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    Sandhya Menon is in fine form with From Twinkle, with Love

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    By Jessica on June 28, 2018 YA review, young adult
    From Twinkle with Love MenonFROM TWINKLE, WITH LOVE, by Sandhya Menon, Simon Pulse, May 22, 2018, Hardcover, $18.99 (young adult)

    I love author Sandhya Menon. Her debut novel, When Dimple Met Rishi was one of my favorite novels of 2017. So I was very excited when From Twinkle, with Love arrived on my doorstep.

    From Twinkle, with Love stars Twinkle Mehra, an aspiring filmmaker who’s more wallflower than starlet. Twinkle dreams of sharing her stories with the world, but most of her YouTube followers are her grandmother using different account names.

    When fellow film geek Sahil Roy suggests they join forces to create a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle can’t believe her luck. This is an actual chance to share her voice where people will actually listen, and it’s a dream come true.

    It also doesn’t hurt that Neil Roy — Twinkle’s longtime crush — is also Sahil’s twin brother. This is the perfect opportunity to get to know him better.

    Things start to get real interesting when a secret admirer starts emailing Twinkle, and she’s sure it’s Neil. The only problem, Twinkle is starting to fall in love with Sahil. This is a love triangle fit for the big screen, but in real life, it’s a lot more complicated.

    From Twinkle, with Love is told through letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers — sort of like diary entries. It’s enough different from When Dimple Met Rishi that it stands on its own. And it holds its own, too. But it does skew a bit younger. Twinkle is younger and her maturity level reflects that. And though she’s still living at home, this book feels less about cultural identity and more about overall growth and self-discovery.

    Menon’s writing is once again spot on. Her characters are flawed but likeable and her prose is smooth and inviting. She’s quickly become one of my favorite authors.

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    Jessica Harrison is the reviewer behind Cracking the Cover. She loves books and worked as the in-house book critic at a daily newspaper, writing reviews and interviewing authors for two years. When the company cut back, she lost her position covering books, but that doesn't mean she stopped reading. If anything, the whole experience made her more passionate about reading and giving people the tools to make informed decisions in their own book choices. She has been featured on NetGalley's Blogger Spotlight and is on Kindleprenuer's Ultimate List of the Best Book Review Blogs. Contact her at jessica(at)crackingthecover(dot)com and follow Cracking the Cover on Bluesky, Instagram,  Facebook and Twitter (X) @crackingthecovr. You can also read scaled down reviews on Jessica's Goodreads review page. Jessica is also a reviewer on Amazon.

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