Sister of the Bollywood Bride, Nandini Bajpai
Sister of the Bollywood Bride, Nandini Bajpai
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Sister of the Bollywood Bride

Author: Nandini Bajpai

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2021

Synopsis

For fans of Morgan Matson's Save the Date comes a charming novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, and weather—as she plans her sister's Bollywood-style Indian wedding.

Mini's big sister, Vinnie, is getting married. Their mom passed away seven years ago and between Dad's new start-up and Vinnie's medical residency, there's no one but Mini to plan the wedding. Dad raised her to know more about computers, calculus, and cars than desi weddings but from the moment Mini held the jewelry Mom left them, she wanted her sister to have the wedding Mom would've planned.

Now Mini has only two months to get it done and she's not going to let anything distract her, not even the persistent, mysterious, and smoking-hot Vir Mirchandani. Flower garlands, decorations, music, even a white wedding horse—everything is in place.

That is, until a monster hurricane heads for Boston that could ruin everything. Will Mini come through as sister of the bride and save the day?

Reviews

Goodreads review by ahaana on May 01, 2025

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Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on May 31, 2022

Sister of the Bollywood Bride is one that I had on my radar for a while, but never got the opportunity to read it. I finally made my way around to it this year. If you’re looking for a book that explores the cultural details of weddings then I think this might be one you would enjoy. The story follo......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 17, 2021

3.5 stars This YA fiction read was cute and had some heart. The opportunity to read about an Indian wedding is what drew me in but I found myself equally interested in how this story also touched on the loss of a family member and how it affected this particular family. Mini is in high school and she......more

Goodreads review by nitya on May 07, 2022

I liked A Match Made in Mehendi more than this! Maybe it was the different plot or more compelling characters. And the South Indian portrayals felt stereotypical at times. I liked the inclusion at first but not when it's done in a "look at these backwards Tamil/South people with their weird food and......more

Goodreads review by ari 🪷 on March 23, 2022

this is 3 star instead of 2 cause of the way grief is explored in this book- the way the characters learn to live with it, love it for them what went wrong is that i wasn’t expecting all those details about the wedding, it was beautiful ngl- at a point i was wishing my older cousins got married soon......more

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Praise for Sister of the Bollywood Bride:
"A feel-good family story and a romance with a happily ever after."—School Library Journal

Praise for A Match Made in Mehendi: "A breezy, high-spirited novel, full of helicopter parents and high school drama, Simi's story subtly updates familiar tropes while questioning teenage social norms."—Teen Vogue

"This sweet contemporary promises to be packed full of family and friendship drama."—BuzzFeed

* "A rousing story that is as enjoyable as it is heartfelt. [Nandini] Bajpai creates a memorable character in Simi, who shines at the center of the matchmaking web as she narrates this winning romance."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Simi is confident, principled, and unapologetic, and her voice glitters with optimism and honesty. A sweet and quirky romance told by a protagonist who will steal readers' hearts."—Kirkus Reviews

"Fans of Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi and Tanuja Desai Hidier's Born Confused will enjoy this feel-good story."—School Library Journal

"Bajpai creates a strong, sympathetic portrayal of Simi and her close-knit Indian American family. Many readers will enjoy this engaging first-person narrative, which ends with a promising romance."—Booklist

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