30 Things I Love about Myself

by Radhika Sanghani

Book Overview

When a British Indian woman's life hits rock bottom, she decides to change her stars by falling in love...with herself--a hilarious, heartfelt story from outrageously funny novelist Radhika Sanghani.

Nina didn't plan to spend her thirtieth birthday in jail, yet here she is in her pajamas, locked in a holding cell. There's no Wi-Fi, no wine, no carbs--and no one to celebrate with.

Unfortunately, it gives Nina plenty of time to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059333504X
• ISBN13: 9780593335048
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable journey to self-love!

Nina, a British Indian woman, finds herself in absolute despair on her 30th birthday - she spends the night alone in jail, she's recently called off an engagement with her "perfect-on-paper" fiancé, her brother is clinically depressed, and her mother thinks Nina is on the path headed nowhere. During her night in jail, she comes across a book that sets her off on a year-long journey to find 30 things to love about herself. It proves quite difficult for Nina as she's accused of being a racist on national TV, is on suicide watch for her brother, Kal, and is constantly never living up to her mother's expectations (including who she dates). What I loved: Nina's self-reflection and the ability to recognize when she was wrong; the Mistry family relationship; Nina's mother, Rupa; the idea that you need to learn to love yourself before loving anyone else; tackling real-life issues such as racism, mental health, cultural appropriation. What I didn't love as much: the plot seemed a bit farfetched and the dialogue was borderline cheesy at times. Would you be able to list 30 things you love about yourself? Before reading this novel, I honestly couldn't (and maybe still can't) but really loved following Nina's path to self-love and discovery. Time for me to start that list! TW: suicide, depression, mental illness Thank you Berkley for my gifted copy in advance for an honest review.