It felt like he didn’t want me to get too close.”įrom Twinkle With Love also explores female friendship and the pressure of being popular and liked in high school. But his eyes kept darting around, his jaw was clenched, and his arms were folded across his chest. “I got the strange feeling that there was a lot more under the surface than what Sahil was saying. But by the end, she knows how talented she is and she knows how important it is to strive for what you want. At first, she’s hesitant, anxious and she doubts herself and her ability. Twinkle is really passionate about being a filmmaker, and she grows over the course of the novel. Most of the time, the big events in the book are actually told in past tense so Twinkle would give an introductory paragraph before diving back into what happened, and it felt pretty exhausting as the reader. Additionally, the tense is a bit jolting.

Sometimes the format is not very cohesive though, and I found myself confused and trying to keep up with the alternating formats. The book is told through letters, email and text messages and is a really fun format. They can be over confident or immature, but in Twinkle’s case, she’s trying to show her classmates what she’s capable of. At times she’s self-centered, unable to see the ‘bigger picture’ and makes rash decisions, but teenagers are like that. Sandhya has captured her voice really well. Twinkle isn’t afraid to speak her mind and she’s really witty. I found the storyline really fun and unique, and the characters really varied. I enjoyed this a lot more than Sandhya’s previous novel. Sandhya is also the author of When Dimple Met Rishi, and both of her novels explore issues surrounding culture, identity and relationships. But will it be enough?įrom Twinkle With Love by Sandhya Menon is a heartwarming romantic comedy for young adults.

Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she scripted. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil. When mystery man ‘N’ begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The fact that it gets her closer to longtime crush, Neil Roy-aka Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen.

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