Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things

Singh Sisters #1

by Maya Prasad

A Children's Book Council Young Adult Favorite of 2023!
A Children's Book Council Librarian Favorite of 2023!

Four seasons, four sisters, and four swoon-worthy love stories come together in this multi-POV YA rom-com set on an island off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.

The Singh sisters grew up helping their father navigate the bustle of the Songbird Inn. Nestled on dreamy and drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, the inn's always been warm and cozy and filled with interesting guests—the perfect home. But things are about to heat up now that the Songbird has been named the Most Romantic Inn in America.

Nidhi has everything planned out—until a storm brings a wayward tree crashing into her life one autumn . . . and along with it, an intriguing construction worker and a yearning for her motherland. Suddenly, she's questioning everything she thought she wanted.

Avani can't sit still. If she does, her grief for Pop, their dad's late husband, will overwhelm her. So she keeps moving as much as she can, planning an elaborate Winter Ball in Pop's memory. Until a blizzard traps her in a barn with the boy she accidentally stood up and has been actively avoiding ever since.

Sirisha loves seeing the world through her camera, but her shyness prevents her from stepping out from behind the lens. Talking to girls is such a struggle! When a pretty actress comes to the Songbird with her theater troupe, spring has sprung for Sirisha—if only she can find the words.

Rani is a hopeless romantic through and through. After gently nudging her sisters to open their hearts, she is convinced it's finally her turn to find love. When two potential suitors float in on a summer breeze, Rani is swept up in grandeur to match her wildest Bollywood dreams. But which boy is the one she's meant to be with?

Ultimately, the magic of the Songbird Inn leads the tight-knit Singh sisters to new passions and breathtaking kisses—and to unearth the truest versions of themselves.

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before , this sparkling YA rom-com celebrates sisterhood, family, and the love all around us.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBT, Fiction, Lesbian, Family

464 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 2022

About the author

Maya Prasad is a South Asian American writer, a Caltech graduate, and a former software engineer. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and raising her budding bookworm kiddo.

Her YA novels include Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things, a 2023 Children’s Book Council Young Adult and Librarian Favorite. Her STEM chapter book series starts with Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms, an OWL Awards shortlist title and a NECBA Windows & Mirrors pick. She’s passionate about creating joyful representation for kids and teens across genres.

Reviews

[Ayushi (bookwormbullet) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much to Disney Publishing Worldwide for providing me with a physical ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was so beautifully written! This book felt like a warm hug and I loved every single minute of it. Having the novel separated into four parts with each of the four Singh sisters' stories being told during each season was super unique I genuinely loved every single part! The magic of this story is that even though there's four main voices in the novel, you relate to and empathize with each sister in some way. So many moments made me tear up--I loved seeing the family dynamics and the Singh sisters' relationship with their father, Pop, and Amir. The romance, humor, and shenanigans that all the sisters got up to were super fun to read about. Additionally, the South Asian moments were so incredibly accurate and I found myself relating to so many of the experiences that the Singh family faced. The queer South Asian rep was also spectacular and I love how thoughtfully the sisters' father and Sirisha's stories were handled. This novel really makes me wish that The Songbird Inn was an actual place I could visit just so I could meet the Singh sisters. They seem like such cool girls and I would honestly love to be an honorary sibling 🥺. Overall, I'd give this 4.25 stars rounded up!

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[Anniek · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has everything I love in a YA romance. It's such a cosy, charming story, with lots of romance but also a huge focus on family, which I absolutely adore in books.

The book basically consists of four interconnected novellas, one set during each season, following each of the four sisters. Still, the storyline continues and the book feels like a consistent whole, but at the same time every sister's perspective is distinctive. I loved all of them so much!

Ultimately, this book has lots of rereading potential, perfect to revisit every time you need something comforting.

[Fanna]

October 25, 2020: So you mean to say this book has four desi sisters? DESI SISTERS? OKAY! I'm right here for 2022.

[Katy O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely ADORABLE YA 💕 4 sisters, 4 seasons, 4 love stories ~ all set on a dreamy PNW island in a gorgeous family-run inn. Food and family and chaste romance + great queer and desi representation = a perfect happy story for anyone who loved The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers and even the old school Melendy family. There were a few structural things that were a bit clunky for me, but all in all this was just a delight of a book.

