Mira Salvi has the perfect life—a job she loves, a fiancé everyone adores, and the secure future she’s always imagined for herself. Really, she hasn’t a thing to complain about, not even when she has to go on her engagement trip to New York alone.
While playing tourist in the city, Mira chances upon a lost ring, and her social media post to locate its owner goes viral. With everyone trying to claim the ring, only one person seems to want to find its owner as badly as Mira does: journalist Krish Hale. Brooding and arrogant, he will do anything to get to write this story.
As Krish and Mira reluctantly join forces and jump into the adventure of tracing the ring back to where it belongs, Mira begins to wonder if she is in the right place in her own life. She had to have found this ring for a reason…right? Maybe, like the owner of the lost ring, her happy ending hasn’t been written yet either.
PJ's Thoughts:
There's something special about There's Something About Mira. It's my favorite of all the books Sonali Dev has written. I usually enjoy her stories but this is the first one that has kept me reading until 3:00 in the morning and still thinking about the characters many days later.
Mira is so intriguing. I thought I knew everything about her in the first chapter of the book but, no, there are many, many layers to be discovered about this character. Layers of which even Mira is unaware. I love the moment of fate that projects Mira's life in a different direction from the one that has been directed by her parents since birth, leading to new friendships, unexpected adventures, healed relationships, opportunities to carve her own path in life, and a deep, enduring love.
The journey Mira embarks upon is eye-opening, emotional, heart-wrenching at times, joyful at others, but ultimately empowering, uplifting, and so very, very good. Dev brought these characters to life in such a way that I never once felt like I was reading about them. I was with them, all of them (primary and secondary), every step of the way experiencing the highs and lows of the obstacles life - and the people in their lives - placed in their way.
If you enjoy a beautifully nuanced story about parental expectations, social issues, fate, finding yourself, and opening your heart to both love for yourself and the love others choose for themselves, pick up a copy of There's Something About Mira. It's one of the best books I've read in a while.
Thank you for the beautiful review! I look forward to reading this book! I was reminded about 2 other books I have read that would combine these themes - The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary, that is about searching for owners of lost rings. And Adriana Trigiani's Very Valentine, in which she starts out engaged and goes on her engagement trip alone, while her fiance stays behind to work in his new restaurant. The movie Letters to Juliet is also similar in theme. I love them all!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful review. and I thank you very much for the introduction to a new to me author. You are a master at drawing me to new books, new authors and general wonderfulness. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI have on my kindle, I’m looking forward to reading. Love Sonali’s books!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an enjoyable and enlightening book. One where not only do you learn much about the journey of the characters, but maybe a bit about yourself. Another for my wish list.
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