Meet Me in Mumbai

4.5⭐️ Such an emotional journey! I knew after reading the description that this was going to be heartbreaking. I didn't expect Ayesha’s story to start right at the beginning. I was genuinely expecting a shifting through two different timelines kind of story, but this was a really nice break from rea......more

Sometimes, I wonder why I decide to pick up genres like YA contemporary when I know I’m too old for them. But this was another book where the premise hooked me and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to participate in a blog tour. And I’m glad I did. I was actually expecting the two timelines to alter......more

ayesha is an indian teen studying in the u.s. to pursue her dreams. but an unexpected pregnancy throws her dreams out of line, and the goal-driven girl turns into someone who doesn’t know what to do anymore. eighteen years later…mira is ayesha’s daughter who’s had a great life so far, but she feels l......more

I REALLY enjoyed this YA mother-daughter story! Told in two parts, the first part features Ayesha, a Muslim teen from Mumbai who is finishing up high school in the States so she has a better chance to get into an American university. Feeling lonely missing her family and home, she befriends a Hindi......more

First half is better, if not overly idealogical and not very realistic for the time period. The story is well written and engaging, there are just cultural holes that don't make sense to me. Ayesha is a Muslim girl from a very conservative country, fears and respects her parents and their conservati......more