Source: public library print copy

[Maya Prasad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things is my debut YA novel releasing Oct 18, 2022 from Disney-Hyperion! I hope you'll check it out if you're interested in the following:
* 4 Desi sisters
* 4 HEAs (+1 bonus)
* chill bi dad
* lavender gulab jamun
* romantic inn on the edge of a craggy cliff
* sweater weather, hot cocoa, & more seasonal feels
* BIPOC & sapphic romance
* warm hug vibes

[lj ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was an atmospheric, romantic delight... with a few vivid frustrations.

we follow the four singh sisters, who live on orcas island in the pacific northwest. their family runs the songbird inn – a cozy place deemed the "most romantic" hotel in america. and boy do these sisters have some romantic adventures.

~ nidhi, the "organized" one
nidhi, the eldest sister, has been planning her future years in advance. she always has everything under control: she knows what she's doing, what she loves, and how her life will go. or does she?
nidhi's story was sweet, if a little over-explained at times. i liked that her story went beyond "truly being understood by a guy", and was more about change. more specifically, it focused on growing out of old identities and connecting with what one truly wants in life. and i was glad that nidhi's passion was for culinary arts, because i sure devoured all those autumnal food descriptions. *chef's kiss* she and her love interest were cute together, although i wasn't super attached to them because i thought they were a little instalovey.

~ avani, the "flaky" one
avani has a reputation for her short attention span. she never stays on one project for long, and she often forgets her responsibilities. but it's all part of her charm. right? she grapples with her identity as the "scatterbrained" one and attempts to grow others' perceptions of her while simultaneously wrestling with grief. these two struggles converge in her mission to revive a wintry inn tradition... but things are complicated further when she keeps running into the guy she accidentally stood up. i loved avani so much. from her sweet relationship with her twin to the heartbreaking way she processed her grief by lashing out, she felt the most multidimensional to me out of all of the singh sisters. and she and fernando were ADORABLE you guys. i was rooting for them so hard. the camembert 💞

~ sirisha, the "shy" one
sirisha hides behind her camera lens, snapping photos without ever putting herself in the foreground. but in spring, when she meets a special girl and starts to rethink the stories she's telling in her art, she's forced out of her comfort zone. even though i've never been a painfully shy person, i felt so much sympathy for sirisha and her social awkwardness and the way she ties her own worth to her art. and of course, being a theatre kid, i loved reading about brie's stuff too :)

~ rani, the "hopeless romantic"
rani, avani's twin, is obsessed with fictional love. from romance novels to bollywood movies, she can't get enough of love stories. and this summer, she's finally getting the dramatic, all-consuming whirlwind romance she's always dreamed of... but it's not quite what she imagined. i'm going to be honest – rani was really, really annoying from my point of view. she seemed really shallow, and anytime she was mentioned from another character's point of view it was just another reference to her romance obsession. her pushiness with sirisha came off kind of rude to me. and her love triangle/square/situation was frustrating... it was painfully obvious who she was going to end up with and why, and she seemed so oblivious and self-centered. not that the other love stories weren't predictable – they absolutely were. but the love i had for those characters carried them through, and i just don't think that worked for rani's story.

that being said, i understand why rani's story went last. her learnings about love were a perfect wrap-up to a sweet, comforting story. they encapsulated the spirit of the novel, and emphasized how despite the love that comes from romantic relationships, the true foundation of love is family. this was illustrated perfectly through the delightfully, imperfectly beautiful sister relationships at the heart of this story, and their dad and all the people who love them.

this book didn't require a lot of brainpower or even memory (things were repeated many, many times), but sometimes that's just what you need. sometimes i just want to absorb descriptions of the seasons and sisters laughing and what meals look like and cute love interests. this book did what it set out to do, and i'll be looking into the second one for sure.

[Starr ❇✌❇ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an ARC from Edelweiss
TW: mentioned death of parents, mentioned homophobia/biphobia (resolved)
3.5

I like the concept of this book in theory. I love stories of siblings, and these sisters are well written. You can feel the love between them, they're clearly from the same home, and yet they do all feel different. Having them each have a romance in a different season was also a cute idea. This book definitely has a good, and unique, hook.

