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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
3.75 / 5 stars
Ayesha at Last was a cute, summery read (that you can read at any time) that centers around Muslim families that immigrated to Toronto from India. The story revolves around arranged marriages and two characters navigating through the chaos of either wanting or not wanting their parents to arrange their marriage. While I felt that the story wasn't that unique, this book is important for the diversity in a romance novel. I flew through this novel, though there were some cringey (yet important) scenes in this book. I liked Ayesha's outspoken and determined personality and that I could relate to her teacher mishaps in the beginning of the book.
I wished that Ayesha and Khalid's relationship was more developed at the end of the book, but I'm not sure if the way the author decided to end the book was similar to Pride and Prejudice. I haven't read Pride and Prejudice, so I cannot speak to the elements that were used in Ayesha at Last.
Overall, if you have time to fit this contemporary romance into your TBR, I would recommend this book!
Ayesha at Last was a cute, summery read (that you can read at any time) that centers around Muslim families that immigrated to Toronto from India. The story revolves around arranged marriages and two characters navigating through the chaos of either wanting or not wanting their parents to arrange their marriage. While I felt that the story wasn't that unique, this book is important for the diversity in a romance novel. I flew through this novel, though there were some cringey (yet important) scenes in this book. I liked Ayesha's outspoken and determined personality and that I could relate to her teacher mishaps in the beginning of the book.
I wished that Ayesha and Khalid's relationship was more developed at the end of the book, but I'm not sure if the way the author decided to end the book was similar to Pride and Prejudice. I haven't read Pride and Prejudice, so I cannot speak to the elements that were used in Ayesha at Last.
Overall, if you have time to fit this contemporary romance into your TBR, I would recommend this book!