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The Matchmaker's List

De: Sonya Lalli
Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
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One devoted modern girl plus a meddlesome, traditional grandmother equals a heartwarming multicultural romantic comedy about finding love where you least expect it.

Raina Anand may have finally given in to family pressure and agreed to let her grandmother play matchmaker, but that doesn't mean she has to like it - or that she has to play by the rules. Nani always took Raina's side when she tried to push past the traditional expectations of their tight-knit Indian-immigrant community, but now, she's ambushing Raina with a list of suitable bachelors. Is it too much to ask for a little space? Besides, what Nani doesn't know won't hurt her....

As Raina's life spirals into a parade of Nani-approved bachelors and disastrous blind dates, she must find a way out of this modern-day arranged-marriage trap without shattering her beloved grandmother's dreams.

©2019 Sonya Lalli (P)2019 Penguin Audio Comedia Romántica Ficción Femenina Género Ficción Multicultural Vida Familiar Sincero

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"Sonya Lalli offers up a tale of familial pressures, cultural traditions, and self-discovery, that is equal turns heartbreaking and hilarious.... Lalli tears down stereotypes with humor and warmth.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Lalli’s sharp-eyed tale of cross-cultural dating, family heartbreak, the strictures of culture, and the exuberance of love is both universal and timeless.”(Publishers Weekly, starred review)

“Lalli's debut is a delightful, multicultural romantic comedy full of humorous banter and loads of life lessons about family, happiness, love, honesty, and acceptance.” (Booklist, starred review)

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I learned more about south Asian culture than I have ever heard or read about in school. The story is so well paced and thought out. I forget that every culture has unique challenges. The character is flawed but then you understand why- we are so mean to each other always judging and never giving people time to grow and be healthy in their interactions. I’m walking away with”it’s ok not to be ok!” Read this one in 5 day roughly two hours a day

You won’t want to put it down- when you do it will make you examine your past judgements😬❤️

This book this book

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*Possible spoilers but I feel it is something someone should know happens going in, I wish I had known*

Do you know what is a better story than a desi woman who avoids dates by PRETENDING to be a lesbian? A story about a desi woman who avoids dates BECAUSE she is a lesbian. That is the story I would have rather read. Look, I will read Sonya Lalli again because I feel like she is a good writer, I just really did not approve of this plot. I loved how Lalli wrote the relationship between Raina and her Nani, but Raina was horrifically blind to how wrong and awful it was to pretend to be a lesbian. I really wish someone in this book would have had a flat out two pages of monologue telling her off and going into depth on why this was so wrong of her to do. This book started out so promising, but then it took a hard left turn and never recovered, stringing the readers along on a bad premise that goes on for far too long.

There was a lot of good in this book, but the bad parts leave you uncomfortably shifting in your seat knowing that this is problematic. If someone did this irl I would block them from all social media and stop talking to them completely bc no one has time for that kind of twisted, self deprecating, and incognizant mindset.

Good Writing, Bad Premise

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Like the happy ending, don’t know what she decided to do with her life. Just knowing she got a boyfriend. 🙄

Long

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I laughed, I cried(a lot) and I learnt a bit about Indian culture, traditions , why change though inevitable can sometimes be hard and how important family is, highly recommend. (You might fall in love with her Nani )

Loved it!

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**SPOILERS** this book had so much potential. In fact, it was very good in the beginning and I could not wait to get back in my car to keep listening. However, the storyline became very exaggerated and not believable. There were parts of the story that I felt were not necessary and never came to light. For example, Raina's relationship with her mother - there was a section in the book that really touched on her mother wanting to be involved with her when she was a baby, however, Nani would not allow it. This never came to light for the mother & Raina never knew she had tried to begin with. There were lots of conflict that were not only not interesting, they made the story seem very petty and made the lead character unlikable. I wish the story would have stayed consistent with the premise "the matchmakers list" and not turned into a very unnecessary tale of a girl trying to discover who she is by lying about being a lesbian.

It had potential

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The story is definitely more about the relationship between the women, it’s actually quite sad. I thought it would be about the matchmaking. Good story though.

Good book but not what I thought it would be

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I really enjoyed this romantic comedy novel. Sonia Lalli has made a gem of a novel that focuses on family, culture, friendship and yes, romance. LGBTQ friendly it features a similar “wedding chaos screaming scene” that Bend It Like Beckham the movie had- only everyone is okay and accepting of LGBTQ people rather than disgusted and it just made me so happy when I came to that scene! I just really loved this book & if you enjoy Bollywood family relationships, romantic comedies that aren’t just about romance & comedy of errors, you will love this book! Soneela Nankani is always a brilliant choice for narrator & this is no exception. 5/5 all around from me; I’m glad I purchased this with one of my credits! Well worth my “money” & time!

Very cute

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The story offers a lot of richness and depth because of the Indian culture. But it becomes irritating early on because the main character is so very hard to like. She makes stupid choices even though she’s a smart person. Her choices are just too much of a stretch. The story also gets repetitive, it drags on as the main character flounders in life. It’s hard to root for her in this story, you just kind of want her to fade away.

Main Character is not very likable

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Raina agrees to let her grandmother—who raised her—set her up with potential matches. She even says she's fully on board with it. So why does she complain about every single date and act like she's being forced into it? If you've agreed to this, own it. The "woe is me" main character energy just doesn’t work for me.

You might expect some humor or charm in these blind dates, but think again. Instead of leaning into the chaos, Raina gets overwhelmed and decides to let her grandmother believe she’s gay—just to get out of the situation. That plot point felt incredibly off and, frankly, problematic.

If I weren’t already five books behind on my reading goal, I would’ve DNF’d this one.

Woe is me Main Character

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Felt like a formula. Just so predictable in everything that happened. Characters not deep. Great narration.

Predictable

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