The fact that these characters also grow and have struggles outside of their romances is the big winning point for me. I like that each of these characters continue their arcs even past their personal story, and that each of them have something they're dealing with that may be affected by their romance but doesn't revolve around it. It really makes the characters feel more fleshed out and well rounded.

However, even though having all of these seasonal romances in one book was a nice hook, I didn't think it was the right choice. The pacing and the length of these stories was odd and didn't quite work. If these were short stories I would enjoy them, and I don't think condensing them would lose much in terms of romance and personal goal. Or, I could have seen each of these as short books. If they were longer, there would have been more time to spend on those arcs, and the characters themselves would have had more time to become 3-dimmensional.
The pacing of the overall story would have worked out better, had this been a series, in my opinion. The fact that the dad has his own romance is nice, but the fact that he goes from meeting a guy to marrying him in this book means that all took less than a year, which was hard to believe, and some of the ways the girls moved on or the way people reacted to them also was written as if more time had gone by.

I think there was a better format for these stories, but it's a nice idea, and I applaud the addition of non-romance centric character goals in a romantic book.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heartwarming, sweet YA story featuring four Desi sisters finding love in four different seasons as they live and work at their family Inn/Restaurant with their bi, widower father. This book was seriously one giant hug, full of romance, food, all sorts of seasonal feels and great queer rep. I loved each of the sisters' stories. Perfect for fans of Sajni Patel, Nadiya Hussain or Lillie Vale and good on audio. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early digital copies in exchange for my honest review!

[Charlie Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, after reading this gorgeous and sweet story, with a romance for every season, lovely queer rep, and a marvelous family (both chosen and birth), all I want to do with my life is live at the Songbird Inn, the most romantic inn in the US!

[LGBT Representation in Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trigger Warnings: Past death of a parent (twice), break-up, alcohol, underage drinking, grief, past car accident, past stroke

Representation: Indian, Bisexual, Twins, Queer, Pakistaní

Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things is a queer contemporary that follows four sisters over the course of a year. The Singh sisters live with their father at the Songbird Inn, which was recently named most romantic inn in America. During the fall, Nidhi struggles with her perfect plans after a tree falls into her life. Come winter, Avani has to be constantly moving to avoid addressing her grief. In the spring, Sirisha begins to bloom when she learns to talk to the new girl. And finally, the summer is one of romance, especially for Rani who has attention from more boys than she ever imagined.

This ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Aww what a sweet book! I loved having each season be from the perspective of a different sister. I liked learning more about their culture and I thought each sister could be found relatable, despite them being so different. I thought they each had a fun storyline and I loved all of the romance. My only critique would be the style of Rani’s section. It was so different than the rest, it felt out of place. Honestly the entire ending was also a little off because of the pacing.

I enjoyed the audiobook very much and thought the narrator did a great job. Overall, the book is very warm and sweet. It makes you feel like you’re part of the family! I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a great romance!

[kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Women meets Gilmore Girls in this joyous and cosy celebration of family, romance, passion and sisterhood. Each sisters perspective was a delight to follow and I thought Maya Prasad flawlessly interweaved each POV throughout the seasons, resulting in an original and constantly engaging story. The many relationships featured (romantic and familial) were gorgeously presented and the Songbird Inn is a setting I happily lost myself in. A wholesome story of sisterhood and love, with heartwarming South Asian and LGBQTIA+ rep, this is a book I'd happily recommend. I can’t wait to read more from Prasad in the future.

[Madison C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much to Disney Publishing Worldwide and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review!

I loved this oh so much! Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things was absolutely the read I needed while having a difficult week. It’s so warm and delightful and touching. The book’s description said it was a rom-com for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and that is so spot on. This novel is a beautiful story showing all aspects of love— familial, romantic, self-love, and more—through all sorts of diverse characters. I adored the queer representation and the wide variety of cultures portrayed through the characters. This is a wonderful example of how to incorporate diversity naturally, particularly in the YA genre.

