Thanks to @avonbooks I was able to read Marriage & Masti by @nishawrites last year (yes, I know this is a VERY delayed IG review) and LOVED it. It’s such a fun, steamy read! 

M&M is the third in the “If Shakespeare Was an Auntie” trilogy, yet the first book in the trilogy I read. Whoops? Except not ‘whoops’ because when I say I’m super excited to read the first two, you should know this means I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK. 

Nisha writes with heart, humour, and head (interpret the latter however you wish 😜), as well as a deep respect for Indian, and specifically, Desi, culture, traditions, and community. 

This book takes us through many of the beautiful aspects of Desi wedding customs and what being married means in the culture. This allows us to see how the MCs, Veera and Deepak grow as individuals, and a couple, and step into new roles in their community.

The dynamic between Veera and Deepak was fantastic. They are both stubborn, highly intelligent, charismatic people, who are one another’s biggest cheerleader, even after having some distance in their friendship for some time. They balance each other in so many ways, and respect each other deeply. In their careers, they definitely become a power couple. 

Veera’s character growth was lovely. She’s at a crossroads in her career, and needs to find a new path forward, while also finding a new equilibrium with her friends after having felt sidelined a bit. I felt that her story was so much more than getting her HEA, but truly an evolution into being a Desi woman, and entry into an inner circle of married women, with its new privileges, traditions, and expectations.

I plan to read the first two books soon, and I have no doubt they will be great!