Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
I was excited to read this story, based on the title and description. While it was a cute story and I enjoyed a peek into a different culture, the plot didn't keep me interested like I had hoped. The main characters lacked chemistry and frankly, I found Sammy to be irritating and not genuine.
While I didn't love this book, I would try the author again.

#SarinotSari is the wonderful debut novel by Sonya Singh. A fun multicultural contemporary rom-com about finding your true identity. A must add to you TBR list this Spring 📚🤓❤️

Thank you to #NetGallery and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for a review

This book was a fun light read! Overall an enjoyable read.

The only complaint I have for this book was the ending was a but rushed in my opinion.
The way the author talked about Indian culture made me want to learn more about it! It's truly a beautiful culture!
Thank you so much for letting me read this book!

I really enjoyed all of the wonderful descriptions of Indian culture and celebrations and Manny’s journey to discover her South Asian roots. I also loved Manny’s found family. Only drawbacks, it took too long for the MC’s to actually meet and the ending was a bit rushed and over-the-top. Overall it was an enjoyable read and I’ll be checking out the author's next book.

Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster Canada and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I couldn’t wait to read this book because I was always so fascinated by Indian culture! The cover is beautifully colourful and the clothing just caught my eye! I absolutely loved the whole concept of Manny’s whole company, CEO of “Breakup” a company that helps manage their relationships. I enjoyed seeing each client's emails in the beginning of each chapter. I also did enjoy Manny’s self journey to finding her way back to her cultural roots of being “Indian again”.

Although the biggest let down of this book was the romance part of it. This was definitely one of those slow burn books and part of the ending felt super rushed along with her relationship with Sammy. I found them two to be a little awkward and hoped for more out of the two of them to grow. I disliked the way Manny handled that issue with her fiancé at the end of the book, threw me off. Definitely the story could’ve improved for the better, overall it was a nice light read.

Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh follows Manny Dogra, CEO of Breakup, a company that helps others with their breakups. Manny is very business-oriented, but she also plans to marry her architect fiancé. Whenever the super busy Adam can find the time to do so. Manny is dealing with the recent loss of her parents, who always wanted the “American Dream” for her. She grew up knowing little about her Indian heritage. When Manny is featured on a magazine cover with her skin Photoshopped to look lighter, she feels very upset. She wants to be more in touch with her Indian heritage, so when client Sammy Patel comes by Breakup with an odd request, a deal is struck. In exchange for Breakup’s services, Manny with accompany Sammy for a crash course in how to be “Indian” at his brother’s wedding. Manny feels so happy at the celebrations. She truly feels like she is discovering her true self. She is also discovering true love.

This is a fun, big-hearted book. It’s a great quick read. I really liked reading Manny’s journey in learning about her true self.

This review is going to be short and sweet because honestly, I only finished this book for the sake of finishing it. I didn't overly enjoy it....

Manny Dogra is the CEO of a company that breaks up with your partner for you via email (what!!!???) or helps you to get over a breakup. Sammy Patel enlists the services of Breakup to temporarily end things with his girlfriend - a service Breakup does not offer. However, Manny makes an exception if he brings her to his brothers wedding so she can find her inner Indian.

First of all, Manny's fiancé, Adam, is a dick and the fact that she can't see that boggles my mind. Also, Sammy's girlfriend is extremely unlikeable as well and she just gets worse and worse as the story progresses.

Secondly, the story is so rushed. Things would get glossed over or people would just accept something someone says and move on. Plus who falls in love so quickly? Is this a normal thing? There was like zero romance between the two main characters.

Thirdly, the author would write words in Indian or Hindu or whatever and just expect the reader to know what they are referring to. Sometimes it might be a food, or a drink, or a title or slang for someone's title? I don't know. I would have liked to know what these things were or what they meant and not just assume the reader knows what these words mean.

Fourthly and lastly. It drove me nuts when the main characters kept referring to each other by last name. Like you're telling me that these people (presumably) end up as a couple and that's how they talk to each other? It was just weird.

