The Vibrant Years
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Summary
Living on their own terms means being there for one another。
When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars， she’s astounded―and horrified。 The windfall threatens to expose a shameful mistake from her youth。 On an impulse， Bindu quickly spends it on something unexpected: a condo in a posh retirement community in Florida。
The impulsive decision blindsides Bindu’s daughter-in-law， Aly。 At forty-seven， Aly still shares a home with Bindu even after her divorce from Bindu’s son。 But maybe this change is just the push Aly needs to fight for her own dreams。
As Bindu and Aly navigate their new dynamic， Aly’s daughter， Cullie， is faced with losing the business that made her a tech-world star。 The only way to save it is to deliver a new idea to her investors―and they want the dating app she pitched them in a panic。 Problem is， Cullie has never been on a real date。 Naturally， enlisting her single mother and grandmother to help her with the research is the answer。
From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes a heartfelt novel about three generations of hilarious， unconventional， ambitious women who embark on a shared journey of self-discovery。 Join the Desai women as they come together to embrace the hijinks and heartbreak of facing their greatest fears to finally live their most vibrant lives。
When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars， she’s astounded―and horrified。 The windfall threatens to expose a shameful mistake from her youth。 On an impulse， Bindu quickly spends it on something unexpected: a condo in a posh retirement community in Florida。
The impulsive decision blindsides Bindu’s daughter-in-law， Aly。 At forty-seven， Aly still shares a home with Bindu even after her divorce from Bindu’s son。 But maybe this change is just the push Aly needs to fight for her own dreams。
As Bindu and Aly navigate their new dynamic， Aly’s daughter， Cullie， is faced with losing the business that made her a tech-world star。 The only way to save it is to deliver a new idea to her investors―and they want the dating app she pitched them in a panic。 Problem is， Cullie has never been on a real date。 Naturally， enlisting her single mother and grandmother to help her with the research is the answer。
From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes a heartfelt novel about three generations of hilarious， unconventional， ambitious women who embark on a shared journey of self-discovery。 Join the Desai women as they come together to embrace the hijinks and heartbreak of facing their greatest fears to finally live their most vibrant lives。
Reviews
Sarah Buron
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3。5 stars！ I enjoyed each of the perspectives of the three different women in this story when it came to family， self-discovery， and generational differences。 It was written in a way where you really felt like you were along for the ride on each of their journeys。 Thank you so much to NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for my honest review！
Kim
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4。0 stars
Kristen
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Really enjoyed this novel that captured the lives of three generations of Indian women as they figure out what really matters to them and what they're looking for in someone they love。 When Bindu Desai receives a million dollar inheritance from a man she had buried in her past， it unearths some truths about herself she had thought were long gone。 Meanwhile， her daughter-in-law Aly struggles to find her place at work after losing her ex-husband because of it。 And both of them are eager to see the Really enjoyed this novel that captured the lives of three generations of Indian women as they figure out what really matters to them and what they're looking for in someone they love。 When Bindu Desai receives a million dollar inheritance from a man she had buried in her past， it unearths some truths about herself she had thought were long gone。 Meanwhile， her daughter-in-law Aly struggles to find her place at work after losing her ex-husband because of it。 And both of them are eager to see their granddaughter/daughter Cullie succeed at both work and love with the app she is working on - which just so happens to be a dating app。 But as they venture out on dates to help Cullie with her research， what each woman truly ends up finding is herself。 A truly lovely book all around。 。。。more
Dawn
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Hilarious。 Unique。 Entertaining。 This story of three generations of women was a great read！ I have read Somali Dev in the past and always find the books to be good。 Thanks #NetGalley #MindysBookStudio
Yukari Watanabe
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4。5 stars
Wade Snowden
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I was influenced by Mindy Kaling to purchase this audiobook。 This marks the first of “Mindy’s Book Studio” - proving that I sadly can be influenced by celebrity book clubs still。 This novel is a heartfelt and heartwarming journey of three generations of women navigating dating， love， & life。 It is thoroughly enjoyable & a worthwhile read。 I will definitely be trying out Sonali Dev’s series of Jane Austen inspired novels next。
Sarah
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I enjoyed this story of three generations of Indian women。 There were parts where I laughed out loud。 Some of the dates they went on were a little over the top… they found every eccentric oddball man in FL to go out with。 I learned new things about Bollywood， food， and landscape in the culture of India。 Took one star because the writing was completely fluid。 There were times that the point of view went from memory to present without a transition making it confusing。 At other times， the character I enjoyed this story of three generations of Indian women。 There were parts where I laughed out loud。 Some of the dates they went on were a little over the top… they found every eccentric oddball man in FL to go out with。 I learned new things about Bollywood， food， and landscape in the culture of India。 Took one star because the writing was completely fluid。 There were times that the point of view went from memory to present without a transition making it confusing。 At other times， the characters would be sitting on the lanai and then all of a sudden they are back to cooking in the kitchen with no explanation of transition。 。。。more
