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 reflect on how screwed up her life is. She's just broken up with her fianc?, and now has to move back into her childhood home to live with her depressed older brother and their uptight, traditional Indian mother. Her career as a freelance journalist isn't going in the direction she wants, and all her friends are too busy being successful to hang out with her.

Just as Nina falls into despair, a book lands in her cell: How to Fix Your Shitty Life by Loving Yourself. It must be destiny. With literally nothing left to lose, Nina makes a life-changing decision to embark on a self-love journey. By her next birthday, she's going to find thirty things she loves about herself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059333504X
• ISBN13: 9780593335048
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 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.