A review by alexgo
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

challenging emotional hopeful tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this entire book in a day, for the first time since I was a kid. I was absolutely enthralled. Ms. Dev took me for a hell of a ride, and every other book she has ever written has been bumped up to the top of my TBR list. Realistic and intense - full of commentary about the world we live in that felt precise and intentional . Putting this book down, I feel braver and more hopeful than I did yesterday.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Sexual assault

The main character is faced with her former best friend who manipulated her and drugged and sexually assaulted her brother, when he was 23 and she was 17, videotaped this, and tried to blackmail their family- she tells the other main character that the family spread lies about her and got her thrown out, causing her to be homeless. This creates an intense conflict for the two main characters.