Summary-
An ideal wife?
Piramal Industries is the jewel in Mehtab Rathod’s crown, but he needs a wife to convince the board his playboy days are over and that he’s finally settled down to business – even if it’s just for show!
Amrita Piramal grew up playing the faultless hostess, helping her father to woo investors – and, with her delicious curves, Mehtab knows she’ll make the perfect trophy wife.
With her family bankrupt, Amrita is forced to accept Mehtab’s shocking proposal – but that doesn’t mean she’ll be obedient!
Soon the spark of defi ance fl ares into attraction, and their fake marriage starts to feel all too real!
Review-
I had wanted to read His Monsoon Bride since quite some time. When I was finally able to get a copy of this one I got right to it. His Monsoon Bride turned out to be quite a cute read. It was very typical where Mills and Boon books are concerned but sometimes typical can be comforting and this one was a nice romance.
Amrita is our heroine. She is the daughter of who was once the rich owner of Piramal Industries. Unfortunately now, her father is in debt and the way for her family to get out of it is to marry Mehtab. I really liked Amrita as a heroine. She was a sweet and an independent woman who only wanted to be loved for who she was. The constant comparison she faced with her famous deceased mother, the insecurities she sometimes had and the vulnerabilities she showed made her very easy to relate to.
Then we have Mehtab. He was a little bit of a stereotype where Mills and Boon heroes are concerned. Arrogant, handsome and wealthy beyond compare. But we do get to see his side of the story too and though I wish we got more of him, whatever we did get was good. He was genuinely attracted to Amrita and though he didn't know how to be in a relationship, he tried his hardest.
Amrita and Mehtab shared great chemistry. I loved all their conversations. They were witty and quick. They did have a few silly misunderstandings but that was fine. Amrita and Mehtab made a really nice couple. I was also pleasantly surprised at the epilogue. It added a great touch to the story while giving a glimpse into the future and just something a little extra for romance lovers. His Monsoon Bride was a good, quick read.
Summary-
Can two independent single women in Mumbai, who couldn't have less in common, be friends? When the prudish Siya, who dreams of writing a wildly popular bestseller someday ironically, a book about dating in Mumbai, meets the unabashedly promiscuous Natasha, both their lives change dramatically. Prodded by Natasha, Siya makes the daring decision to shed her inhibitions and put herself out there in the fiercely competitive dating market. And who better than Natasha, the 'bad girl' herself, to guide her through the glamorous, hidden world of the singles of Mumbai? Natasha, too, is on a quest of her own, she wants to find a man who will look beyond the merely physical and value her for her true worth. And even as she finds true love in the unlikeliest of men, she begins to find her self-worth anew. In the charged roller-coaster ride Siya and Natasha undertake, their deepening friendship will change them in ways they never expected. Games Girls Play astutely captures what it means to be a single woman in the big bad city, making for a racy and wickedly charming story of love and friendship.
Review-
Games Girls Play looked like a cute read and that is one of the reasons I picked this book up. I always seem to enjoy reads which are based in contemporary India and this was definitely a good, short read. It turned out to be much better and rather simple than I expected it to be and that was the beauty of it.
Natasha and Siya are two girls living in the city of Mumbai and they couldn't be more different if they tried. Siya is the typical girl next door who believes in sex after marriage. She holds her values close and could be even called a bit of a prude at times. When Siya agrees to a book deal where she has to portray the wild independent women of Mumbai she has no clue what to write. Until she meets Natasha and the girls agree to a deal.
Natasha is what the others might call a slut. She's the girl every guy wants to get with and every girl is jealous of. But underneath her facade of free spirit there is a vulnerable woman who wants be loved for more than just her physical looks. I really didn't expect to like Natasha and Siya both but I did. They each had their faults but they also had so many qualities which made them so easy to relate to.
With the unexpected friendship that forms between the girls, both Siya and Natasha discover things within themselves. And while wading through their lives they also both stumble upon men who see them for who they really are and accept them as is. I really liked how romance was a part of both Siya and Natasha's lives but it never over powered the essence of the book, which was their friendship.
The drama in Games Girls Play was a minimum which was surprising but so realistic. There is no huge life changing moral at the end of it but there is a simple one. The writing was smooth and engaging which made me fly through the book and root for Siya and Natasha's happy endings. Games Girls Play was a good read.
*Note: A copy of this book was provided by the Rupa publishers in exchange for an honest review. We thank them.