The story follows four Desi sisters living at their father’s inn on an island in the Pacific Northwest as they grow up and experience romance for the first time. Each fourth of the novel follows a different sister in a different season (throughout one year), though they all are present and interact frequently. The plot goes beyond romance, as each girl is struggling with something and striving for a unique goal. Nidhi, the oldest, is in her senior year of high school and torn between what she always wanted to do and venturing in a new direction. Avani feels she’s the only one in the family still grieving the loss of her Pop as she also tries to break free of her flighty reputation. Sirisha, the youngest, must find her voice for the first time if she’s going to make a connection with her crush. Rani, the self-proclaimed Official Love Guru, surrounds herself with romance stories, yet has never actually experienced love… until she finds herself with three suitors at once.

I had a really great time with this book. It’s just so wholesome and lovely. It’s the novel equivalent of a warm hug and a hot cup of cocoa, without feeling over the top.

The characterization is probably my favorite part of the book. Everyone feels real. It was cool getting to know each sister from their point of view AND more objectively through the others’ perspectives. The main four are fully developed and have their own personalities. My favorites were Nidhi (I could relate to her struggles the most) and Sirisha (her romance with Brie was ridiculously sweet), but there weren’t any characters I disliked or points of view that dragged in comparison to the rest. I also liked the side characters, who were charming and sometimes even funny. Most of all, I loved the father and how he made time for individual moments with each daughter. Plus, how the family (and the island) readily accepted him as a bi/pan man was fantastic.

I thought the writing was lovely, as well. This is one of those super duper toothachingly cinnamon roll sweet books filled with gorgeous imagery and tons of food descriptions. I don’t always love that in novels, but here, I thought it worked well. It was terrific to read about Indian cuisine; I could almost smell some of the food wafting off the pages. The tone of this book is so bright and cheerful that the writing plays into that smoothly, creating a charming atmosphere. I also thought the prose stood out at times, with some lines that truly resonated with me. Prasad has a great grasp on writing about grief, growing up, and conquering insecurities. The stories each have lessons, but they’re written in a natural, delicate way. It’s a perfect example of what YA fluffy stories should be.

There are some important themes, as well. The power of family and the bond of sisterhood stand out. This novel made me want to call my grandma and text my aunts and uncles. But it also portrays familial relationships in a really healthy light. The characters stand up for themselves and don’t let toxicities slide, but they also value their families and work hard to show each other love.

The book isn’t mushy and lovey all the time, though! It has funny moments and whimsical scenes. The inn and the island it sits on create a fun setting with many opportunities for laughs. If you like romance tropes, there are a number of them that pop up.

So, yes. I loved this! I don’t think everyone will, but I sure hope that romance readers give it a chance. My only issues with the novel can be explained by its genre. Sometimes the characters got pretty caught up on an issue that had an obvious fix or explanation, but that’s fairly typical for teenagers. The plot was predictable, but I didn’t mind that. Sometimes there was a good bit of repetition, but again, in high school, I’m pretty sure I constantly thought about the same thing over and over. So, none of those things took away from the book for me. Although, I will say, if YA annoys you, you should probably skip this one.

If, on the other hand, you love YA romance, rom-coms, and stories about family, please go pre-order this and give it a try! We need more diversity in the genre, and this is A+ in representation without feeling forced. I very much hope it does well and stands out, because I would have valued it so much when I was a teenager. GoodReads has an untitled book listed as “Songbird Inn #2,” so I truly hope this is a series! I would gladly pre-order the second installment (and would probably buy a copy of this on my own, while I was at it).

5 out of 5 stars!

[Elisa Bonnin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this ARC because I had spent a lot of time living in the Pacific Northwest, and as an oceanography graduate student at UW, I would make regular trips out to the San Juan Islands with the rest of my grad school cohort. This book, which is set on Orcas Island, has such a strong sense of place and connection to its setting that while reading it, I felt like I was there again. But nostalgia isn't the only reason why I love this debut.

