Monday, May 26, 2025

Marriage & Masti

                             

Title: Marriage & Masti
Series: If Shakespeare Were an Auntie #3
Author: Nisha Sharma
Published: Avon, August 27, 2024
Pages: 384
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Veera Mathur has been through a lot in the past year. Both of her friends found soul mates, the man she fell in love with got engaged to another woman, and her father fired her before selling the family company. When her twin sister, Sana, tells her there is no way of getting her old life back, Veera feels lost at sea: a single, unemployed mess with a bad tattoo and tons of talent, but nowhere to go.

Deepak Datta hasn’t had the best luck either. To secure enough board votes for the CEO position at his family's company, Illyria Media, he’s ready to marry board member and famous beauty influencer, Olivia Gupta. That is until he wakes up to a get ready with me video announcing their separation. Despite his immediate relief, Deepak needs to do something fast to repair his image.

After a series of convenient mishaps bring them together again—including a literal shipwreck, way too many drinks, and a sunset elopement on the beach—Deepak and Veera realize their accidental wedding might be the solution to their career aspirations. Together, they plot against the very company that ruined their lives in the first place.

As they try to convince the world their friendship was a ruse for romance they’ve felt all along, the line between fake and real begins to blur. Now Veera and Deepak must ask themselves the terrifying question that has haunted them since the first time they met: will love ruin everything?

With her signature humor and heartfelt storytelling, Nisha Sharma writes a messy, spicy romance about identity, family honor, and love. In Marriage & Masti, readers are sure to love the highly anticipated finale of this beloved trilogy.


I loved this series. And I LOVE a fake marriage/marriage of convenience! This did feel a lot like creating a problem where there wasn't one, for the sake of having problems. Veera really wanted to the be the victim, and she let herself be for awhile! But once we saw some growth it was good. 

Don't get me wrong, the situation with her parents is infuriating. And finding out someone you have feelings for is engaged to someone else would be devastating. I just didn't connect with Veera as much as I did with Deepak, I guess. Which is funny because I am not an extremely successful man. 

Ultimately, I rooted for anything to get these two in the same room together because they were very hot. The chemistry is good. And as per usual, the aunties are perfect. 

Ratings
Stars: 4/5
Spice: 2/5

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