Just bought tonight. TBR.

This is part 2 of the series that started with Sister of My Heart. I was very disappointed with how this ended. I didn't like either main character, Sudha and Anju, by the end of this book.

Sudha was contradictory and an user. She kept poor Ashok waiting and while she sent his little notes telling him to go away, she did not give him the respect that the love of her younger life deserved. She claimed that she did not want to be dependant on a man, yet lived off her sister's husband for months and eventually broke up their marriage. She knew how Sunil felt about her and said she loved Anju, but she stayed with them for so long. Perhaps in Indian culture, there is no expression like "guests and fish stink after 3 days". However, Sudha was aware that she was placing a financial burden on her friends and a strain on their marriarge. She wanted so badly to get away from her own life in India that she didn't care whose life she destroyed. She may have been afraid of what could have been with Ashok, but she certainly didn't even try with him.

As for Anju, she should have kicked Sudha out. Anju was satisfied to let things happen and she knew how her husband felt about Sudha. Anju was annoying.

Because of this book, I've set both books in the series as "Available" instead of "Permanent Collection".