I remember reading this book earlier this spring, and was so excited to discover that this was Kumar’s debut. There’s nothing like discovering an author at the beginning of their publishing journey because you really can’t wait to see where they go next. Say You’ll Be Mine is so charming. I love the ‘fake dating’ trope—in this case, a fake engagement of convenience—and I especially loved getting to learn about another culture that still values arranged marriages. This debut had me chuckling and I kept going, ‘shut up, you love her!’ while reading it, which is my favorite reaction to have an ‘opposites attract’ romance, or one where the feelings begin to turn just slightly too real. Read this one. And yes, the cover is just so beautiful! We need more romance covers like this.
"I remember reading this book earlier this spring, and was so excited to discover that this was Kumar’s debut. There’s nothing like discovering an author at the beginning of their publishing journey because you really can’t wait to see where they go next. Say You’ll Be Mine is so charming. I love the ‘fake dating’ trope—in this case, a fake engagement of convenience—and I especially loved getting to learn about another culture that still values arranged marriages. This debut had me chuckling and I kept going, ‘shut up, you love her!’ while reading it, which is my favorite reaction to have an ‘opposites attract’ romance, or one where the feelings begin to turn just slightly too real. Read this one. And yes, the cover is just so beautiful! We need more romance covers like this."
"It’s a familiar South Asian story: Two people finally relent to their parents’ wishes of meeting a potential marriage partner. But Say You’ll Be Mine is so much more than that. Meghna is in love with her best friend, who is engaged to someone else. Karthik is an engineer who doesn’t really want to get married. But as the two discover, a fake engagement between them may be the answer to their problems. Naina Kumar writes a funny, heartwarming tale filled with sizzling chemistry. It’s hard to not root for them from Page 1, as they slowly fall in love. It’s an incredible book that tackles the merits and shortcomings of culture, finding an identity and, of course, true love."
