When Dimple Met Rishi (PDF) (Print)

The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched!
A New York Times bestseller

An NPR Best Book of 2017
A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of 2017
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2017
A School Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2017
A Bustle Best YA Novel of 2017
A PopSugar Best Young Adult Novel of 2017
A Book Riot Best Book of 2017
A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of 2017

ÒUtterly charming.Ó ÑMindy Kaling
ÒEffervescent.Ó ÑChicago Tribune
ÒFull of warm characters and sweet romance.Ó ÑEntertainment Weekly
ÒGet ready to fall in love with Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel.Ó ÑHelloGiggles

The rom-com everyoneÕs talking about! Eleanor & Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about two Indian-American teens whose parents conspire to arrange their marriage.

Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, sheÕs more than ready for a break from her family, from MammaÕs inexplicable obsession with her finding the ÒIdeal Indian Husband.Ó Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldnÕt have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developersÉright?

Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic. So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending the same summer program as himÑwherein heÕll have to woo herÑheÕs totally on board. Because as silly as it sounds to most people in his life, Rishi wants to be arranged, believes in the power of tradition, stability, and being a part of something much bigger than himself.

The Shahs and Patels didnÕt mean to start turning the wheels on this Òsuggested arrangementÓ so early in their childrenÕs lives, but when they noticed them both gravitate toward the same summer program, they figured, Why not?

Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways.