From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon Published by Simon Pulse on May 22nd 2018
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult, YA
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Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2.
When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil.
Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be enough?
Told through the letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers, From Twinkle, with Love navigates big truths about friendship, family, and the unexpected places love can find you.
I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher. This does not influence my thoughts on this book or this review.
After When Dimple Met Rishi, I knew that I would have to read whatever Sandhya Menon had out next. While I didn’t love this one as much as When Dimple Met Rishi but I still adored the book.
Twinkle Mehra is an aspiring filmmaker so when fellow geek Sahil Roy asks her if she wants work on a film with him as the producer, Twinkle jumps at the chance to have her story told. Another perk for Twinkle is that she’s had a crush on Sahil’s brother, Neil, for a long time. When she starts getting anonymous emails from “N”, she is sure that it’s Neil. But as time goes on, she’s not sure if that’s the romance that is scripted for her. From Twinkle, With Love is Menon’s lovely and romantic sophomore novel.
Despite the fact that I didn’t completely love this book, I felt that the romance in this one is much more swoony than in When Dimple Met Rishi. I don’t want to spoil more than what the synopsis says but I really do think that this love interest has definite book boyfriend potential.
My main issue with From Twinkle, With Love is that I found that the writing style didn’t really work for me. The premise of writing letters to beloved female directors was awesome but the execution was lacking for me. I know it was described more as a ‘diary’ but I felt that a lot of the letters’ topics didn’t really relate to the director they were addressed to which felt odd to me. For the premise to go off well, I felt that there needed to be more cohesiveness between the letters that Twinkle was writing. Other than that, I think From Twinkle, with Love is a solid sophomore novel and I can’t wait to read Menon’s future books.
