something was bothering me the whole time I was reading this and now I know what it is, so please read Ayushi's review. Even though I am SouthEast Asian, we are not a monolithic culture so I hope we all take the time to read the ownvoices reviews for this book. thank you :)

and PSA: this is not an #Ownvoices book. It features South Asian characters and is written by a White author... and I don't know how the 5-star reviews aren't mentioning this. Not that non-ownvoices books are necessarily bad but when they contain harmful representation is another discussion.

i need more ~arranged marriage tropes so please recommend me some others, i am starved