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Year of the Chick

av Romi Moondi

Serier: Year of the Chick (1)

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An awkward family homecoming at Christmas.A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.And that's just the first two chapters.In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. But this is North America, not Calcutta! Who lets their parents choose their husbands?Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West."To escape imminent doom, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what happens to her.All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play on her blog.From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's she meets a fellow writer.On the Internet.So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"?Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love.Tick-tock.------------------------------------"Year of the Chick" is a light-hearted tale of fiction, inspired by a blog the author wrote in 2008. This story is book one of a series with book two due out on June 7th!Length: 74,000 words or 288 pagesDISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!!!… (mer)
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Very funny chick lit book Indian/Canadian style. The author captures so many hilarious moments that anyone who's a landed immigrant's descendant can laugh to and those who are not can laugh along with us. The dilemma of finding a husband is always a great chick lit topic in my book. The heroine captures the heart of any girl hoping to one day meet the right guy. Balancing two cultures can be tricky at times and in this story it shows it with humor, honesty and a lot of heart. ( )
  LiteraryChanteuse | Jan 27, 2016 |
I wanted to love this book. When I first picked it up it I loved the synopsis. The first few chapters were exciting and I felt a connection with the main character, Romi. That is also when I started to cringe every time Romi opened her mouth to complain. A lot of what she complained about were things that were within her control. I did enjoy the twists and the writing was great, I was just completely thrown off by Romi's attitude. ( )
  momma182 | Jun 23, 2015 |
What does a twenty-seven year old Indian-Canadian girl do when her traditionalist Indian parents decide it's time to arrange marriages for her and her older sister? *groan* How does she stop their attempts so she can live a modern western lifestyle? Can she live and love the way she wants, or will her parents win out, and will she be doomed to the dreaded arranged marriage? These are the questions that Romi Narindra ponders in Year of the Chick!

Twenty-seven year old Romi Narindra is an Indian-Canadian girl, and a non-traditionalist when it comes to arranged marriages. Unfortunately, her very strict traditional parents decide that both her older sister, Neema, and herself will have arranged marriages set up within the year. While undergoing dinner table interrogations during the Christmas holidays, Romi scrambles to come up with a plan to stop her parents from dooming her to an arranged marriage. She gets a twelve-month reprieve when her parents tell her that she needs to lose twenty pounds before they will look for a suitable Indian husband for her. What happens next is Romi's twelve month odyssey of trying to lose weight and find a man of her own ... sounds simple, no problem ... or so she thought! She names her man-quest "Year of the Chick," and with her friends as her "wingmen," she tries to find men in gyms, clubs, the dreaded friend's arranged dates, and even the Internet hook-up. Nothing seems to be working in her favor, so she takes to writing a blog about her quest and befriends another writer, an English hottie named James, who lives in Barcelona, Spain. Interest and intrigue about a possible romantic hook-up with James, starts out with emails and phone calls, which leads to an obsession that completely dominates her world. With a chance to meet James in New York, will Romi's man-quest and "Year of the Chick" plans come to fruition? Or will she be doomed to go through with her parent's arranged marriage plans?

Year of the Chick was such a fun book to read, there were so many parts of the story that were hysterical that it kept me in stitches. The storyline was well-written and had a realistic feel to it, and it should since the author's life inspired this fictional story. I loved the characters, their individual quirky personalities and fun-loving camaraderie made the story so much fun to follow. I especially loved our heroine Romi, her witty, sarcastic and downright funny personality kept me snickering throughout her twelve-month man-quest. This novel lends a realistic, yet humorous look at traditions, dating and self-discovery. I really enjoyed learning about the Indian culture and traditions, even though I have to admit that I would not want to be on the receiving end of those arranged marriage traditions if I was an Indian daughter. I look forward to reading the other two books to this trilogy, I can just imagine the situations that Romi will find herself in! Chick-Lit fans, this is a must read book, it will keep you laughing and in true Chick-Lit fashion leave you wanting more!

Disclaimer: At the request of the author and Chick Lit Plus, a Kindle edition of this book was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest review and participation in the virtual book tour event.

Virtual Book Tour Event: On Monday, January 23, 2012, in association with Chick Lit Plus, Romi Moondi participated in a virtual book tour event with an Author Guest Post on Jersey Girl Book Reviews.
http://jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/author-guest-post-romi-moondi-...

http://jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-of-chick-by-romi-moondi.h... ( )
  JerseyGirlBookReview | Jan 23, 2012 |
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An awkward family homecoming at Christmas.A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.And that's just the first two chapters.In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. But this is North America, not Calcutta! Who lets their parents choose their husbands?Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West."To escape imminent doom, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what happens to her.All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play on her blog.From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's she meets a fellow writer.On the Internet.So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"?Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love.Tick-tock.------------------------------------"Year of the Chick" is a light-hearted tale of fiction, inspired by a blog the author wrote in 2008. This story is book one of a series with book two due out on June 7th!Length: 74,000 words or 288 pagesDISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!!!

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