Maya in Multicolor
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Fans of When Dimple Met Rishi will love this charming, slow-burn YA romance about all the ways you can honor tradition while still giving it a modern flair.
When it comes to romance, Maya still believes in meet-cutes, but she’s done with boys wasting her time. After her freshman romance refuses to put a label on their relationship, Maya decides to reclaim her life and completely turnaround her college experience. She’s got big plans to throw the most spectacular Holi—a colorful Hindu festival symbolizing rebirth, which Maya feels she desperately needs.
Enter college heartthrob Nishant Rai, an upperclassman, notorious playboy, and well-connected DJ. After the student council makes him Maya’s co-planner, she finds herself working closely with the one guy on campus she can’t have and definitely doesn’t want. He plans to turn the event into #HoliFest, a flashy EDM festival blending old traditions with the fresh new twist of a music festival. As the two grow closer, Maya realizes Nishant is so much more than a pretty face. Is he just wasting her time, or has she finally found her meet-cute?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's a classic case of opposites attract in this spirited romance by Teerdhala (The Boyfriend Wish). Indian American Maya Sastry, a freshman at Neadham University, is on the lookout for love. When her first shot at romance with white-cued playboy Thomas ends in heartbreak, she endeavors to revamp her life and approach to love by joining a dating app and volunteering with her school's Hindu Student Association to plan an epic Holi celebration. She's soon appointed as the event's co-planner alongside upperclassman Nishant Rai, aka DJ Nish, who insists on turning the festival into an EDM rave. After Thomas plays a malicious prank that results in Maya getting banned from her dating app, Nish volunteers to set her up on dates himself if she agrees to help plan Holi his way. Yet even as Maya meets new romantic prospects and she continues to butt heads with Nish, she starts falling for her matchmaker. While Nish aims to add contemporary flair to the "old-fashioned Holi dance party," Maya finds value in the "nostalgic and traditional" celebration. Romance tropes abound, making for a satisfying and upbeat rom-com bursting with charm. Ages 12–up.