I wanted to like it because the premise was cute, the cover was adorable and the clothing sounded a-mazing, but I just couldn't do it. Like I said earlier, I only finished this for the sake of finishing it. 2/5 stars.

I requested to read and review this book for free from Simon and Schuster Canada. This book has drama, mystery and romance. The author helps the reader think about its on cultural background and where we come from. Manny has been dealt with some serious blows in life. And she has gotten up and kept living or has she. Sammy is a true Indian man but will pressure and obligation have him making the best choices. Sometimes in life we don't know what we really need until certain people come into our life. If people have helped put in a dark period can they be the real deal.

This was a very cute rom come with really lovable characters. I loved the journey that Manny takes throughout the book and the support she has along the way. I learned a lot about Indian culture and traditions, which was a very nice bonus. The writing had great descriptions and flair, but I thought some parts of the story happened too fast and the beginning was way too slow. It took me to almost 30% until it really caught my interest. There were also just jumps that were confusing and didn’t flow. But overall it was a nice romance with wonderful characters. I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

This was a cute romcom with the added bonus of learning a bit about Indian culture.

This was a lighthearted and fun read. I really liked how the main character, Manny, wants to explore and learn about her Indian background. In a time when readers are looking for more diversity this would be a great book to do so!

I love reading debut authors and I really love when a debut is a hit!

This was so fun, so vibrant, so diverse, so educational and just an overall delight of a book.

I cannot wait to read more by Sonya Singh and absolutely love the introduction (for me) into Indian culture, weddings, traditions and a bit of fictional flair!

Manny Dogra is a young up-and-coming CEO of Breakup. Her company helps people navigate difficult separations through tactful emails. While juggling break-up requests she is also trying to plan a wedding with her fiancee, Adam Jamieson and mourning the death of her parents.

Although Manny is an Indian-American woman she knows nothing of her Indian heritage. For reasons unclear to her, Manny's parents raised her to be an All-American girl. Not knowing about her Indian culture never really bothered Manny until she sees her skin lightened almost beyond recognition on the cover of a magazine.

The magazine cover and an unusual break-up request from a potential client, Sammy Patel, leads Manny to strike a deal. In exchange for Sammy taking her to his brother's wedding festivities and teaching her about their culture she will help him take temporary break from his girlfriend, Lisa.

While attending the week long wedding party Manny learns more than she ever hoped about herself, chosen family and of course what it means to be Indian.

Sari, Not Sari is a sweet look into family and friends who become family. Overall it was an enjoyable read; however I wish we were able to explore more issues introduced in the story. Manny's discovery into her magazine cover was glossed over and I would have loved to see her delve more deeply into that situation. I also hoped to find out more about the fallout from the situation with Lisa instead of the rushed ending.

**I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited to be granted an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Simon & Schuster.

This is a fun rom-com that is a quick read and is a clean romance which is often a rarity these days.

Singh has written a book that I found to be delightful because of the addition of culture. I found this to be very educational as someone who does not live in an area with any significant amounts of Indians. I found myself googling so many different terms, dishes etc. Singh paints a beautiful picture of family, culture and food.

The two things that rubbed me wrong with this story was 1) Manny's business just felt cheap to me. I understand there could be a need for such a thing but to email someone to break off a relationship seemed cheap. 2) Sammy's response at the wedding to Manny's news did not seem inline with his personality. Sammy went off the deep end and his response didn't line up with his apparent indifference to Lisa. Then the book wrapped up so quickly that it left my head spinning. I think more time needed to be spent from the wedding to the resolution.

I will definitely be looking for future releases from Singh.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

This book follows Manny, a woman of Indian descent, who lives in America, but knows next to nothing about her culture. Through a client she gains through her company, Breakup (who has perfected the art of tactfully breaking up with people through email), she discovers her heritage and ends up falling in love. I loved this book - it was so cute! The storyline was interesting, and the characters were easy to love. I powered through it in less than a weekend, as I was very captivated. I think this book would make a fabulous movie - one I would definitely watch! Highly recommend this book if you're looking for a light and joyful read.

