A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
The Letters We Keep by Nisha Sharma

4.0

When they discover old letters hidden in the university library, unlikely pair Jessie Ahuja, an ambitious and by-the-book freshman, and Ravi Kumar, a rich, nepo-kid senior, team up to unravel the truth behind a longtime mystery on campus. They just may have found correspondence between the couple rumored to have disappeared during the legendary fire in the library’s Davidson Tower.

As they spend more and more time together, Jessie and Ravi discover that, despite their surface differences and disparate socioeconomic backgrounds, they have more in common than they originally thought.

At a glance:
- New Adult (college age/setting, some on-page love scenes) 
- South Asian representation
- Dual POV
- Epistolary
- He falls first (I do so love it when he falls first!)

I appreciated the honest portrayals of Jessie’s and Ravi’s lives, their similarities, and their differences. I enjoyed watching two love stories unfold—the one between Jessie and Ravi and the one depicted in the letters. And the ending gave me all the warm fuzzies.

I highly recommend reading the “Dear Reader” section after the story’s conclusion.

I received an advance copy of the book from Skyscape and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.