I received The Imperfect Bride (Book 2 in The Mismatched Couple series) by Rubina Ramesh as a review copy from the author and am thankful to her for the same.
The blurb:
Ruchika didn’t want to live under the shadow of her younger sister. She didn’t want to marry the man rejected by her sister and she didn’t want to go to the USA when her heart was set on going to London. But still, she gave in and did all of them. So she wanted to take one decision that was entirely hers. She wanted to divorce Kabir and go back to her village, Toosa. She does go back to Toosa, but her heart remains in Seattle, with Kabir.
Kabir was engaged to one sister and now married to the other one. There is nothing he doesn’t know about Ruchika. She is his best friend from first grade. He knows how utterly selfish, bird-brained, and irresponsible she is. He can’t trust her to make an omelet without burning the house down, let alone live with him in Seattle, without her family. But more than anything else, he refuses to be the second-best man in her life. So, if it was a divorce she wanted, he would damn well give her one.
But could she please leave his heart behind?
You do remember Nikki’s sister Ruchika, don’t you, from The Confused Bridegroom? Well, you guys said that she deserved a love story. You asked, and my imagination got its wings.
The story:
Ruchika and Kabir have been best friends since childhood. And Kabir has been in love with her till she gets engaged to Arvind and Kabir has no choice but to agree to marrying Ruchika is the Sarpanch’s daughter and Kabir, the son of the headmaster in their school who had gone to New York to study and later he started working in Seattle.
And then because her sister fell in love with Arvind, Ruchika and Kabir get married. Kabir feels that Ruchika married him because she was compelled to and Ruchika feels the same. She is unable to manage the house, so she decides to divorce him be being the Imperfect bride. And then Ruchika is mad at Kabir for not turning up at the court.
Read the book to find out more.
My take:
I read this story when I was isolated after testing positive for Covid, and believe me, this story must have increased the oxygen levels in my blood.
I loved the cover and the story. A simple story with funny twists and turns. The book is funny and I found myself laughing out loud so many times. The characters are realistic and their confusions are funny. I loved the ‘imperfect’ Ruchika and all her antics, be it at the airport, in the aeroplane or even in Seattle.
Add all this and some Punjabi tadka and you are in for a funny ride. The language is simple and the story is fast paced.
Overall, an enjoyable read.
DISCLAIMER: I received a free e-copy of the book in exchange for an homest review. I have not received any monetary compensation for the same.
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