This was a very enjoyable, easy-to-read summer romance. I loved the characters Rav and Annika and the fake dating theme . As I find the Indian culture and lifestyle fascinating and beautiful, I particularly enjoyed the Indian weddings traditions and culture depicted.

Annika and Rav start fake dating after a chance encounter in a bar - can it lead to more for them? A great read and insight in to another culture.

This author has a very gentle pleasant way with words. Although I expected the ultimate outcome, it didn’t feel contrived or predictable as other books have done. I loved the characters, particularly Annika, and I felt they were authentic and realistic - expect that we’ve all experienced some of that parental pressure to make grown up choices. A really enjoyable read and some fun along the way.

The plot of inventing or providing a fake boyfriend/fiancé to keep family or a business contact happy, in this case both, is done to death/far too popular nowadays, the Asian theme made a welcome difference. Regrettably I had no empathy with Annika, she was infuriatingly blinkered, if she ever recognised what was in front of her she wouldn't accept it out of principle. She wanted to travel but spent months and months in one location in her role as an environmental consultant, when she could easily work remotely. Rav had such potential, but there was a lack of chemistry between him and Annika, non of the gentle teasing and flirting you'd expect. I was looking forward to a light, amusing read, but was disappointed. The colourful descriptions of the Asian wedding in Dubai tipped my rating of The Love Arrangement from a paltry 2* to middling 3*. I look forward to a follow-up book about Tinu and Greg, two far more interesting minor characters who disappeared towards the end.