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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
10 reviews
brookey8888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
At first it took me a little while to get into it, but once all these plots started happening I was intrigued. The main characters were honestly kind of whatever and I didn’t love their personalities and I feel like it wasn’t explained well. Also one of the conflicts just resolved so easily in my opinion. I also didn’t feel any chemistry between the main characters. I didn’t really love most of the family dynamics and this made me laugh a little. There are some more serious themes so check trigger warnings.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
_bookish_lauren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Spice level: 1/5
Tropes: enemies to lovers, Pride and Prejudice retelling (gender-swapped)
Representation: FMC is South Asian and MMC is South Asian and African
This story was really cute and seemed to follow the original Pride and Prejudice, while being a gender-swap. The "Elizabeth" styled character, our leading lady Trisha, was portrayed as the royalty of the 2, while DJ was snubbed by her numerous times in the story as his occupation as a chef (though clasically trained in France) seemed beneath her. It definitely had the enemies to lovers feel to it, although there was pretty much no spice, outside of the delicious-sounding dishes that he makes throughout.
As someone who mostly needs some type of spice on the page, I feel like even classic stories that originally had no spice can be adapted to fit sexy times in. That's my fault because I almost never read reviews for a book, otherwise I would've probably known about the lack of spice. It's fine though because I enjoyed the story overall. I didn't love it, but I loved the characters. There was immense character development for both Trisha and DJ, as well as their family members.
I did, however, sometimes feel like there was a lot going on to keep track with. Between the family drama and the budding tension between our main characters, my head spun a few times trying to keep up with things. But in the end, it all made sense and came together well.
I'm intrigued by the author's writing style, though in the future I'll make sure to check if there's any spice before reading.
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol
novelsistah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Sexual harassment
jmmreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In the end this was still a fun read I just had a really hard time connecting with Trisha, even though I did find her sympathetic at certain points. The miscommunication between her and her parents and her siblings, while realistic, was hard to push through. And since it was pride and prejudice there was very little romance right until the end, by which point there was a lot. But there wasn't a lot of time for payoff for all the longing and anticipation. I also found the pacing to be rather slow.
I know I just listed a bunch of things I didn't like but I did in general like the book and I look forward to reading Sonali Dev's other books to see how those are!
Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism
mitzybitzyspider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Cancer, Stalking, and Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cultural appropriation
editoryalizing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
unwise_samwise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Cultural appropriation
shams96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Trisha was annoyingly entitled at points and guarded even from a reader’s standpoint. Having so many different family members that Trisha interacted with is what gave the story character.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia