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adventurepanda 's review for:
Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
It's another 3 star read unfortunately - the good news is that I finally hit on a 5 star book with [b: Emma|6969|Emma|Jane Austen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373627931l/6969._SY75_.jpg|3360164] but this reading slump lasted a fair while before I got back into it!
So, being a Pride and Prejudice retelling, I was already excited about it. I watch Jane Austen adaptations all the time and I am slowly making my way through her works (half done, half to go!). While I liked the main characters, I didn't really believe in the romance and the ending felt quite rushed and contrived, especially in a modern contemporary setting. I really liked the rep though and how it explored love and dating for second-gen Muslims and there were a fair few things that I could sympathise with as someone from a fairly similar background to the main characters (being British-South Asian!). All in all, it wasn't brilliant but it was an enjoyable, breezy read and I might have a look at other works by the author.
So, being a Pride and Prejudice retelling, I was already excited about it. I watch Jane Austen adaptations all the time and I am slowly making my way through her works (half done, half to go!). While I liked the main characters, I didn't really believe in the romance and the ending felt quite rushed and contrived, especially in a modern contemporary setting. I really liked the rep though and how it explored love and dating for second-gen Muslims and there were a fair few things that I could sympathise with as someone from a fairly similar background to the main characters (being British-South Asian!). All in all, it wasn't brilliant but it was an enjoyable, breezy read and I might have a look at other works by the author.