crubearlla
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RATING: 4/5 starsSHORT SUMMARY:The Vibrant Years is all about three generations of women overcoming their personal issues， and the conditioning of the society of what and how women should be as they faced it head-on。 Bindu， the grandmother， mysteriously inherits millions of dollars where she spent it on buying a condo in a posh retirement community。 Prior of her moving in that fancy condo， Bindu was sharing a home together with Aly， her ex-daughter in law and a journalist， even after her divorce RATING: 4/5 starsSHORT SUMMARY:The Vibrant Years is all about three generations of women overcoming their personal issues， and the conditioning of the society of what and how women should be as they faced it head-on。 Bindu， the grandmother， mysteriously inherits millions of dollars where she spent it on buying a condo in a posh retirement community。 Prior of her moving in that fancy condo， Bindu was sharing a home together with Aly， her ex-daughter in law and a journalist， even after her divorce with her son。 Cullie， the granddaughter， is a genius tech wizard who created apps that help people， but changes in her work forced her to make a huge decision by pitching a dating app to the investors just to save her previous app。 Cullie never had a proper and real date， so she seek help from her grandmother and her mother as they navigated their own path to living their own life in their own terms， and love along the way。WHAT DIDN'T WORK WITH ME:•tPacing is somewhat inconsistent in some parts， wherein it sometimes feels like it’s dragging， and some chapters are just fillers。 •tSometimes I feel like there’s a lot of going on and I’m getting confused because I feel like I’m reading two different books at the same time， specifically， Bindu’s past and the main storyline。•tForeshadowing could have done a bit better， because I feel like there’s a much giveaway in the beginning parts of the story。 It felt a bit short and underwhelming when Bindu’s past is finally revealed because it’s too predictable。WHAT I LIKED THE MOST:•tI like the switching of the POV because we really get to know the characters well。•tThe three women being there for each other despite of the status， age， and their way of thinking of things is so uplifting and empowering。 That’s well-written here。•tI love the mini plot twists in the story， and I can’t remember how many times I giggled and laughed out loud in some parts of the story。 Their dates are so iconic！FINAL THOUGHTS:This is the first book I’ve read from Sonali Dev， so I don’t have anything to compare to from her previous works。 But I really liked this book。 Bindu is now living in her own true colors， and she doesn’t want it to be the way of a world， and I love her for that。 She’s my favorite Desai woman out of them。 Aly is an ambitious woman who’s now finally fighting for her dreams。 Cullie is so kind-hearted and wonderful person， and she’s now getting wiser with love。 There are a lot of personal and social issues tackled so beautifully in this book， and how the Desai women overcame it is so inspiring。 I believe The Vibrant Years is more about a journey to self-discovery， than finding love from other people。 Because just like what Bindu said， “What we find attractive about people says more about us than about them。” And I guess that this pretty sums up what this book wanted to tell the world。 。。。more
Michelle Palmer
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Captivating and intriguing I got this book on a free Kindle read。 The first couple of chapters made me think that I wouldn't necessarily like this story。 Oh was I wrong。 A beautiful story of 3 generations of Indian women who despite the boundaries set by society， chose to work hard and break out of those restrictions。 A story of family， loss and love and finding yourself。 A must read。 Captivating and intriguing I got this book on a free Kindle read。 The first couple of chapters made me think that I wouldn't necessarily like this story。 Oh was I wrong。 A beautiful story of 3 generations of Indian women who despite the boundaries set by society， chose to work hard and break out of those restrictions。 A story of family， loss and love and finding yourself。 A must read。 。。。more
Susan Poer
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The Vibrant Years is a saga of the lives and loves of the Desai women: 64 year old Binji， her daugher 47 year old Aly， and granddaughter， 25 year old Cullie。 All come together to support Binji as a crisis occurs to disrupt her life in her new retirement village。 Bindu is the star of this show， in more ways than one。 Her large， vibrant personality bursts through the pages and you want to get to know her better and be part of her inner circle。 She's the force that keeps the family together through The Vibrant Years is a saga of the lives and loves of the Desai women: 64 year old Binji， her daugher 47 year old Aly， and granddaughter， 25 year old Cullie。 All come together to support Binji as a crisis occurs to disrupt her life in her new retirement village。 Bindu is the star of this show， in more ways than one。 Her large， vibrant personality bursts through the pages and you want to get to know her better and be part of her inner circle。 She's the force that keeps the family together through love， loss， job displacement， and work politics。 Bindu always stresses that her girls should live their lives 'on their terms'。 But is Bindu practicing what she preaches？She has a secret from her teenage years that could ruin everything she has worked so hard to build， but circumstances soon bring it to light and the way the family deals with the situation brings them closer together and reveals hidden strengths they didn't know they had。 This book is about following your dreams， doing things you're scared of， and supporting others to do the same。 It's about the sacrifices you make for your family so they can have the dreams you could not。 You'll fall in love with these characters and root for the success of each of their endeavors as they find love and pursue their dreams。 。。。more
