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Their sophomore year of high school they create a dating app based on knowledge that Simi’s family has gathered for three generations. Punjabi American Simi and her best friend, Noah, are tired of blending into the background. * Thank you Little Brown Publishing and The NOVL for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.Just because Simran “Simi” Sangha is positive that she doesn’t want to pursue her family’s tradition of professional matchmaking doesn’t mean that she can’t use their wisdom to help her peers find love. I can totally see it being made into a cute Netflix movie. A Match Made in Mehendi is a fun, light-hearted read, with perfect rom-com shenanigans. I sat down to read the first page (to gauge my reading mood) and the next thing I knew I was two chapters in. It was a very quick read, but utterly addicting.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and flew through it. There didn’t seem to be too much emotional depth, and it would have been nice to see them develop more, you know? Also, I wish the plot of this book had dug a little deeper into the fledgling couples and whatnot.I mean, she folded like a wet piece of paper in the end.

I also think the resolution was wrapped up too easily. She was the only sour note of the book for me.

The antagonist is very childish and awful, but I guess she’s supposed to be? I don’t know.

They’re all just so weird and adorable and I just want them to ride off into the sunset together.

I know I picked this up for the rom-com matchmaking factor, but I never expected to actually become invested in Simi’s fledgling couples.

The way she reacts to someone being rotten to Simi sets an example that all other literary parents should follow.

I loved Simi’s mom, maybe not at first, but eventually.

It was nice to see a friendship with relatively low drama, and high trust. They’re always so playful, but still supportive in an authentic way.

I really loved her friendship with Noah.

Simi goes along with it, but only so she can test out the matchmaking waters without her family breathing down her neck. He wants them to build a matchmaking app for their high school, to build their popularity. Then Simi accidentally sets up her cousin with a soon-to-be lawyer, and her family is thrilled that she also has the “gift.” Despite what her family thinks, Simi doesn’t want to be a matchmaker she wants to be an artist. Her family comes from a long line of Indian vichole-matchmakers, with a history for helping parents find good matches for their grown children. Her bubbly optimism comes through on every page, and it keeps things light-hearted and upbeat. So, when I first picked up this book, I thought it was going to be a really young read because the main character is 15, but Simi is actually quite mature and on top of things. A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai