Mrudula Tayade

I loved it, with my whole heart. Renita D' Silva's writing style is so unique and new. She has captured the very essence of south India, the culture, tradition and the emotion connected to motherland in every word of the story. The characters are well built and relatable. Sitting at my home I could smell the rain the trees, the bondas, the chutneys all because she has vibrantly captured and portrayed them through eyes of the narrators. I went through emotional turmoil and relief along with the characters,it was beautiful experience for me to read Monsoon Memories.

I would have given this book a one star ,but I added 2 extra stars just for Cap and Miles' povs. To be honest, I couldn't feel Tate anywhere in the book, ANYWHERE. Even if the majority of the book is through her narrative, it seemed like the only protagonist was Miles. There absolutely no chemistry between them, because the characters felt incomplete , not three-dimensional. There was no personality, small lovable things, point of view or sensible thinking pattern given to Tate. Only her time with Cap felt real,interesting, enjoyable and unique. I really loved Miles' and Rachael's relationship. It was so doused in genuine love, that I felt myself smiling through Miles' povs. I felt her essence throughout the story in a way that I didn't feel Tate's. When Tate suddenly falls in love with Miles and he becomes "her everything" it seriously didn't make any sense, there was no lovable substance between them in the book, just his p*nis.