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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
A cute one, but not something I see myself thinking about for a while. I ended up enjoying these characters, but parts of this ended up being overly cheesy for me and I didn’t love the narrative device of Maya’s “laws”. Overall a good time though.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin for the ARC!
Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin for the ARC!
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maya thinks she is cursed, not just in life but in love. The universe just had it out for her but no one will believe her. She wants a life and can't do that under her family's culture and religion, so she agrees to an arranged marriage to get away from her mother. On her way to her wedding in Pakistan she meets the rudest man and he ends up shouting next to her. Then her plane has to make an emergency landing in Switzerland and the airline lost her luggage. She gets sick and her card is declined, but the rude passenger comes to her rescue. As they are heading to the same place they travel together and the beginnings of feelings start to form as their journey gets more and more difficult.
Honestly, I don't know why I finished this book. Had this been a general Pakistani romance out might have gotten 3 stars, but they made the FMC and MMC Muslim and the whole story and every song thing is forbidden in their religion. No touching, no traveling, no kissing, no shared beds. All done in a regular romance, but not if the characters are Muslim.
Also the description of the FMC vomiting was so unnecessarily graphic, I honestly should have stopped reading then.
Honestly, I don't know why I finished this book. Had this been a general Pakistani romance out might have gotten 3 stars, but they made the FMC and MMC Muslim and the whole story and every song thing is forbidden in their religion. No touching, no traveling, no kissing, no shared beds. All done in a regular romance, but not if the characters are Muslim.
Also the description of the FMC vomiting was so unnecessarily graphic, I honestly should have stopped reading then.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
emotional
funny
medium-paced
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I'm currently not in the mood to write a long review but this is overall a page-turning book, if you're looking for a light romance then this is the one. but some stuffs made me uncomfortable like when they kiss each other knowing she already has a fiancé. okay she doesn't truly love her fiancé but still .... another thing is don't expect this to be a halal romance since the characters are muslims. there are in fact some kisses and a lot of physical touch between non-mahram.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
10/10 🥰 Dynamic characters, beautiful culture, and a swoon-worthy love story. Low spice, forced proximity, and forbidden love are all the right elements for this one, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!