Coming this Tuesday!!
10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon
The follow-up to When Dimple Met Rishi and Thereās Something about Sweetie follows Pinky and Samir as they pretend to dateāwith disastrous and hilarious results. Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, 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 parentsā Cape Cod lake house, but after listening to them harangue her about the poor decisions (aka boyfriends) sheās made, she hatches a plan. Get her sorta-friend-sorta-enemy, Samirāwho is a total Harvard-bound Mamaās boyāto pose as her perfect boyfriend for the summer. 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.
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A Q and A with Sandhya Menon herself!
How did you come up with the idea for 10 Things I Hate about Pinky?
I knew at the time I wrote Thereās Something about Sweetie, which was the Dimpleverse companion novel that came before 10 Things I Hate about Pinky, that the two protagonists would be Pinky and Samir. What I didnāt know was what the plot would be or where the story would take place. At the time that I was making those decisions, it was right in the middle of summer and I totally gave into my love (some might say obsession) with summer! Thatās why the book is set at a lake house on Cape Cod, features a light house and a butterfly habitat, and has plenty of summery scenes (including of the make out variety!). :)
What was your favorite scene to write in 10 Things I Hate about Pinky?
Oh my gosh, so many! Like I said before, I absolutely let my inner summer-lover run wild. Thereās a scene where Samir and Pinky (who fake date in the course of the book) practice kissing in a tree that I absolutely looooved writing. Thereās a scene where they cook together that my design team loved so much, it almost made the back cover! And I also really just loved in general showing what I like to call Samirās sneaky hotness. I wanted readers and Pinky to realize at the same time that this seemingly goody-two-shoes guy is actually kind of really hot, and my favorite thing has been getting emails from early readers saying precisely that!
Will there be any more novels in the Dimpleverse?
Well, never say never, but I did picture 10 Things I Hate about Pinky as the last story in that universe (*sniff*). Who knows what the future holds, but for now, I think Iāve said my goodbyes. I hope readers enjoy this final chapter in the universe!
