Rosewood A Midsummer Meet Cute, Sayantani DasGupta
Rosewood A Midsummer Meet Cute, Sayantani DasGupta
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Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute

Author: Sayantani DasGupta

Narrator: Sharmila G. Lash, Sayantani DasGupta, Mikhaila Aaseng, P. J. Ochlan, Sunaya DasGupta Mueller, Kirin DasGupta Mueller

Unabridged: 10 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling! Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp where campers are being scouted for the hit Bridgerton-like TV show, she experiences...feelings. Between the drama of the show and the drama of the camp, Eila will have to keep her wits about her to make it through the summer. But when she has to choose between her head and her heart, what will she do?

About Sayantani DasGupta

Sayantani DasGupta is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond middle grade fantasy series, which includes The Serpent's Secret, Game of Stars, and The Chaos Curse. She is also the author of She Persisted: Virginia Apgar and a freestanding Kingdom Beyond novel, Force of Fire. She's a pediatrician by training but now teaches narrative medicine at Columbia University. When she's not writing, reading, or teaching, she spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her dog, Khushi, from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison on April 24, 2023

Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute by Sayantani DasGupta YA romance. Own voice. Retelling. Elia Das and sister Millika spend the summer at Regency Camp hosted by the producers of Rosewood. All Regency clothing, all the time. Balls, training, and no cell phones allowed. Elia would have rather attended o......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on September 05, 2023

I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this one since I didn't read the synopsis, but it was an okay read. I think that if you're looking for Bridgerton vibes, but YA style this will be up your alley. It's also a loose retelling of Sense and Sensibility. Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute is a mix betw......more

Goodreads review by akacya ❦ on March 23, 2024

2024 reads: 69/250 2024 tbr: 36/120 the last thing eila das expected to do this summer was attend a camp hosted by a tv show she hates. secretly, though, she’s excited when she learns that her sister has signed the two of them up, as this might break her into the world of acting. as she finds friends,......more

Goodreads review by tahaslibrary on March 12, 2023

3.5 rounded up. A sweet and chaotic (and loose) retelling of Sense and Sensibility but with more diversity! Lots of literary references to Shakespeare and Austenland. Eila and Mallika are quirky and fun gen-z sisters who could take their banter show on the road. Eila is the oldest daughter of immigra......more

Goodreads review by belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) on March 26, 2023

rep: bengali-american MC, bangladeshi chinese singaporean british LI, bengali-american SC, hongki-british SC, f/f couple, m/m couple with its whole setting, i thought it to be fun and light-hearted. eila and mallika entering the world of rosewood in hopes to be an actor of rosewood 2. well, mallika i......more

Quotes

"A theatrical masterwork from start to finish, Rosewood is a sweet romance filled with plenty of banter and heart that will thoroughly delight Austen and Shakespeare aficionados." - Suzanne Park, author of Sunny Song Will Never Be FamousPraise for Debating Darcy: "Studded with references to U.S. and South Asian pop culture as well as Jane Austen-related Easter eggs, DasGupta's astute, buoyant comedy of manners employs witty, rat-a-tat dialogue alongside social commentary about subjects including classism, colorism, and sexism." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"Refreshing....A provocative, humorous and relevant modernization of the classic that inspired it." - Shelf-Awareness"While prior knowledge of Pride and Prejudice isn't a prerequisite, it will certainly add to readers' amusement and enjoyment of this cleverly conceived romance." - Booklist"New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta makes her YA debut with a brilliant Bengali Pride and Prejudice retelling centering around the world of high school speech and debate." - BookRiot"Class, colorism, and the complicated nature of South Asian American identity are explored, while the scandal at the heart of the book has been updated in a realistic way that gives young women space to speak up and fight back...A delight." - Kirkus Reviews"Fiercely feminist and utterly delightful. Jane Austen would be proud." - Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Internment"A charming and witty retelling, unlike any other!" - Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating"One thing isn't up for debate: readers will swoon for Debating Darcy!" - Tiffany Schmidt, author of the Bookish Boyfriends series and I'm Dreaming of a Wyatt Christmas"Debating Darcy delivers a brilliantly diverse cast of characters who make up the Bennet sibling world and DasGupta superbly explores what class and social mobility mean in America today as well as sexuality and the #MeToo movement." - Soniah Kamal, award-winning author of Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan

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