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The Mismatch by Sara Jafari

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chailady's review

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lennie_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thanks to Netgalley & Random House UK,  Cornerstone, Arrow for my ARC. 

This book hurt my heart. 
It hurt for both Soraya and her mum, Neda, as well as Soraya's siblings and Magnus. 

Whilst romance is a part of this book, there is a Lot more to it than that. 

The book is a dual pov and also a dual timeline. We have Soraya in 2014 fresh out of university and Neda, her mother, at around the same age in 1970's Iran. 

This book was a lot heavier than I expected and features struggles around identity, societal expectations, cultural differences, religious expectations, being a person of colour growing up in britian, living as an immigrant in Britain, sexism, harassment, domestic abuse, drug addiction and more. 

Even though it was heartbreaking I really appreciated the dual timelines and seeing how Soraya's parents came to be the way they were. 

I'm a white woman who doesn't come from a strict religious background so I can't speak to the authenticity of the representation but it was a harrowing tale nonetheless. All I know is I just wanted to hug Soraya and Neda. 
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rory_oconnor's review

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The cover makes it look like a romcom, it’s definitely not. I still enjoyed it, but it was definitely more intense than I was expecting. There’s definitely some content warnings to be aware of. 
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aargot1's review

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5.0

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sridevi93's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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theshivaniyadav's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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heavygloom's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I found this book to be very relatable, mostly in the aspect of Soraya’s social and work life. No one really tells you how scary life is after college and how lonely it can be. great read.
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frantic_vampire's review

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I think this book just isn’t for me 🤷‍♀️. It’s definitely not the romance book that I thought it was going to be. It’s more of a family drama, I think? It’s told through two different timelines with a lot of internalized religious guilt, sexism, and racism. With a thin vail of romance to cover its rough edges. I’m not sure if it’s the writing style or if it’s the characters themselves, but I’m not connecting with the story at all. And I think it would be best for me to pass this book on to someone who would really enjoy it.
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sfbookgirl's review

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Mismatch is a modern-day love story involving cultural customs, dysfunctional family issues, and forbidden love. Recent university graduate Soraya Nazari thinks it is about time that she experiences life to the fullest. After being raised in a somewhat constrictive household of Iranian immigrants, Soraya decides to experience a budding romance with one of her old classmates, Mangus. 
 
But what becomes a casual fling turns into something more. The Mismatch also interweaves Soraya’s mother’s young adult life before immigrating to England. I found these chapters to be the most eye-opening and captivating. The Mismatch is an unconventional love story that I would say is more of a character study than a romance, but I still enjoyed the book for its insight into a culture unlike my own.
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kates_books's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so much more than a romance. It covers such a wide variety of topics that I have never seen in a book before, from religious guilt to struggling with post grad life to the inside of a broken marriage but divorce not being on the table. I loved that despite the cultures represented in the book not being my own (this is an own voices book) I was still able to deeply relate to the characters and their struggles. The authors voice is unique and refreshing and authentic and profound in a unpretentious way. 
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