Charu
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exceptionalI love the relationship amongst the women of this book。 The love， support， and differences amongst them all is beautiful to read。 It’s inspiring to see how you may not know people in your own life and how people can struggle the same ways through generations。
Macie
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Wholesome story。 A grandma， a mom and a daughter。。 Navigating a different part of their lives together。 Unfortunately it got too boring for me。 Got 2/3rds in and had to stop！
Jennifer
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Good lord， this was a gorgeous novel about women and relationships and life and mistakes and the act of living—in all its gloriousness and heartbreak and mundanity。
Stephanie
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Well-written story about the lives， secrets and relationships of three women， a 65 year old mother， her ex-daughter-in-law and her granddaughter， in an Indian-American family。 All three characters were interesting and I enjoyed seeing the story through each of their viewpoints。 The pacing was good although the middle part slowed somewhat。 This was a very enjoyable read that touched on Indian culture， mental health and self-belief。 Good fulfilling ending！
Emma Reid
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My favorite thing about Sonali Dev is how she writes family。 It's intriguing yet relatable and really just draws you into her stories。 Here we follow a multigenerational family as they navigate sudden deaths， career plateaus， and the general chaos that is dating in the modern era。 I found myself relating most to Cullie as a fellow coder and anxiety sufferer， but also because we're the closest in age。 Bindu is easily the most fun character though！ It's a very enjoyable book overall， leaning more My favorite thing about Sonali Dev is how she writes family。 It's intriguing yet relatable and really just draws you into her stories。 Here we follow a multigenerational family as they navigate sudden deaths， career plateaus， and the general chaos that is dating in the modern era。 I found myself relating most to Cullie as a fellow coder and anxiety sufferer， but also because we're the closest in age。 Bindu is easily the most fun character though！ It's a very enjoyable book overall， leaning more towards family drama and women's fiction。*Thank you to Mindy's Book Studio and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review* 。。。more
jeannette ⋆˚ ༘ ⁀➷
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a lovely story involving 3 generations of women who are bonded together by their strength and love for each other。 i admit， i initially wanted to read this book because of mindy kaling， and i’m so very glad i did！
Susan Ballard
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 is a delightful intergenerational story。 I enjoyed following these three Indian women。 The dynamics of their relationships held my interest， making me laugh， and at times I found myself nodding my head in agreement。 Bindu is the glamorous grandmother with a secret and sexy past。Aly was once married to Bindu’s son， now divorced， she still lives with her ex-mother-in-law。 Aly is fighting for a promised segment at the news station where she works， but her mother-in-law’s past may 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 is a delightful intergenerational story。 I enjoyed following these three Indian women。 The dynamics of their relationships held my interest， making me laugh， and at times I found myself nodding my head in agreement。 Bindu is the glamorous grandmother with a secret and sexy past。Aly was once married to Bindu’s son， now divorced， she still lives with her ex-mother-in-law。 Aly is fighting for a promised segment at the news station where she works， but her mother-in-law’s past may come to haunt her。 Cullie， Aly’s daughter， is a tech genius and must develop a dating app or risk losing investors in her business。 Yet， Cullie has never been on a date！ Such a fun， quick read。 It truly is about family， women， and relationships。 There are a few great statements tucked away in here。 One I loved was from Bindu: “𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵。 𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 - 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦。”Thank you @dartfroggco for this gifted copy。 。。。more
Kathleen Schmidt
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Vibrant YearsSuch a good book！ This book captured me from the first page。 The characters were so real and so likeable。 You were rooting for them from the beginning。 This author has such a way with words。 I couldn't put this book down。 I will read any book written by Somali Dev。 Vibrant YearsSuch a good book！ This book captured me from the first page。 The characters were so real and so likeable。 You were rooting for them from the beginning。 This author has such a way with words。 I couldn't put this book down。 I will read any book written by Somali Dev。 。。。more
Dreama Sollars
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wonderful， absolutely wonderful I thoroughly enjoyed this book， but I really wanted to hear more about the documentary。 I just didn’t want it to end。
Elizabeth
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DNF。 Got a quarter of the way in and decided to call it a day。 I wasn’t invested in any of the characters。 Wasn’t interested in what seemed like a promising story。 I didn’t want to pick the book up to read it。 Moving on before I waste anymore time。
Colleen
