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A review by niharikaaaaaa9
Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I picked up this book for three specific reasons:
1. I had read a slew of heavier of books, and I wanted something light & thrilling
2. This took place in Napa, and it seemed fun to read a book where I would know some of the places
3. 1/2 of the main characters were Indian / Indian-American, and it seemed nice to be able to understand some of the cultural references in the book without having to Google.
#3 was actually the nicest (for me); at one point in the book, one of the main characters says a line from a Bollywood song, and I had never seen that in a book before.
Did I enjoy this book? 3/5. I thought the start of the book was much better than the end; the set up for the plot was fantastic, and it did keep me guessing, but the resolution was done far too fast and very confusingly. I'm not quite sure, even after I finished reading the book, how the resolution came about. It seemed like it was hand-wavily explained to avoid having to think through some of the tricker details.
1. I had read a slew of heavier of books, and I wanted something light & thrilling
2. This took place in Napa, and it seemed fun to read a book where I would know some of the places
3. 1/2 of the main characters were Indian / Indian-American, and it seemed nice to be able to understand some of the cultural references in the book without having to Google.
#3 was actually the nicest (for me); at one point in the book, one of the main characters says a line from a Bollywood song, and I had never seen that in a book before.
Did I enjoy this book? 3/5. I thought the start of the book was much better than the end; the set up for the plot was fantastic, and it did keep me guessing, but the resolution was done far too fast and very confusingly. I'm not quite sure, even after I finished reading the book, how the resolution came about. It seemed like it was hand-wavily explained to avoid having to think through some of the tricker details.