Kismat Connection

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'A warm, feel good read.' -Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis'A gorgeous debut.' -Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The UnhoneymoonersIn this charming YA debut, a girl who's determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationship-not knowing that he has been in love with her for years.Is it possible to change your fate Madhuri Iyer is doomed. Doomed for her upcoming senior year to be a total failure, according to her astrology-obsessed mother, and doomed to a happily ever after with her first boyfriend, according to her family curse.Determined to prove the existence of her free will, Madhuri devises an experimental relationship with the one boy she knows she'll never fall for: her childhood best friend, Arjun Mehta. But Arjun's feelings for her are a variable she didn't account for.As Madhuri starts to fall for her experimental boyfriend, she'll have to decide if charting her own destiny is worth breaking Arjun's heart-and her own.

the one good part and the one i actually enjoyed is the exploration of culture and astrology. literally the only thing that held my attention.

purpose: the purpose of this lab report is to prove the family curse incorrect. i will not marry the first man i date. PDF / EPUB File Name: Kismat_Connection_-_Ananya_Devarajan.pdf, Kismat_Connection_-_Ananya_Devarajan.epub

I could not help but immediately fall in love with Arjun. The ways it is so clear he loves Madhuri, but doesn’t want to lose their friendship. Or the ways in which when we have a prophecy we think we might know who it is or what might happen, but it’s never entirely that simple. At the same time, Madhuri instantly stole my heart. My heart broke for the ways the bullying convinced her to internalize their racism and change her own passions. Kismat Connection exploring Madjuri’s struggles with her dancing and her own heritage got my heart in knots. Kismat Connection is a cute friend-to-lovers that you can't help but enjoy. It wasn't perfect, but it was enjoyable and I found myself smiling at so many scenes. The side cast is wonderful with amazing depth and each character enhances the story even more. Personal favorite side character is Raina 😌 We love sister dynamics here.

Review

Kismat Connectionis a wonderful debut YA romance novel with Indian culture woven into the story. I absolutely adored this book, and I can’t wait to read more by Devarajan. The novel was impressive in general, but especially so because it is the author’s first book (published at age 21 I might add). I was so excited to hear that she has more projects in the works as well! In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationship—not knowing that he has been in love with her for years. Her love for storytelling began on Wattpad, where she grew her audience as a Featured Author, and she later went on to win first place in TeenPit 2019. Now, Ananya writes young adult romance novels featuring chaotic Desi teenagers, swoon-worthy banter, and lighthearted drama with a speculative twist. In her free time, she can be found watching her favorite Ananya Devarajan is in her fourth and final year at the University of California, Irvine, where she is pursuing a major in Neurobiology and Behavior as well as a minor in English. After graduation, she will be attending medical school at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, New York. Like many of her characters, Ananya is a second-generation Indian American young adult.

Determined to prove the existence of her free will, Madhuri devises an experimental relationship with the one boy she knows she'll never fall for: her childhood best friend, Arjun Mehta. But Arjun's feelings for her are a variable she didn't account for. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. We really don’t get a buildup of Madhuri and Arjun’s relationship. They start out as best friends with Arjun secretly in love Madhuri for years. Madhuri is constantly denying that she even likes him then like a switch she all of a sudden is in love with him. I also felt like a lot of the relationship building was done behind scenes. This could also be because it was hard to tell how much time went by between the scenes. We didn’t really get to see them grow their relationship, just them constantly having arguments about different things.In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationship–not knowing that he has been in love with her for years.Is it possible to change your fate?Madhuri Iyer is doomed. Doomed for her upcoming senior year to be a total failure, according to her astrology-obsessed mother, and doomed to a happily ever after with her first boyfriend, according to her family curse.Determined to prove the existence of her free will, Madhuri devises an experimental relationship with the one boy she knows she’ll never fall for: her childhood best friend, Arjun Mehta. But Arjun’s feelings for her are a variable she didn’t account for.As Madhuri starts to fall for her experimental boyfriend, she’ll have to decide if charting her own destiny is worth breaking Arjun’s heart–and her own. Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan – eBook Details

KISMAT CONNECTION is love if it were somehow squished down and turned into a book. This love and passion is seen throughout so many elements of the book, right from the beginning. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from Inkyard Press through BookishFirst in exchange for a fair and honest review. This book. I just don’t even have the words for it and for the talent this author has and the beauty she creates with her words. KISMAT CONNECTION has everything you could dream of: destiny, childhood-best-friends-to-lovers, ambitious girls, soft boys, amazing friends, gorgeous prose, and the family that shapes you both the one you’re born into and the one you find along the way. Book Genre: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, India, Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Contemporary The cultural and religion aspects of this book were phenomenal. It’s the kind of representation that has the potential to be life changing for someone.Kismat Connection is a YA contemporary story devoted to exploring fate and influence. For Madhuri and Arjun they have fates in the works. Prophecies about their lives. Both of them see their fates differently, Arjun using it to guide him and reading into this future and who it might be. But for Madhuri, she’s convinced to not let it have power over her leading her to this fake dating situation to defy her fate. But throughout this ‘experiment’ will Madhuri and Arjun learn more about fate than they thought? I think the character relationships and interactions were the weakest part of this book. Every singly interaction was so sterile, even the ones that were supposed to be messy. Every conversation was just people saying the perfect things and articulating their emotions verbatim. It felt like a scripted conversation you have in group therapy to practice using different skills. Like when you practice your “I Feels”. No one talks like that, and its so ingenuine and honestly boring to read. A book needs drama, and almost every argument in this book ended with a too-perfect apology within a paragraph. There was no emotions. It was robotic. the answer is everything. throughout the whole book we are only being told about what’s happening but it’s never shown. there was no development, neither in the characters nor in the plot. the fake dating lasted five seconds, i swear. madhuri and arjun are friends and arjun has feelings for madhuri that are unrequited. but, we get an insta love out of nowhere. their dialogue was so unnatural and something that no teen would say nowadays. it felt strained and i cringed the whole time. it’s obvious that the author tried a little too hard. i just couldn’t find one likeable character in this book and at that point i should’ve just given up on it completely.