A fantastic debut! I really enjoyed this book start to finish. It is fun and light with something for everyone to relate to. Manny is a fantastic lead character who is just exploring who she is. I love all the supporting characters, each had enough detail that I want books about them too! The cover is also just eye catching enough!

I generally enjoyed this book, but it wasn't entirely for me. I feel like it's landing somewhere between 3 and 4 for me.

I enjoyed the first half of build up and character development of Manny, a successful business owner, and CEO. I thought it started out very strong, I loved Manny's solid friendships, and the build up towards the mediocre fiancé. I wasn't entirely sold on the love story part of things, nor with a few of the moments of conflict that occur in the book. The ones I'm thinking of just seemed to be tacked on for some reason, and I didn't connect with them or their resolutions.

I generally prefer romance novels where I get to see the other side of the story, or some insight into the other lead characters internal development which I didn't see here with Sammy. I enjoyed the premise of the book - reconnecting with roots and discovering oneself a lot, I would have happily read this book without any of the romantic elements. I got the impression that Sammy was ultimately a good person - but I don't feel we get to know him well enough to know why Manny was in love with him.

I left feeling sort of conflicted about the book, but overall enjoyed reading it. There were a lot of great moments of humour and I loved the friendships and self discovery. I am looking forward to reading whatever Sonya Singh comes up with next, because I can see what's possible.

Thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

Thank you NETGALLEY and Simon Schuster for providing me with an Arch of this book in exchange for an honest review.

3.75 starts I can’t give it a full 4 stars but doesn’t deserve 3 stars either.

Sari Not Sari is Sonya Singh’s debut novel. Manny, a CEO, did not grow up with cultural influences. Sammy, her client gives her the idea to learn about her heritage and culture when her fiancé approves a white washed photo of her on a magasine cover. This leads her down the road of all things Indian and the realization that she is in love with Sammy. This book is all kinds of romantic comedy and I was there for it!
BUT the whole thing falls flat at the end. Although your excited about Manny’s realization of love and how she realizes she was exactly who she needed to be all along, the final “conflict” doesn’t really get resolved it just evaporates off the final pages with “they just live happily ever after”

I personally wanted something more to it- maybe a grand gesture or actual closure for Sammy and his ex or Manny and her ex Adam …don’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️

This was cute and I feel like I learned a lot about Indian culture, mainly weddings! This was a great debut novel and I am looking forward to what Sonya Singh comes out with next. I love a story about someone finding their place in life and this really delivered on that!
Thank you to Netgalley for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Manny has a successful business, friends she can count on, and a fiancée so why does she feel like something is missing? Her parents died and she knows very little about her Indian heritage. Sammy Patel and his job seem like the last thing she needs but he can give her something in return, the experience of a big Indian wedding. Manny gets more than she bargained for and and in the midst of the week of celebrations and family she finds herself.

Okay! This is definitely cute, entertaining, educational introduction to Indian culture and wedding rituals, such an easy read:promising debut contemporary multicultural romance! ( wow, I feel exhausted after using too much words incessantly to define a book! I’m taking water break. Kidding I’m sipping my chilled Chardonnay!)

I had great reading time! So you may ask me why the hell I only gave three stars! Because I normal gave them to my neutral reads which neither I liked nor I hated!

But this time I lowered some stars not because of disliking or visiting Switzerland zone of my readings ( that zone also created for my mediocre reads)!

I lowered my stars at the last chapters. We didn’t need that way too much rushed HEA! And I didn’t buy main characters’ instant romance. Of course there are romance books focused on love at first but this story didn’t match with the elements of those books. So abrupt conclusion was a little questionable for me!

I still enjoyed the author’s writing skills. And if she decides to make specific and more logical changing in the end, I may still round up my stars!

But for this conclusion, I decided to keep my 3 solid stars and I still want reading future works of the author!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Simon& Schuster Canada for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.