Book Review #109 About That Summer : Sudha Nair

Blurb:


Meet Ria – All of 20, a mature, strong, independent young woman. Neha's daughter, now all grown up from the little girl in pigtails, we met in The Wedding Tamasha & Priyamvada and Co. She’s looking forward to an uneventful, lazy summer back home from college – but will her wish come true?
Sid is recovering from a nasty break-up. He wants to get away from all the negativity back home, and decides a family vacation is just what he needs. Or is it?

Then, of course, there’s Neha – Ria’s mother. A widow, an entrepreneur, a teacher, and a mother, among other things, this gutsy fireball of an achiever is confident and ready to take on a whole lot more. Will the universe continue to conspire to keep her and Prithvi apart?

Summer sparks fly! Romance is in the air...

But will the drama of the jealous ex-lover, the scheming starlet, the backstabber, the resentful childhood friend, be too much for our quirky, yet very close-knit Menon family?

Will Ria find the storybook romance she's been missing all of her life?

Will Sid be able to overcome the ghosts of his past, and claim the girl of his dreams?

My Take:

A simple yet elegant love story. A breezy summer read. I love the author's narration and how she brings all the characters together and weave some story full of love and family values. Set against a family of Menon, a cool patriarch, understanding mother, beautiful sisters Shweta and Neha  and now her daughter Ria.

A bitter past and long lost love Prithvi now back, Neha is living a happy life. Ria in college and Neha busy with her acting school. Prithvi on and off proposing marriage and Neha postponing her decision, their lives take a turn when her long lost best friend Sushma arrives with her daughter in tow Tanya and son Sid.

Sid has a bitter breakup and trying to come in terms with it.  Ria and Sid start spending time with each other and start falling in love. Will their families accept? Will Prithvi and Neha marry? Read the book to find out.

I loved the story line, narration. Have loved the previous stories, this can be read as a sequel or a standalone. A breezy read.

I would rate this 4/5.