DRIZZLE, DREAMS AND LOVESTRUCK THINGS is a YA romance novel focusing on the four Singh sisters, who live with their father on Orcas Island and help him manage the Songbird Inn. Over the course of one year, the four sisters each fall into their own sweet romances and learn something about themselves and about love. The book is actually four shorter stories put together, but the author does a great job of tying all the stories together and keeping all the sisters involved, even when we move on to a new POV character. Each Singh sister has a unique voice which shows even in the prose, and I loved seeing how each sister was actually different from the way her other sisters perceived her to be.

Nidhi, the oldest, often comes off to her sisters as bossy and overly organized, but in her POV, it's revealed that she has a lot of insecurities about her future and about her connection to her heritage. Rani is thought of as someone who knows everything about romance, but from her POV, she's still trying to figure out what love is. Avani is seen as flighty and inconsistent, but her POV shows how she really struggles to focus and wishes she could change that perception of herself, and Sirisha is shown as being really shy and quiet, but her POV shows how much she wishes she could speak clearly and be as open as her other sisters.

The romances in the book are really sweet and I would recommend this book for those alone, but I also love how this book explored living in the diaspora, and highlighted the way each of the sisters feels about their culture and heritage. I don't want to get into too many spoilers, but this theme is present in the book from very early on and helps tie the four love stories together. This was a really cleverly done book, and I'm excited to see what the author has planned for us next!

[George Jreije · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely enchanting!

This novel, and the Singh sisters, will stick with me for a long time. The four stories of these sisters had everything you can want from a romance, LITERALLY. Prasad packs nearly every kind of romantic element into her four intertwined tales that triggered my nostalgia for the genre and also kept me excited to read on and discover what might be waiting from story to story.

Across the tales of all for sisters, the common theme of family really resonated with me, and it's so often overlooked in romance tales that family plays an important role. This novel so beautifully weaves in important learnings like this throughout, and I can't recommend it enough!

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a great title and a great Orcas Island setting. Unfortunately, this was probably the most boring book I've read in 2022. I think it's a great example of low stakes making things not very interesting. And because there are four sisters and the book covers each of the sisters' romances one at a time, nothing felt integrated. Once a character gets together with their intended, we hear almost nothing about them again. It felt very boringly repetitive.

[-ˏˋjamieˊˎ- · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was so cozy and cute! the novella format made the story very digestible. the writing was lovely, and each character had her own distinct voice, personality, and storytelling style. the sisters’ different relationships with one another was so realistic, and i loved the dad too!!

fall / nidhi - 3.5 stars - i probably related to nidhi the most, and i liked seeing her throw away her careful plans and embrace spontaneity. unfortunately, i don’t love the trope where you start becoming dissatisfied with your current bf *after* meeting a new guy. ofc, it may be reality for some people, but emotional cheating in books just doesn’t leave a great feeling.

winter / avani - 5 stars - this story was my fav for sure! i loved avani’s character, and the romance was v cute

spring / sirisha - 4 stars - i really enjoyed watching sirisha become more confident and learn to speak up for herself. the romance was sweet, but i feel like we didn’t get enough interactions between sirisha and brie since sirisha was so shy and thought brie was taken for most of the story

summer / rani - 3.75 stars - the different narration style here was fun, if a bit jarring. i found that i wasn’t as invested in the romance (especially since rani spent so much time with the other two boys), but it was a nice way to wrap up the book!

overall, this was a gorgeously-written YA novel with compelling characters and charming romances. i’ll definitely be looking into the sequel!

[Emmkay · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sweet, progressive young adult rom-com I needed right now. Four teenage Indo-American sisters who help run their father’s inn on an island in the Pacific Northwest, four sections in which each finds romance and learns something important about themselves, and a sweet through-story as their widowed dad finds love, as well as familial acceptance for his relationship. The story piled on the cozy details - everything seemed to be accented with lavender - and gentle humour. I enjoyed that the last sister’s story had her explicitly making a pitch for the value of romance novels.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

