This book is written in the first-person narrative, with you constantly in the main character head throughout the course of the book.

Mary Poser: Butterflies and White Lies as Bollywood Comes to Nashville by Angle A wasn’t for me. I found it lagged and too heavy on the religious aspect. Which made it very difficult for me to complete, I had to actually force myself to do just that.

Would I recommend this book? To me, I wouldn’t read again. But if you’re into learning about new culture and faiths. Then this might be just right for you.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read Mary Poser, by Angel A. Most people grow up worrying about what others think about them, and Mary, the daughter of a minister, was always expected to be the good girl who did no wrong. But, when the handsome Simha swept her off her feet, she began to question what she wanted out of life. Her friends, her family, and her aunt play important roles in helping her get her life in order. This was an entertaining, as well as a thought-provoking book.

Mary Poser is a wonderful insightful book about trying so hard to please everyone. Mary is the perfect minister 's daughter, perfect friend, perfect girlfriend.....why isn't she perfectly happy. When a Bollywood filmmaker comes to her town of Nashville it shakes her life up makes her look at her life and everything around her in new ways. I read this book in exchange for a review and was cheering for Mary the whole time. I hope we will see more from author Angel A. I want to read Mary's siblings' stories too!

I did not finish the book, so I am unable to provide a review.

Mary Poser by Angel A was the most interesting novel I have read in awhile. The culture and religious content Mad me even more curious. The entire story was entertaining. The main character, is in a sticky situation. Her parents want her to do what they want yet she's not happy...and what makes her happy is something they wouldn't want for her. However, she has to,learn for herself whether she wants to break free and be happy or live forever within the hold of her parents. Life is messy, complicated, and a major struggle after struggle. Here, Mary Poser has what I call the real life syndrome. Struggles are just a part of life. Mary is at a crossroads...and when she finally finds the courage to make a decision it will be beautiful. The tale lagged a bit at times but then picked up speed. Angel A created a realistic plot that readers can easily relate to...and feel connected to the characters. Overall, this story was a great read.

This book just wasn't for me. The main character Mary Posey meets a man at a party and within is alone with him in her car and within 3 more hours lets him into her apartment and stay the night. I will admit I only read 50% of the book because it just seemed to go no where for me. Maybe I should have stuck with it and I would have been surprised. Thank you for the opportunity.

Mary Poser has lived her entire life trying to please others. When she meets man who challenges her on every level, she is scared to the point of avoidance. Will she continue trying to please her family or will she finally find out who she really is?

This was a fun book with a couple unexpected twists. I was concerned at the beginning that it would be an overly Christian themed book, but it wasn't. There is a fair amount of God mentioned in the book because that's the way it is in Tennessee, but there's also a lot of Hinduism mentioned as well. I didn't find the book as funny as the description made it out to be but I did snicker when the book mentioned Mary's aunt chose her name so she'd be Mary Poser and mariposa is butterfly in Spanish. It was a fun read. I'd recommend.

Sadly for me a DNF it was way too wordy and seemed like it was babble. The beginning was drawn out where the two main characters meet. I found it hard to believe a hardcore Nashville country girl could been mesmerized by a man from India. In my opinion anyway it just wasnt for me

This was the first book I have read by this author and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. This was more than just another romance book with a love triangle. It delved deep into friendships, family, bigotry, religion, and multi-cultural beliefs.

Living in Nashville, Tennessee her entire life, Mary Poser is the daughter of a Baptist minister and lives her life the way she is expected to behave, jumping through hoops by her family, friends and her boss.... until she catches a glimpse of the most gorgeous man she had ever seen in her life. When their eyes meet, chemistry explodes! But this man is from India, and is Hindu and is only in Nashville for the Film Festival. How can this relationship possibly have a chance?

After driving off a bridge and having a near death experience, life continues to get complicated for Mary. But her Aunt Sara has more insight than you can imagine as she explains why a butterfly shouldn't be helped out of a cocoon (chrysalis). She explains that "a butterfly needs to struggle within it to develop its wings, and then it needs to break out of the chrysalis by itself to get even stronger. If you open the chrysalis too early, the butterfly won't be ready. It won't be able to fly." This also seems to be true in Mary's life.

And struggle she does! Continuing to follow what her family expects of her, she is totally miserable. When she finally finds the strength within her to live her life as she chooses, many secrets are revealed.

Angel A. did a remarkable job explaining customs and beliefs in the Indian culture. I was fascinated reading every time Simha explained his culture to Mary. Very descriptive and the characters were very well developed.

The middle of the book dragged just a bit, but all in all, it was an awesome book!

The characters were very real and a good love story- the main problem I had was it moved too slow. Too much going over the same self doubt dialog with herself.