Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Just The Way You Are

Subtitle: Soulmates, #1

Author: Adite Banerjie

Genre: Romance

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series? N/A

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52214836-just-the-way-you-are

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Meet Shikha and Yash. The two young people seem an unlikely match and Shikha fights against her attraction to the younger man. Both are loveable characters and the story is well-written.

What I liked about the book:

Although this is a short, romantic read, the story was complete. It also shattered some preconceived ideas about relationships between Indian men and women.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

When Yash accidentally meets Shikha’s son and gets in touch with Shikha again that way.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The end. I wanted to know what happened next. But, joking aside, I loved this book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is the first in a series. I really have to stop myself at the moment from buying the next one and find out what happens next. It will be a follow on from this one, right?

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book was an eye-opener, romantic and had a feel good factor. As such, it could be compared with any books that also have this.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like reading feel good, romantic stories, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

Single mom and bridal makeup artiste Shikha Verma is finally in a good place – both professionally and on the personal front. A chance encounter with a charming musician, who is much younger than her, has her throwing caution to the winds and breaking vows she’s made to herself. Walking away is the right thing to do. After all, she can't risk another heartbreak when she has only just recovered from one.

Yash Kulsreshtha has never been more attracted to a woman and the lady definitely is into him. Why then is Shikha is hell bent on pushing him away? Surely their age difference is not such a big deal? But before he can convince her, she storms out of his life. Are Yash and Shikha destined to stay apart or will life hand them a chance at happily-ever-after?

This novella is a feel-good, emotional romance and the first book of the Soulmates Series.

About the Author:

Adite Banerjie discovered the wonderful world of books at an early age which sparked her interest in writing. After a fulfilling and exciting career as a business journalist she turned her attention to fiction.

Three of her romance novels have been published by Harlequin/Harper Collins India. In 2018 she embarked on her indie journey as an author-publisher.

She also writes screenplays. 7 Lives, a short film she wrote on organ donation is currently streaming on Amazon Prime (US, UK). In 2017 one of her scripts made it to the semi-finals of the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowships.

When she is not grappling with her current work-in-progress, she enjoys spending time with her husband and watching back-to-back movies.

She loves to connect with her readers through her website www.aditebanerjie.com, Facebook page (https://facebook.com/AditeBanerjieWriter) and Twitter account (https://twitter.com/adite).