"a biodata is like a resume"
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Are your tired of reading the female perspective of trying to find love and settle down. Well this author brings you an Indian MMC in his 30s for whom American dating has failed and the only perfect option is to settle for an arrange marriage. Because why not, so many arranged marriages have proven to be successful.
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Review:
The book started with Arjun being stood up by his blind date and the night ending with a surprise birthday party at his house. The same night his mother arrived and started to pressurize him to get married, using the typical Indian dialogue:
"oh, when you have children, I promise I'll move into your apartment and raise them for you".
Arjun somehow knew that she was right about him finally settling down. So he finally gave in to see girls for an arrangement marriage through Dhanya aunty's list of biodata's. Due to some changes at his work, he was temporarily shifted to another spot with a girl named Nisha, a failed novelist (she worked for another company). They had an enemy to friends situation which was super cute. Arjun started to like her but Nisha had made it clear that she is divorced and not looking forward to marry again in life. Arjun continue to find his match through the biodata's and finally found Sophia who is quite his type. Will Sophia be the one to end Arjun's search party?

I will recommend this book for the rest of my life. It was super cute and refreshing. I can't remember the last time that I read a book like from begin to end from a male POV.

Thank you so much netgalley and Harbor Lane Booms, LCC for this amazing e-Arc.

This was a really cute lighthearted romance.

I really enjoyed reading a MMC whose primary focus is getting settled down, and starting a family. I rarely read books that are solely from the male POV, but I found this one refreshing and very palatable.

This book also had a lot of insight into Indian culture, and took on the topic of arranged marriages, with a lot of insight into why people choose that, and the benefits. I found it really interesting to read.

The characters are all very lovable, there’s a lot of side plot (work/restaurant/friends), and the book itself flies by.

I would definitely recommend picking this up!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

I really enjoyed this book. Such a cute quick and easy read. I loved the storyline and the characters. Great writing style. Perfect summer read.

25% into this book and the main female character hasn't been introduced... like I do not want to read about a boring playboy for 25% and not even be introduced to the MFC, it was just ridiculous and honestly not worth continuing. I had high hopes but they were let down.

You know what’s refreshing? An author deciding to write a male lead character that yearns for a relationship, marriage, and commitment. Often in the romance genre the roles are reversed and we’re slowly introduced to a male love interest and spend our time with a female lead. In “The Arranged Marriage” we’re only with Arjun’s pov and it’s refreshing. We get into thought process and understand the pressures placed upon a man for a change. In ‘The Arrangement’, Sonali flips the narrative and we get to follow Arjun as he figures out ‘Indian matchmaking’, insistent familial pressure, and juggling what he wants for his future. For that alone, this book is a BIG WIN for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Harbor Lane Books, LLC for providing an ARC!