FIVE STARS!!!
This book was everything wholesome, delightful, and whimsical. This was the perfect escape from all of the terrible things happening in the world, and who doesn’t need that right now?
This story is about the 4 Singh sisters, Nidhi (the eldest), twins Avani & Rani, and Sirisha (the youngest) as they navigate love, family, grief, and culture. It’s told throughout all 4 seasons of a year, one sister’s story gets told through each season. You get everything, from picturesque descriptions of the robins egg blue Songbird Inn nestled in the Pacific Northwest, a near death experience, mouth-watering descriptions of so many different kinds of wonderful food, a tiny Pomeranian named Betsy, LGBTQ+ representation, a baby goat named Frida, family reconciliation, and so much more.
With stories that follow different characters, especially ones so vastly different from each other, there are usually parts of the story I enjoy way more than others, but I can confidently say that I enjoyed each of these sisters’ stories SO much. I loved getting to know each sister. Each of them has such a unique voice and personality that it wasn’t difficult remembering who was who, even from the very beginning. I related the most to Sirisha, I loved seeing her grow the most.
The Singh family dynamic is heartwarmingly fun and I want to be a part of it!
Thank you to NetGalley and Disney-Hyperion for the ARC!!

[acorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ✨

Atmospheric, heartwarming, welcoming

This book follows four sisters who live on Orcas Island at the Songbird Inn. Each season, they take turns discovering love and joy in their lives.

This book was so cute!! I felt myself getting swept up in each season and story. Reading this book felt like a warm hug because of the description of family, romance, and nature. I liked how the general storyline progressed through each of the four parts of the book as well.

It’s the perfect book for a wholesome moment ✨

[Jaaaaazzz · Rating 5 out of 5]

what a delight. a story best savored. by the end I felt a deep connection and love for each sister (though fall was my personal favorite!). the food descriptions, the lush sense of place, and the strong themes of love, sisterhood, and family made this a five star read for me. thank you to disney for the ARC!

[Susan Boyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Attention Disney executives: If you open the Songbird Inn as an adult theme park on the beautiful Orcas Islands in the Pacific Northwest, I will be first in line!

In Maya Prasad’s warm and inviting debut, we follow the four Singh sisters — Nidhi, Avani, Sirisha, and Rani — through their romantic journeys at their father’s impossibly cozy inn; each romance corresponds to a single season.

Nidhi is an aspiring pastry chef whose life is mapped out with the precision of one of her ambitious bakes — only the arrival of a handsome constriction worker with a secret pastime upends all of her best-laid plans to study in Paris with her longtime boyfriend. Avani is spirited and adventurous but often scattered and forgetful as she tries to plan a Winter Ball to honor the memory of her late stepfather while rekindling a relationship with the son of the local cheesemaker. Sirisha is a quiet observer, who photographs everything around her and develops her first crush on Brie, a young actor visiting the Inn with a theater group. And Rani is the hopeless romantic, pursued by multiple suitors as she lives out her Bollywood romance fantasy.

The novel is utterly charming! Each sister has a distinct voice, and they all have a lovely bond with their father and each other. The South Asian representation in the book is beautiful, steeped in the food and dress, culture, and traditions of their father’s native India. The Songbird Inn and the islands are rendered so vividly, you will not want to leave when it’s checkout time. Highly recommended!

[Sathya22 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclosure: I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley of DRIZZLE, DREAMS, AND LOVESTRUCK THINGS.

DRIZZLE, DREAMS, AND LOVESTRUCK THINGS, is a sweet and tender YA rom com about four teen sisters living on Orca Island in the Pacific Northwest. Full of heart and soul, this story follows the Singh sisters through winter, spring, summer, and fall, as they navigate the highs and lows of their lives and loves. The four sisters, Nidhi, Avani, Rani, and Sirisha, became a part of me and I sorely miss each of them now that I’ve finished reading their stories! The tight bond the sisters shared, and their dedication to each other, their father, and their family, truly resonated with me and I loved reading about each of their stories. Prasad has created an unforgettable cast of characters and a whimsical, heart-warming debut that will have readers begging for more—I highly recommend!

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

I wanted to like this book a lot more than I actually did. I loved the concept--four sisters and their love stories, a seaside inn, and drizzly Pacific Northwest atmosphere. And this book HAD all of that. The execution is very precise, very technical in a way that I loved... but I was missing some of the heart. It felt formulaic by the fourth sister's story, which was disappointing. I wanted them to each feel fresh and new.

