Kismat Connection

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As Madhuri starts to fall for her experimental boyfriend, she'll have to decide if charting her own destiny is worth breaking Arjun's heart--and her own. With Arjun, honestly I was just mostly sad for everything he had to go through with his parents and his relationship with Madhuri. Main characters are assumed White; same-sex marriages and gender equality at the warfront appear to be the norm in this world. In fact, his character was exceptionally rare in that he was not simply a prop for Madhuri but had his own trials and adversities to overcome. In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationship—not knowing that he has been in love with her for years.

The novel was impressive in general, but especially so because it is the author’s first book (published at age 21 I might add). This is more of a wartime tale of broken families, inspired youths, and higher powers using people as pawns. What happens when your partner for your last film project is also your crush and graduation is quickly approaching?

Positive life changes are only as positive as the individual’s desire for it, so her isolation hit home HARD.

In Kismat Connection childhood friends to lovers, secret crushes, and fake dating will get me all the time. I'm gonna be very honest and let y'all know that the only thing i like about this book is the cover. I was continuously captivated by the unconditional love shown by Madhuri and Arjun, whether it be towards themselves or their families. In her free time, she can be found watching her favorite Bollywood movies or studying for yet another Organic Chemistry exam. Both of them see their fates differently, Arjun using it to guide him and reading into this future and who it might be.Not just in the sense that it was beautifully written and filled with evocative images, but with the honest communication between characters. I do wish we got the same thing for Arjun and his POV, more of his friend Liam and more with his father. Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners In this charming YA debut, a girl whos determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationshipnot knowing that he has been in love with her for years. I saw myself in Madhuri’s desperation to confirm her free will, particularly in the way no one seemed to understand that the life people envisioned for her wasn’t the life she wanted. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog.

My parents were (and still are) supportive, but it would’ve been cathartic to see that support doesn’t look the same in every family. The two have been friends since they were little so to just flip the switch and have everything happen so quickly felt kind of off? We didn’t really get to see them grow their relationship, just them constantly having arguments about different things. I highly recommend it, and I’m looking forward to reading more stories from Devarajan in the future!Madhuri is constantly denying that she even likes him then like a switch she all of a sudden is in love with him. KISMAT CONNECTION has everything you could dream of: destiny, childhood-best-friends-to-lovers, ambitious girls, soft boys, amazing friends, gorgeous prose, and the family that shapes you both the one you’re born into and the one you find along the way. Unfortunately for her, the universe has ways of following through with its plans even when you try your damnedest to get ahead.

Devarajan beautifully crafts this tale of accepting your roots and learning to love yourself and your culture. Uumlber den AutorrnrnAnanya Devarajan is an undergraduate at the University of California, Irvine, pursuing a major in Neurobiology and Behavior with a minor in English.Doomed for her upcoming senior year to be a total failure, according to her astrology-obsessed mother, and doomed to a happily ever after with her first boyfriend, according to her family legacy. and then separately, madjuri has a family curse where the women always marry the first man they date. From new careers to community to (almost) missed connections — and more — these interconnected tales explore the ways university life can be stressful and confusing and exciting and fulfilling. i think if the author had committed to either the astrology reading bit or the curse/experiment bit, the book would've felt more focused.