I tried so hard not to finish this book. As soon as I saw that there were no more If Shakespeare was an Auntie, I knew that I would not want to find the conclusion of this series.

I am a self reported friends to lovers hater. But this one might be my favorite F2L of all. I've loved these characters since Dating Dr. Dil, and Veera and Deepak might just be my favorite.

Their journey to a happily ever after, plus the journey that all of the women have as friends is so beautiful that I cannot believe this is over.

I don't want to spoil it, but everyone truly gets what they deserve at the end of this and it could not make me happier.

Nisha Sharma you will always be famous!

In a dazzling conclusion to the If Shakespeare Was An Auntie Series, Nisha Sharma tackles fake marriage and friends-to-lovers. Veera Mathur has been through a lot recently. Her two best friends fell in love, the man she’s been in love with for years got engaged without telling her, and her father fired her from the family company before selling it. Deepak also hasn’t had the best year. In order to secure the board votes to become CEO of his family’s company, he was ready to marry Olivia Gupta. However, when he finds out he's been dumped via TikTok video, all his plans come crashing down and he wants the one person who always made him feel confident and helped him.

When Deepak gets a call from Veera after eight months, Deepak rushes to help her. After a night of drowning their sorrows in drinks, Deepak and Veera accidentally get married. When they sober up, they realize a marriage could be exactly what they each need for their careers. But as their lives and souls become entwined and the lines between fake spouses and real spouses blurs, they have to decide if love is really worth risking everything.

I always love everything Nisha Sharma writes. She writes with a wit and confidence that makes her stories so powerful to read. After reading Dating Dr. Dil and Tastes Like Shakaar last summer, I was eagerly awaiting the final installment of this series. Deepak and Veera had always been the most lowkey of this group, and I was so excited to see more of them.

I absolutely loved getting to know Veera. Everyone sees her as a softie and underestimates her because of that, but underneath her kindness is a spine of steel who is confident in herself and her abilities. I really understood how she was feeling and where she was coming from, particularly when she intentionally put distance between herself and her best friends, Bobbi and Kareena. While it hurt me because I absolutely love their friendship, I understood how Veera felt left out and thought distancing herself would ease the pain. The moments between the three of them, though few, were honestly my favorite of the book. Their love for each other is so powerful and beautiful to read about.

The reason I give this 4 stars is more about my personal preference than anything. I have a very hard time with friends-to-lovers, particularly when the guy does the annoying thing where he’s like wow, has she been in front of me this whole time?? Deepak did that for the first several chapters, and it was incredibly frustrating, especially when we know based on the epilogue of Tastes Like Shakaar that Veera has been in love with Deepak for a while. Sometimes, you don’t know until you know, but it felt like he was taking advantage of Veera (and I love Veera, I would fight to the death for her).

Overall, a beautiful conclusion to the delightful series.

Of course I loved this book, but I was so sad when I finished! The fact that this series is over makes me so upset! Dating Dr. Dil was one of the books that got me back into reading, so finishing Marriage and Masti was really bittersweet. And to finish the series off with a friends to strangers to lovers was truly chefs kiss. I was sold by this book at the dedication and I knew then that it was going to rip my heart out. Also loved that it was a Twelfth Night retelling, because it really made me want to rewatch "She's the Man".