to get a copy through a cool online library through an
app.
I had really no idea what I was in for. I had heard the
words ‘sparkling’ and ‘witty’ associated with the author Anuja Chauhan. So,
well, the easiest way to describe the book is a rom-com written by a Delhi wali
writer in chaste Hinglish.
A sequel to her previous work ‘The Pricey Thakur Girls’,
this book revolves around their ancestral house in Delhi’s priciest part of
town that their uncle BJ had passed on to them after he died. Bonita Singh, the
daughter and heir of one of the pricey Thakur girls, is a feisty entrepreneur
somewhat on the wrong side of the law through her pirated designer clothes
business. Sparks fly when her step-cousin Samar who she had a crush on forever
visited to see the dying BJ. Of course he is the handsome talented brooding
energetic passionate (and all that classic Mills &Boons stuff) filmmaker
while she is the sparkling, successful, witty, beautiful, smart (and all that
classic M&B stuff again) heroine of the book. Samar promises to BJ that he
will sell the house and divide the proceeds among all the Thakur Girls. The
other Thakur girls are only too happy to be able to make crores with their ‘hissas’,
but Bonu Singh refuses to sell. But that is the least of their problems.
Other family members make false claims to the house, and
legal wrangles with oily slick lawyers need to be fought. Tenants refuse to
evict and local goons demand their share. And Samar and Bonu Singh (Bonita) continue
with their simmering chemistry with all the petty squabbling while their aunts indulge in mostly frivolous activities in a jolly get-together.
Overall, was a fun book for those who enjoy rom-coms,
M&Bs and Hinglish. For others, I could classify it as a fluffy read but the
Hinglish can put you off. I would give a rating of 3.5 on 5 for this book
Have been seeing this book everywhere! Must get hold of it :)
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