Actual rating: 3.5 
 First line: "Dimple couldn't stop smiling." 
 There's a lot of things I liked about When Dimple Met Rishi but a couple things that held it back from me truly loving it. 
 There's a big focus on balancing your family's expectations and traditions, and one's one hopes and dreams. Dimple and Rishi came from opposite viewpoints but Menon did a fabulous job of showing how there can be a compromise and it's something that you learn as you grow up. Same could be said for the dismantling of misogyny and racial prejudice was spot on. 
 The romance was super cute but I think it progresses really quickly in the short time frame of the book. Dimple and Rishi have great chemistry and I love them together, but it could be called a little instalovey. 
 Also, the chapter breaks and constant switch of POVs inside the chapters through me off sometimes but it didn't hinder how quickly I flew through the story. I think I expected a bit more from this story overall from how hyped up it was. 
 Check this out if you're looking for something a little different in a contemporary! Has all the cuteness you'd expect, with some extra substance added in.