Kismat Connection
June 2023 · Harlequin
3.7star
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"A warm, feel good read." —Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
“A gorgeous debut." —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners
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.
Is it possible to change your fate?
Madhuri Iyer is doomed. 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 curse.
Determined to prove the existence of her free will, Madhuri devises an experimental relationship with the one boy she knows she’ll never fall for: her childhood best friend, Arjun Mehta. But Arjun’s feelings for her are a variable she didn’t account for.
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.
“A gorgeous debut." —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners
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.
Is it possible to change your fate?
Madhuri Iyer is doomed. 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 curse.
Determined to prove the existence of her free will, Madhuri devises an experimental relationship with the one boy she knows she’ll never fall for: her childhood best friend, Arjun Mehta. But Arjun’s feelings for her are a variable she didn’t account for.
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.
Ratings and reviews
3.7
6 reviews
Laur Gluchie
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21 June 2023
Kismat Connection was a short and sweet young adult contemporary novel. Following Madhuri, a girl unfortunately destined to marry her first love and Arjun, a boy hopelessly in love with his best friend Madhuri, it makes for a cute fake dating-to-actually dating love story. The plot was simple and cute; a simple fake dating-to-lovers story with Indian representation and culture majorly intertwined into the story. My main and possibly only complaint would be the writing. From the moment I start
Danielle Hammelef
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13 June 2023
I enjoyed the premise of this book so much and then after reading the first impression, knew I had to read this novel. I enjoyed the banter and chemistry between Arjun and Madhuri and delighted when I could see Madhuri was in denial of her true feelings. Best friends to more is always a fun romance trope for me and this one took it in a new direction, different from other books I've read with this trope. I loved Madhuri's supportive and loving family and how they accepted Arjun into their lives
Emily Torbert
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25 June 2023
Thanks to the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! Kismat Connection is a super cute story! I love the dual POV, the fake dating trope, and the way that the two MCs are just made for each other. I love Madhuri’s relationships with her sister, best friend, and parents. They are everything they should be and I love it. I do wish we got the same thing for Arjun and his POV, more of his friend Liam and more with his father.
About the author
Ananya Devarajan is the author of Kismat Connection. She is a medical student at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, New York. Like the majority of her characters, she is a second-generation Indian American young adult. Her love for storytelling began on Wattpad, where she grew her audience as a Featured Author, and she later went on to win first place in TeenPit 2019. In her free time, she can be found watching her favorite Bollywood movies or studying for yet another Anatomy exam. ananyadevarajan.com
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