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Sonali Dev is a phenomenal writer。 I really felt immersed in the family relationship。There is a tight bond between Indian （the country） grandmother， her daughter-in-law and her granddaughter。 They all have different （and unique） strengths。 I love how the story unraveled。 Even though I have read several books with Indian settings， I still feel like it is a unique topic。 The Vibrant Years really drew me in and made me feel welcomed into the story。 What a wonderful experience。 Thank you Sonali Dev。 Sonali Dev is a phenomenal writer。 I really felt immersed in the family relationship。There is a tight bond between Indian （the country） grandmother， her daughter-in-law and her granddaughter。 They all have different （and unique） strengths。 I love how the story unraveled。 Even though I have read several books with Indian settings， I still feel like it is a unique topic。 The Vibrant Years really drew me in and made me feel welcomed into the story。 What a wonderful experience。 Thank you Sonali Dev。And Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review the advance read copy in exchange for an honest review。 Also thank you to Sonali Dev the author and Mindy's Book Studio the publisher。Filing under Best of 2023 on my shelf as I hope it will be a GoodReads Readers choice candidate next year。 。。。more
Lauryl
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Solid story about three generations of strong women - a young grandma finally living on her own terms， a woman finally reaching for her dreams and a young tech genius ready to change the world。 Loved the descriptions of the grandma especially （Binji） and all of their adventures with dating and relationships。 A fun read。
Deborah
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Not the right book for me at this time。
Sandra Phillips
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Love your vibrant years！！！I loved the relationship between the three women。 The open conversation about women's sexuality at different stages of life was refreshing ， funny and totally honest。 To discover that love doesn't change with age was heartwarming and filled with hope， no matter what your age。 I loved this book！ And now chai tea。 Love your vibrant years！！！I loved the relationship between the three women。 The open conversation about women's sexuality at different stages of life was refreshing ， funny and totally honest。 To discover that love doesn't change with age was heartwarming and filled with hope， no matter what your age。 I loved this book！ And now chai tea。 。。。more
Christine Piepmeier
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4。5/5Bindu is shocked to find out she has inherited money， but when she finds out who it’s from， she is quick to spend it on a condo to avoid questions of who it’s from。 Her life goes from more predictable living with her daughter-in-law， Aly， to living more in this new community。 After a disaster of a foray into the dating world， Bindu relies on the support of her Aly and her granddaughter， Cullie。 They all agree to help Cullie with a new dating app but dipping into the dating pool。 I thought t 4。5/5Bindu is shocked to find out she has inherited money， but when she finds out who it’s from， she is quick to spend it on a condo to avoid questions of who it’s from。 Her life goes from more predictable living with her daughter-in-law， Aly， to living more in this new community。 After a disaster of a foray into the dating world， Bindu relies on the support of her Aly and her granddaughter， Cullie。 They all agree to help Cullie with a new dating app but dipping into the dating pool。 I thought this book started out a little slow， but after Bindu， Aly， and Cullie are reunited and together in one area， it was sooo good。 Their relationship is so great， and I found moments of true hilarity throughout the book。 I felt like it was a great mix of humor with true relationships。 I would definitely recommend this one！ I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Michiganrachel
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3。5 rounded up to 4
Thomas
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Happily Ever After！
Devan Bechtol Miller
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This is a feel-good multigenerational story of three Indian American women， their respective journeys to find themselves， and their love and support of each other。 Bindu， the grandmother， particularly shines！ I liked it， but thought it was a bit over the top and all over the place at times。
Sara K
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I LOVED this book。 The strong women， their bonds and their path to finding （and getting） what they really want from life。 3 generations of women - all with their own struggles， hidden secrets and a deep and unbreakable bond。 They are determined， they are strong and like everyone they have their weaknesses。 I loved their differences， loved how close they were and loved that despite it all， none of them were perfect and there were cracks in their relationships。 It was such a well written and reali I LOVED this book。 The strong women， their bonds and their path to finding （and getting） what they really want from life。 3 generations of women - all with their own struggles， hidden secrets and a deep and unbreakable bond。 They are determined， they are strong and like everyone they have their weaknesses。 I loved their differences， loved how close they were and loved that despite it all， none of them were perfect and there were cracks in their relationships。 It was such a well written and realistic book。 I couldn't put it down and was disappointed to see it end。 I wish I could jump into the book and join their tight crew。Bindu Desai unexpectedly inherits a million dollars， which she spends on a fancy condo in a retirement community。 Her （ex） daughter-in-law， Aly， sees this as an opportunity to fight for her own dreams。 When Cullie （Bindu's grand-daughter） is faced with losing her business， she enlists her mother and grandmother to help her with dating research。 Together， they face the dating world and find themselves on a path of self-discovery。This book will make you laugh， cry and scream。 It was so well done and truly a wonderful read。 。。。more
Melanie
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I think this might be my favorite book by this author。 I loved the look at all three generations of the family， and really all the characters were great！
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