Ink And Insights

As someone who prefers reading and watching extremely light content like rom-coms and chick flicks, I was thrilled to discover Amy Lea’s latest addition to her influencer series a couple of months ago. This cute rom-com: Set On You , initially seemed like the perfect choice for my next Kindle binge. It featured a classic enemies-to-lovers setup with plenty of gym banter and steamy encounters between the protagonists, Crystal Chen and Scott. Crystal Chen, a curvy fitness influencer who built her career by shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls, is the star of the story. The plot revolves around her rivalry with the extremely good-looking Scott as they battle for gym domination and, predictably, fall in love amidst all the banter. For the first 70% of the book, it felt like a typical rom-com—light, entertaining, and perfect for my taste. However, just when I was eagerly anticipating their happy ending, the story took a surprising turn. Crystal decides to make her relat...

"Remember that moment in Friends when Rachel pleads, 'Dear God, can I stay in my twenties forever? I dread turning 30.' I've been feeling the same way since 2024 began. The idea of turning 30 in about a month haunts me. Frankly, it never bothered me much earlier; I was too carefree about these things. But I have realized that when the 'T' word hits, it does. Because, boy oh boy, you might feel 25 in your head, but the world will surely remind you of your age at every opportunity they get. In just a year, four of my closest friends got married or engaged, and now this has started feeling like the beginning of being the "30-something" aunt who hasn't gotten married, still lives with her parents, and might have joined a cult or something. Kidding. While the last year in my twenties was full of events, good and bad, life is about to change as we know it. Parents are getting older, job risk-taking capacity has gone down, and the importance of “ghar ka...