NOTE: THIS IS BOOK ONE IN A SERIES. THE SEQUEL PICKS UP FROM THE SAME STORYLINE, AND ADDRESSES ANY QUESTIONS THIS BOOK ENDS WITH. THANK YOU!
An awkward family homecoming at Christmas.
A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.
The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.
And that’s just the first two chapters.
In “Year of the Chick,” Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband.
But this is North America, not Calcutta! Who lets their parents choose their husbands?!
Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside “awkward Indian living in the West.”
To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It’s the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that’s exactly what happens to her. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play.
From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time.
And that’s when she meets a fellow writer.
On the Internet.
So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that’s not as creepy as “To Catch a Predator”?
Time will tell in the “year of the chick,” a twelve-month quest to find love.
Tick-tock.
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“Year of the Chick” is book one of a series, with the sequel “Last-Minute Love” available now!
Length: 74,000 words or 288 pages
DISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!
Roller Coaster Read I felt like I was on a roller coaster reading this book. First I loved Romi and thought she was hilarious. Then I got a little put off by her over neurotic mental barrage for a bit and then I loved her again. The writing was good and I just could not put this book down until I got to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look very forward to the next one. I would definitely recommend this book to others to read because there were numerous times I was actually laughing out loud while reading this. I love Romi she is definitely one of my favorite characters.
Funny and entertaining! I could not put this down. I really liked the book and found that I could relate in some ways. Romi’s interaction with her family was great, and I enjoyed her sarcastic sense of humor. Just burned through the prequel too, but left me wanting to read more. Looking forward to the next book!