I recieved a free eARC of this book. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review it.

Maya's first semester of college.....it's been OK, but not great. All of her plans, her goals, her dreams have been sidelined because of a meet up with a guy who, despite demanding all her time and attention, insists that she's not his girlfriend.

So, time for Maya 2.0. Time to join the campus Hindu Students Association and put on the best Holi celebration the campus has ever seen. Time to go to campus events. Time to meet new people...maybe even a boyfriend.

This plan hits a snag when Zane, the president of the HSA, asks Maya to co-chair along with Nishant, a dashing, handsome DJ known on campus as a 2 date wonder.

The story progresses as anticipated. There's no doubt that there will be a Happlily ever after. But, having said that, this is an enjoyable YA romance. There is no physicality beyond kisses, the relationships develop organically over time, and the set-backs faced are both logical and reasonable. There is also a lot of detail about Holi and it's role in Hindu culture and what it means to Maya, and the struggles faced by kids who, despite being absolutely successful, aren't necessarily successful in the way their more traditional families expect. This is a wonderful own voices book and one that I believe will be well accepted by it's target audience. It's also a YA book which would be perfectly acceptable for advanced MG readers, which is unusual. Well done.