{"id":27413,"date":"2021-07-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27413"},"modified":"2022-10-17T04:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T23:26:25","slug":"review-incense-and-sensibility-by-sonali-dev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/review-incense-and-sensibility-by-sonali-dev\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27413\" data-postid=\"27413\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27413 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev.jpg?resize=332%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29520\" title=\"incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev\" alt=\"incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev.jpg?w=332&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev.jpg?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Yash Raje, California\u2019s first Indian-American gubernatorial candidate, has always known exactly what he wants\u2014and how to use his privileged background to get it. He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world. But when a hate crime at a rally critically injures his friend, Yash\u2019s easy life suddenly feels like a lie, his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail, he blacks out with panic.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Desperate to keep Yash\u2019s condition from leaking to the media, his family turns to the one person they trust\u2014his sister\u2019s best friend, India Dashwood, California\u2019s foremost stress management coach. Raised by a family of yoga teachers, India has helped San Francisco\u2019s high strung overachievers for a decade without so much as altering her breath. But this man\u2014with his boundless ambition, simmering intensity, and absolute faith in his political beliefs\u2014is like no other.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Yash has spent a lifetime repressing everything to succeed, including their one magical night ten years ago\u2014a too brief, too bright passion that if rekindled threatens to destroy the dream he\u2019s willingly shouldered for his family and community . . . until now.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jul 6, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Rajes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Yash<\/strong> is very driven. He knows his career path and life trajectory so it is a major disruption when he no longer can do what he had loved. He is experiencing a mental block and survivor\u2019s guilt after surviving a major tragedy. His family thinks he should get some help from his sister\u2019s best friend, India.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India<\/strong> always had feelings for Yash. They had a brief moment in time years ago but nothing occurred with that. She has moved on and is serious about her yoga career. Yet, when she learns that he has been hurt, she genuinely tries to help him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve read books by <em><strong>Sonali Dev<\/strong><\/em> and enjoyed them. <strong>Incense and Sensibility<\/strong> left me wanting the same magic from the author but it was not forthcoming. For some reason, I never got the feeling that we (the readers) were getting deep with these characters. I didn\u2019t get the feeling that I knew Yash or India. They are one-dimensional the entire book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story moves very slow with a lot of inner dialogue. This is a slow burn that didn\u2019t catch me and hold me. The main characters don\u2019t really interact alone until after forty percent. I always take issue with that especially since in this case they already had a romantic entanglement. I didn\u2019t even care that they were a bonus romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is always nice to catch up with characters from previous books in the series but they didn\u2019t really add much to the overall plot. It just dragged the story out even longer. I also wanted less page time with China.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the structure was there but somewhere it fell short from being the perfect romance. This is not the best by this author but it is still a solid read and a must if you had read the previous books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dPPNTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/incense-and-sensibility\/id1534550981?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_incense_and_sensibility&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev\/1137838283?ean=9780063051829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/incense-and-sensibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sonali_Dev_Incense_and_Sensibility?id=KRoBEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yash Raje, California\u2019s first Indian-American gubernatorial candidate, has always known exactly what he wants\u2014and how to use his privileged background to get it. 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He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world. But when a hate crime at a rally critically injures his friend, Yash\u2019s easy life suddenly feels like a lie, his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail, he blacks out with panic.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Desperate to keep Yash\u2019s condition from leaking to the media, his family turns to the one person they trust\u2014his sister\u2019s best friend, India Dashwood, California\u2019s foremost stress management coach. Raised by a family of yoga teachers, India has helped San Francisco\u2019s high strung overachievers for a decade without so much as altering her breath. But this man\u2014with his boundless ambition, simmering intensity, and absolute faith in his political beliefs\u2014is like no other.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yash has spent a lifetime repressing everything to succeed, including their one magical night ten years ago\u2014a too brief, too bright passion that if rekindled threatens to destroy the dream he\u2019s willingly shouldered for his family and community . . . until now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jul 6, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Rajes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Yash<\/strong> is very driven. He knows his career path and life trajectory so it is a major disruption when he no longer can do what he had loved. He is experiencing a mental block and survivor\u2019s guilt after surviving a major tragedy. His family thinks he should get some help from his sister\u2019s best friend, India.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India<\/strong> always had feelings for Yash. They had a brief moment in time years ago but nothing occurred with that. She has moved on and is serious about her yoga career. Yet, when she learns that he has been hurt, she genuinely tries to help him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve read books by <em><strong>Sonali Dev<\/strong><\/em> and enjoyed them. <strong>Incense and Sensibility<\/strong> left me wanting the same magic from the author but it was not forthcoming. For some reason, I never got the feeling that we (the readers) were getting deep with these characters. I didn\u2019t get the feeling that I knew Yash or India. They are one-dimensional the entire book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story moves very slow with a lot of inner dialogue. This is a slow burn that didn\u2019t catch me and hold me. The main characters don\u2019t really interact alone until after forty percent. I always take issue with that especially since in this case they already had a romantic entanglement. I didn\u2019t even care that they were a bonus romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is always nice to catch up with characters from previous books in the series but they didn\u2019t really add much to the overall plot. It just dragged the story out even longer. I also wanted less page time with China.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the structure was there but somewhere it fell short from being the perfect romance. This is not the best by this author but it is still a solid read and a must if you had read the previous books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dPPNTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/incense-and-sensibility\/id1534550981?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_incense_and_sensibility&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/incense-and-sensibility-sonali-dev\/1137838283?ean=9780063051829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/incense-and-sensibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sonali_Dev_Incense_and_Sensibility?id=KRoBEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27413"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29522,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27413\/revisions\/29522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}