A review by mynameisprerna
Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

5.0

Well if I liked Dating Dr. Dil, I LOVED Tastes Like Shakkar!
I think of all the contemporary South Asian American romance novels, Nisha Sharma’s are my favorite. She does such a beautiful job of creating a vibrant plot mixed in with real issues from our community without glossing over them or being too overbearing, which is a hard balance to strike. Likewise, I think she has just the right blend of sometimes explaining Indian and Punjabi terms and sometimes leaving it to the reader to use context clues or look it up. It makes her books feel accessible to Desis and everyone else.
We love a man who knows how to prioritize taking care of a woman who is busy taking care of everyone and everything else. I liked the use of rope to show exactly how Bunty wanted/forced Bobbi to let go and be taken care of.

I can’t wait for book 3!

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