While You Were Dreaming, Alisha Rai
While You Were Dreaming, Alisha Rai
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While You Were Dreaming

Author: Alisha Rai

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023

Synopsis

In this debut contemporary YA romance by bestselling author Alisha Rai, a girl with undocumented family members goes viral after saving her crush’s life in disguise. A must read for fans of Sandhya Menon and Nicola Yoon. A Phenomenal Book Club Pick!It’s a classic story: girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, boy finally notices girl when he sees her in a homemade costume. At least, that’s what Sonia Patil is hoping for when she plans to meet her crush at the local comic-con in cosplay.But instead of winning her crush over, Sonia rescues him after he faints into a canal and, suddenly, everything changes. Since she was in disguise, no one knows who the masked do-gooder was . . .but everyone is trying to find out. Sonia can’t let that happen—her sister is undocumented, and the girls have been flying under the radar since their mother was deported back to Mumbai.Sonia finds herself hiding from social media detectives and trying to connect with her crush and his family. But juggling crushes and a secret identity might just take superpowers. Can Sonia hide in plain sight forever?

About Alisha Rai

Alisha Rai pens award-winning contemporary romances, and her novels have been named Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, NPR, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Kirkus, and Cosmopolitan magazine. When she’s not writing, Alisha is traveling or tweeting. To find out more about her books or to sign up for her newsletter, visit alisharai.com.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison

While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai Contemporary YA romance. A bit of family drama. Own voice. Sonia Patil would love to do more cosplay when she’s not in school or working. She’s handy with a needle and thread and created a costume for a local book event but ended up working instead. On the way hom......more

Goodreads review by Ayushi (bookwormbullet)

Thank you so much to HarperCollins Children's Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! This book was everything! While You Were Sleeping is one of my favorite 90's rom-coms and with Alisha Rai being one of my all-time favorite authors, I was ecstatic to hear that her YA de......more

Goodreads review by Fanna

It balanced the struggles of immigration & undocumented loved ones with the cute & swoon-worthy budding romance(s) so well —a love triangle, a female friendship, a sister bond, and a passion for cosplay win in this YA. rtc.......more

Goodreads review by Saloni

I got this book solely because it is by an Indian author. I don't really like this cover and the title doesn't make sense to me eve after reading the whole book. I don't think the blurb conveyed much either, but because that didn't affect my reading experience, I'm not going to consider this in my r......more

Goodreads review by kate

Brilliantly exploring the struggles of coming of age whilst living with the constant fear for the livelihood of undocumented loved ones, While You Were Dreaming expertly balances adorable rom-com movie worthy moments with scenes of heart wrenching familial turmoil. Featuring an adorable sibling love......more

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