“She was supposed to take notes. Instead, she drew hearts and horns—mostly on the same guy.” Welcome to St. Tara’s Junior College, where the gossip spreads faster than Wi-Fi, the dhol beats echo louder than the principal’s mic, and one girl’s pen turns everyday classroom chaos into epic art… and accidental confessions. Meet Juhi, the class backbencher with a sketchbook full of sassy doodles and zero chill. Her grades? Suspicious. Her eyeliner? Sharp. Her daydreams? Usually starring Kabir, the school’s debate team champion, tabla prodigy, and the poster boy of unbothered charm. Juhi’s world flips when her notebook full of very detailed doodles—some sweet, some scandalous—accidentally makes it to Kabir’s hands. Including that one sketch titled: 🖍️ “Reasons I Can’t Stand Kabir Kapoor (But Secretly Want to Hold His Hand).” Kabir reads. Kabir smirks. Kabir responds—with a doodle of his own. What follows is a drawn-out romantic battle of hearts and hilarity, complete with: Overenthusiastic aunties planning engagement rituals after one side hug A dhol-off between rival boys at the annual fest PTA meetings interrupted by “accidental” love letters Secret graffiti wars on the back benches And one very public confession under the college banyan tree (with background dancers, obviously) But when real drama hits—like a board exam crisis, a betrayal from BFF territory, and a kabaddi match gone romantic—Juhi must decide if love is worth sketching outside the lines for. 💌 Early reviewers are swooning: 🖋️ “It’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before—but with samosas, sketch pens, and shaadi drama.” 🪩 “K. M. Avander captures teen angst, awkward love, and desi madness with her signature masala flair!” 😂 “I haven’t laughed this hard since my crush liked my story by mistake.” If you’ve ever fallen in love through doodles, dhol beats, and drama that could rival a daily soap—this is your campus rom-com.

Originally Published on 25/07/2025