REVIEW: Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar

Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar: Meena is on a mission and she is not going to allow anything to get in her way, so what if she has to face a tropical storm in the process. It has been years since she has last been back to Texas, and just as long since she last saw her husband, Nikhil. But it is time for Meena to move on with her life and start building her new future with fellow lawyer Shake, all she has to do now is get Nikhil to sign their divorce papers.

Should be a piece of cake, right? Well it would have been if only there wasn’t a torrential tropical hurricane headed their way, with little to no choice Meena and Nikhil are forced to hunker down together in the home that they built together until the storm passes… the only problem with being trapped in a house with Nikhil is that Meena has no choice but to remember all the reasons that she first fell in love with him for… but will Meena and Nikhil find themselves being swept up in a storm of old feelings or will things look different once they are let out of their storm bubble?

I enjoyed reading Flirting With Disaster, this book was definitely a cute play on Sweet Home Alabama with an Asian twist to the story. In general I love a good forced proximity romcom and this book definitely delivered on this front, I absolutely loved the way our couple was forced to confront their past feelings while this hurricane raged on around them.

I love reading a black cat heroine and a golden retriever hero, this was definitely the case in this book, with much of the story coming from Meena’s side, but gosh do we get a good look into how our hero Nikhil feels and I loved every moment of this back and forth. Meena was an interesting character in that she was so sure that she knew what she wants and wanted to kind of steamroll her way into getting it. While her strong personality and determination were things that I liked about her they were also the cause of many of her miscommunications with Nikhil. Now for our hero, well he was just so sweet and caring and so easy to like. Add in the fact that it was clear that he had been pinning for his girl all this time and it was hard to find fault with our hero.

There was so much to like about the connection between these two characters, we get to see their relationship come back to life and see them trying to figure out how to work through their miscommunications and really find their way back to each other. I loved the fact that through it all Nikhil was always there to support Meena, his affection and love for her was not once a question.

All in all Flirting With Disaster was a really cute read, this book had the perfect amount of angst, drama and gave all the cute feels that a sweet second chance romcom needs. Definitely a book to check out!

Book Info:

Publication: January 14, 2025 | Dell |

It’s been years since Meena has seen her husband, Nikhil . . . years since they first laid eyes on each other back home in Texas, years since they eloped in Las Vegas and she felt true happiness. A high-powered lawyer on Capitol Hill, ready to move on (or at least, she thinks so) with another successful lawyer, Shake, Meena has returned home. This time, finally, to obtain a divorce.

But there’s one thing Meena couldn’t have accounted for: a hurricane forming in the Gulf, veering right toward them, giving them no choice but to hunker down in the home they had built together. Suddenly, she finds herself trapped amid gale-force winds and pelting rain with the man she once loved.

As they spend more time together, Meena begins to remember everything that drew her to Nikhil: His small-town charm, his thoughtful nature. . . his absurdly good looks. But things make sense with Shake. He’s steady and ambitious and wants exactly what she wants. She’ll stick to her plan, come hell or high water. But will her windswept heart make the right choice, when the storm settles and the eye passes over?

With sharp observations about second chances at love, ambition and Indian American identity, and with characters who share an undeniable chemistry, Flirting with Disaster is a modern romance with the sensibility of a classic.