Summary:
An aspiring teen filmmaker finds her voice and falls in love in this delightful romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi.
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.
My rating:
This was such a fun read! I've liked Sandhya Menon's other books, but this one is definitely my favorites so far!
Characters:
Twinkle:
"Twinkle, what's your number one goal in life?"
"To change lives with my films and show the world what a Desi girl can do," I said proudly.
Twinkle is a really relatable character, especially in her awkwardness and groundling status! She's a feminist and super passionate about filmmaking and making her art matter, which really stood out throughout the book. And since we're reading from her dairy, it's easy to connect to her character and see who she really is. She did annoy me a little when she was choosing between N and Sahil cause come on! He's always there for you and he gets you, and meanwhile your still thinking about N? Who you don't even know may I add? But I guess that's a good thing since it shows her character change.
Sahil: Sahil is such a good love-interest because he's even more than that! He's sweet and understanding and kind, but also he has is own life and his own struggles!
Dadi: She's a side character, and not too important but I just loved her! Twinkle's grandma is what most people would consider weird, but she also gives such good advice!
I liked the side characters too like Twinkle ex BFF, Maddie, and all of Sahil's friends.
Plot
The plot was enjoyable too because of how exciting it was. Twinkle has wanted for all her life to be a director and filmmaker and now she finally has a chance! I loved reading about how both the movie and her life progressed. The mystery element of it was nice too, but I easily predicted who the secret admirer was. Since this is a contemporary, and the mystery isn't the main point, I guess it's not too big of a deal.
Message+Character Change
One of the things I most loved about this book{other than it being really fun to read} was the message it gave. Twinkle has always felt invisible, so she thinks she needs to be with Neil to get people to notice her, but then she realizes she doesn't need that. She's always wanted to be a filmmaker, and now with Sahil as her producer, and Maddie and some other silk feathered hats as the cast, she can finally do it! By the end she wasn't grounding, and she wasn't a silk feathered hat either, she was just her best self!
Something Else I liked
I really liked how the silk-feathered hats, A.K.A the popular kids, weren't one-dimensional. Sure, they were mean and all I'm-better-than-you and full of drama, but they also could be nice people and really talented. Vicotria especially showed this since she helped Twinkle at one point and then even became like a friend later. In most books with popular kids, I've only sent hat side portrayed so I liked how this book showed that they weren't all bad.
What Could Have Been Better
Most of this review has been me saying how much I enjoyed this book with plenty of exclamation points, but there's something that could have been better. I would have liked to see more interactions between Neal and Sahil though. I mean, they are brothers, and considering how Sahil feels about his brother, it would have been interesting to see them talk to each other. That would have really shown their relationship better than just hearing it from Sahil or the other characters.
Overall, though I just loved reading this book and I totally recommend it!
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