I don't know if you can hear me screaming, but I want you to know that I am indeed screaming from all the cuteness. This book was so sweet that I swear I got some cavities from reading it.

This story looks into destiny and how things don't always end up like you thought they would. Maybe what we thought was perfect isn't really working for us after all, and that's alright.

The Bollywood references, the sweet family dynamics, the friendship and some cute romance made this book so fun and entertaining and I'm so glad I picked it up!

First of all I picked this book up because I love Bride and Prejudice and thought a book about Bollywood would be right up my street.
The book itself was ok, now and again things seemed a little rushed or easy but maybe that’s just me. I liked the fact that you had the movie reviews and I now have a ton of movies I can sit and watch and maybe if I did watch them I would understand more of the references.
Nevertheless it was still an interesting and easy read and the Colin Firth references were on point so instant win there

I absolutely adore this book. Witty, fun, believable characters - I wish it had been around when I was in my teens, however it is DEFINITELY one of those YA books adults can enjoy too. I feel so inspired to go and watch lots of Bollywood movies now!! I can’t wait to see what else Nisha writes too. One of the best YA books I’ve read this year, my so-called Bollywood life is one of those books you can’t put down.

As soon as I heard about this book, I was instantly excited for it! It sounded like a cute, fun contemporary that could split up the more hard hitting ones I’ve been reading lately but sadly, I did not enjoy this one!

In My So Called Bollywood Life we follow our main character Winnie who has a huge passion and runs a blog about Bollywood movies who has just got back from film camp to find out her boyfriend has cheated on her after she asked for a break from him over the summer. But, there’s a “prophecy” that they’re basically meant to be together and then she meets Dev and oh no, she must choose between the two🙀

My biggest problem with this book was Winnie, I just thought she was such an unlikeable main character, I mean it starts off with her stealing and burying some of her ex boyfriends things! And I know what happened to her was so horrific but throughout the book her wineyness just grated me so much, I wanted to shake her and tell her she’s worth more than him. Also considering she has such a passion for Bollywood, her love and blog are hardly even mentioned apart from at the start of each chapter.

I also really thought that this book could have definitely benefitted from being in 1st person rather than 3rd, I feel like it would really help me connected with Winnie more!

One thing I did like was the writing itself! I think the author is a super talented writer, unfortunately, this book was just not for me!

I know that so many people are going to love this when it comes out and I’m sad that I didn’t!

Thank you to Netgalley for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review! All views are my own.