Make Up Break Up

I was quite excited when the author announced that she was writing an adult romcom because despite adoring her YA novels, I seem to prefer the adult books more these days. So I was very happy when I got the arc very early.

The writing is very easy to breeze through, it's fast paced and so easy to find myself lost in the story. The signature Sandhya's charm and banter is all over in the dialogue, which I really enjoyed. I liked both the main characters Annika and Hudson too, though I would have preferred a dual POV. Only seeing everything through Annika's eyes felt a little dissatisfying, especially when she got on my nerves a little. Hudson seemed to have lot of shades to himself and it was interesting getting to know him better. I also adored the side characters June and Mr. Dev who were so supportive and just there for Annika at all times. The romance could probably be called a slow burn but there is also a yearning aspect throughout, which kept me on my toes. I never could guess how the next scene would go - if it would be more flirty banter or aggressive rivalry - and that helped me finish the book very quickly.

To conclude, the book was definitely enjoyable with a good set of characters but it just wasn't very special. I also didn't like the way the issues between the main characters got resolved towards the end - it felt like a cop out and I was quite frustrated. But it's also not a bad book, just something that is entertaining enough to read once.