10 Things I Hate about Pinky (Dimpleverse, #3)

by Sandhya Menon

Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rockstars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe.

Samir Jha might have a few . . . quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every minute of every day, but those are good things. They make life predictable and steady.

Pinky loves lazy summers at her parents' Cape Cod lake house, but after listening to them harangue her about the poor decisions (aka boyfriends) she's made, she hatches a plan. Get her sorta-friend-sorta-enemy - who is a total Harvard-bound Mama's boy - to pose as her perfect boyfriend for the summer.

When Samir's internship falls through, leaving him with an unplanned summer, he gets a text from Pinky asking if he'll be her fake boyfriend in exchange for a new internship. He jumps at the opportunity; Pinky's a freak, but he can survive a summer with her if there's light at the end of the tunnel.

As they bicker their way through lighthouses and butterfly habitats, sparks fly, and they both realize this will be a summer they'll never forget.

• ISBN10: 1534416838
• ISBN13: 9781534416833
• Publish Date: 1 May 2020
• Publish Status: Active
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Imprint: Simon Pulse
• Language: English

Reviews

[layawaydragon]

Loved it, of course. Did think it was weird the calls to Samir's mom got dropped and their resolution was all off screen in the end. Probably cut for being too long and not interesting, but I'd prefer to have it included. Felt rushed and an afterthought without it. I mean, he lied to his mom the WHOLE summer.

[Sam@WLABB]

I am a bit sad that I didn't connect more with this book, because I am a BIG fan of Menon's contemporaries. They normally leave me warm and fuzzy and have this warmth, which was missing for me with this book. It could just be timing, though I am not a huge fan of angsty characters, and the last few "slow burns" I have read left me "meh". I also felt like the story focused a lot more on Pinky, and I would have liked more time given to the romantic element of the story.

I did like some things though. I ending up liking Samir a LOT more than I had in previous books. It was great learning about him and why he was the way he way. I loved the setting. I used to vacation in Cape Cod in my youth and it was nice to spend some time up there. Drama Queen, the possum, was a fun touch as well. Her bits on page cracked me up.

The book was by no means terrible, it just fell short of my expectations.

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