title: Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt
author: Swati Hegde
publisher: Dell
publication date: May 12, 2026
pages: 304
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings:
- stabbing murder described
- grooming in past
- alcohol use, drunkenness
- pot smoking
- infidelity, in past
summary: When lawyer Naina's fiancé cheats on her so that she ends their relationship, she goes to Goa on their honeymoon trip with a non-honeymood to-do list of activities she could never do with her ex. Her hostel roommate Tejas happily helps her through the list. Though they have serious sexual sparks and he seems to have caught feelings, they stick to their "no real answers, no last names" rule until they both leave Goa. Tejas's showing up for his new job at the law firm, where she doesn't have time for romance because she wants the promotion, complicates her plans.
tropes:
- second-chance romance
- dual timeline
- dual narrators
- I'm too broken to love again
what I liked:
- fun adventures
- great legal case they work together
- best friend
- scenes of Goa
- karaoke
what I didn’t like:
- she keeps saying that she will get hurt if she falls when she has clearly already fallen, maybe too obvious
overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)
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