There are some great things about this book and some things that didn't quite work (for me). All of that can be found in my full review at Gateway Reviews.

Note: I was provided with an ARC by the publisher through Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. All opinions here are my own.

[belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) · Rating 4 out of 5]

nidhi

as a planner, nidhi knew what her future holds: her first boyfriend, matt; a bakery school in paris; and opening her own bakery. that autumn, she wasn’t expecting a tree to come crashing into her room, changing her perspectives on things nidhi thought she always wanted. meeting grayson, a talented artist, who was working on fixing her room wasn’t in the plan either. nidhi have things to work through and make tough decisions that might give her more relief than she believed.

avani

in nidhi’s story, the passing of pop was mentioned but not explored, and this was done in avani’s part. to keep pop’s memory alive, avani decided to restart the winter ball that pop created many years ago. it’s a celebration filled with love and happiness, bringing back lots of fondness in avani. the grief that avani experienced for the loss of pop was heartbreaking. she feel like she’s the only one who’s missing him. everyone’s moving on, including her father who is opening himself up to meeting new people. avani’s determined to make the winter ball happen this year even though she’s deemed as the scatterbrain of the family, unable to focus and plan.

sirisha

out of the four sisters, sirisha is the shyest. she gets anxious when speaking to people that’s outside her immediate circle. so when she meets brie, a girl from the theatre troupe staying at songbird inn, sirisha doesn’t know how to talk to her. it’s actually pretty adorable watching sirisha try to get her feelings across. it’s not like she didn’t try at all. at the same time, she’s struggling to come up with her art portfolio to send for a competition. i loved how she found inspiration for that.

rani

the love guru, the hopeless romantic, the dreamer. as her sisters slowly fall in love and watching her father find someone significant once more, rani is sure it’s her time. in comes the contestants: leo and vikram. rani thought that she would find her love between the two but an old crush reappeared. rani and raj shared a connection before he left the island and he has never contacted her until now that he’s back. although rani is adamant in not taking raj into consideration, he kept floating in her mind as rani went on dates with leo and vikram. second chance romance might just be it for rani.

overall, i loved this novel. it’s lengthy and filled with romance. the singh sisters fell in love with within a season, each having their own little story. i loved the side love story between their father and amir. also, the further exploration of the hurt and soon, reconciliation between their father and his family in india. moreover, i loved the flavours of india that i read throughout the entire book. the romantic relationships and the family relationship was really nice. drizzle, dreams, and lovestruck things is an explosion of colors, flavours, and love.

[eleanor :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

You know I love a book with four sisters in it!

This book was so adorable! It’s about four sisters, Nidhi, Rani, Avani, and Sirisha and their father who run the Songbjrd Inn. Each season (fall, winter, spring, summer) follows a sister and their journey to find love. It was the perfect fluffy read and made me appreciate the beauty of all the seasons. I loved how it was set in the Pacific Northwest, audibly gasped when Bellingham and Whidbey island were mentioned in the story lol!
It was definitely predictable at times but I enjoyed the story nonetheless. I think my favorite love story was Avani’s because I could relate to her as a middle child but I enjoyed them all for a multitude of reasons.

Would highly recommend if you’re looking for a wholesome fluffy book about love between families, sisters, and significant others. Also FANTASTIC REPRESENTATION!

[Lia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!! Almost like a Little Women feel, as it follows four teenage, sweet sisters who have such a strong connection. The setting is wonderful too: a family-run inn on an island in Washington state!!

[Stephanie Harkx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to this book on Audible.
I really enjoyed this one! Loves the seasons and the different sisters.
Really liked how the narrator interpreted the different voices.
I believe book 2 is already here and I'm looking forward to that one.
Audio books always take me a while, but I'm really liking it while knitting something simple or doing chores.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a little long for my taste, but it was also written this way for a reason. And I loved the way it was told. So basically I have some conflicting feelings. Real review to come.

[Alexa L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this one! Fans of Jenny Han will devour this. I actually read a physical copy and at each part when we switched povs I was disappointed to be leaving the last one. All four sisters were complex characters and their family made for a fantastic story.

[abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was cute but something was missing for me