Book Review: When Dimple Meet Rishi

 

Blurb

Dimple Shah had everything planned after high school, she was going to college, leaving behind her mother who was obsessed with finding her a husband. She didn't need a husband. She needed a career as a web developer. Her first step was to join a summer program at a top university. 

Rishi Patel was a young man who was too much of a roomie. When his parents told him that his future wife would be attending the summer program, he signed up for the program so he could meet his future wife, Dimple Shah.

What happens when Dimple finds out she's being set up without his knowledge? 

Can Rishi win Dimple's heart?

Review

When Dimple Meet Rishi is a novel by Sandhya Menon. I bought this novel from an online bookstore because the price was very cheap at that time. I got this novel by paying around 16 thousand rupiah from the original price of 99 thousand rupiah. Very cheap, right? Even besides me, there is one buyer who bought this novel for only 9 thousand rupiah because he got a fantastic discount. I, who currently want to collect a lot of novels, finally decided to buy this novel, even though I don't know the story at all.

This novel tells the story of two Indian teenagers living in America named Dimple and Rishi. Dimple's mother wants to marry Dimple off like other Indian girls. However, Dimple doesn't want to be matched because she still wants to fulfill her dreams of going to college and continuing her career as a web developer. As for Rishi, as the first child he wanted to make his family proud even though it meant he had to bury his dreams deeply. He has to follow an arranged marriage with the son of his parents' best friend.

The two of them met at the summer program. Rishi, who casually approaches Dimple and tells her that she is his future wife, gets coffee from Dimple who is shocked by Rishi's words. Does Rishi succeed in winning Dimple's heart?

This novel teaches us to be brave and assertive towards our own dreams. The character of Dimple, who is described as a strong and determined girl, really impressed me. Rishi portrays a man who is very devoted to his parents. 

This novel also makes us understand a little about Indian culture, starting from the food, the language, and how Indian children are raised. In some parts, there are inserts of Indian language. 

I recommend this novel for those of you who like the romance genre. For those of you who are curious about the story of Dimple and Rishi, you can buy this novel at online and offline bookstores. Happy reading!

Versi Indonesia:

Sinopsis

Dimple Shah sudah merencanakan segalanya setelah lulus SMA, dia akan pergi kuliah, meninggalkan ibunya yang terobsesi untuk mencarikannya suami. Dia tidak butuh suami. Dia butuh karirnya sebagai web developer. Langkah pertamanya adalah mengikuti program musim panas. sebuah universitas ternama. 

Rishi Patel adalah pemuda yang kelewat roomantis. Saat kedua orangtuanya bilang calon istrinya akan mengikuti program musim panas, dia pun mendaftar program tersebut agar bisa bertemu dengan calon istrinya yang bernama Dimple Shah.

Apa jadinya saat Dimple tahu dia dijodohkan tanpa sepengetahuannya? 

Bisakah Rishi mendapatkan hati Dimple?

Ulasan

Novel When Dimple Meet Rishi adalah sebuah novel karya Sandhya Menon. Novel ini aku beli karna di toko buku online karna harganya yang sangat murah saat itu. Aku mendapatkan novel ini dengan membayar sekitar 16 ribu rupiah dari harga aslinya 99 ribu rupiah. Sangat murah bukan? Bahkan selain aku, ada salah satu pembeli yang membeli novel ini cuma 9 ribu rupiah karena mendapatkan diskon yang fantastis. Aku yang saat ini ingin mengoleksi banyak novel pun akhirnya memutuskan membeli novel ini, walau aku tidak tahu sama sekali dengan ceritanya.

Novel ini menceritakan tentang kisah dua remaja India yang tinggal di Amerika bernama Dimple dan Rishi. Ibunya Dimple ingin menjodohkan Dimple seperti gadis-gadis India lain. Tetapi, Dimple tidak ingin dijodohkan karena dia masih ingin menggapai cita-citanya untuk kuliah dan melanjutkan karirnya sebagai web developer. Sedangkan Rishi, sebagai anak pertama ia ingin membanggakan keluarganya walau itu artinya dia harus mengubur mimpinya dalam-dalam. Ia harus harus mengikuti perjodohan dengan anak dari sahabat orangtuanya.

Mereka berdua pun bertemu di acara program musim panas. Rishi yang dengan santainya menghampiri Dimple dan mengatakan bahwa Dimple adalah calon istrinya, mendapat siraman kopi dari Dimple yang shok dengan perkataan Rishi. Apakah Rishi berhasil untuk mendapatkan hati Dimple?

Novel ini mengajarkan kita untuk berani dan bersikap tegas terhadap mimpi kita sendiri. Karakter Dimple yang digambarkan sebagai cewek strong dan punya pendiriaan kuat, sangat membuat aku kagum. Rishi menggambarkan sosok cowok yang sangat berbakti kepada orangtuanya. 

Novel ini juga membuat kita memahami sedikit tentang budaya India, mulai dari makanannya, bahasanya, dan bagaimana anak-anak India di besarkan. Di beberapa part, terdapat selipan bahasa India. 

Novel ini aku rekomendasikan buat kamu yang menyukai genre romansa. Buat kamu yang kepo dengan kisah Dimple dan Rishi, kamu bisa membeli novel ini di toko buku online maupun offline. Selamat membaca!