From Twinkle, With Love

My Thoughts:

Sandhya Menon, author of When Rishi Met Dimple, just secures her spot in the YA romance writers union (I don't know if there is such a thing, but I'm sure there is). With her predominantly Asian cast of characters, she normalizes culture and diversity in a way that does not make it into a political statement but more of a mirror of what American society could look like.

Like the Bollywood movies that she loves, Menon creates a YA world that reveals the sweet, charming aspects of young love without the cheap marketability of the erotic. The selling point for Menon's stories, again, like the Bollywood movies she loves, is the happy ending. This is not a spoiler alert, just the charm of the genre. If that is not what you are looking for, it is good to know at the beginning. 

From the Publisher:

Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2.

When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil.

Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be enough?

Told through the letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers, From Twinkle, with Love navigates big truths about friendship, family, and the unexpected places love can find you.