Ritu Weds Chandni
I got early access to this book through NetGalley yay them!
Summary
This book is not only sweet but educational about the situation for queer couples in India. Told from the perspective of one of the bride’s younger relatives. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu’s wedding, her cousin is going to lead a ceremony which is traditionally lead by men and not everyone is happy about that.
The ceremony involves the family going through the town riding on a horse to see Ritu’s bride Chandni but when bigots get in the way and seem to ruin the wedding Ayesha starts dancing and reminds them that no matter what happens there is still something to celebrate.
I appreciated the glossary at the end though most could be gleaned from context, as well as the authors note about why he chose to write this story.
Review
This is picture book so it’s pretty short, not much to say other than what I said above other than that the illustration is lovely, the book just feels lively because of the rich colors present in the illustrations. I’d read it again just to look at it, I also loved the stylized illustrations of the horses they rode throughout the book.
Anyway it was a very cute book, totally 5 stars.
Amazon: Ritu Weds Chandni
The book will be released December 1st!
Image by rajesh koiri from Pixabay