Match Me If You Can: Jane Austen's Emma meets bustling Mumbai society in this charming friends-to-lovers romcom

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Confident fashionista Jia Deshpande spends her days writing cliché-ridden listicles for Mimosa, Mumbai's top women's magazine. When she can, Jia dishes about the messy truth of real love on her anonymous blog, attends her family's weekly game nights, and ignores her true feelings for her childhood friend. If that wasn't enough, Jia needs to successfully set up a coworker with her perfect match to get the green light for her new column. Thankfully, organising meet-cutes has never been difficult for her.

Local pub owner Jaiman Patil can't help but be enamoured with Jia and her meddling spirit. He's always been an honorary part of her family, even more so since his own moved to America. Life with the Deshpandes is chaotic and loud, but it's also more loving than anything he experienced growing up, and he wouldn't risk losing that for the world. It feels manageable - until his pub begins to struggle and his feelings for Jia grow deeper.

When Jia's attempts at office matchmaking go haywire, risking new friendships and her relationship with Jaiman, she must reevaluate her own thoughts on love. For the first time, Jia realises that love may be a lot more complicated than she thought. Luckily, happily-ever-afters are never in short supply in Mumbai.

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Alison Robinson
March 5, 2025
DNF at 33%. I feel a bit hypocritical not finishing this book because it does what it says on the tin, its a modern-day Mumbai-set re-imagining of Jane Austen's Emma. The trouble is, it isn't bringing anything new to the party, worse its more like the film Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone. So, it just feels like a few minor details changed and relocated to India, no more. Such a pity. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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About the author

Swati Hegde is the author of Can't Help Faking in Love and Match Me If You Can. She is also a freelance editor, mindset coach, and self-proclaimed coffee shop enthusiast who lives in Bangalore, India, and can often be found at the nearest café with a hot mug of tea or singing her favourite songs off-key at karaoke night. She looks forward to a long career bringing Indian stories and voices to light.

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