Finding Mr Perfectly Fine: 'I loved it. Utterly charming' Jenny Colgan, the freshest and funniest romcom of 2022

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As a British Bengali myself and living in North London, having also gone through the myriad of candidates imposed on me by my elders, I completely felt at home at the familiarity of Zara’s mum and grandmother. The sibling relationship was also very relatable and entertaining. Zara’s quest to find Mr Perfectly Fine was not easy and having a time-pressure on top meant that she had to move fast and try out all ‘desperate’ measures. Horton, Ross (April 9, 2021). "Taylor Swift reclaims her pivotal moment by breathing new life into Fearless". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021 . Retrieved April 9, 2021. As Zara’s parents compile the equivalent of a dating CV to be distributed within the community and ramp up the suitor search efforts she starts to feel disillusioned and exhausted by it all. However I absolutely hated it, this book is a literal abomination. The author constantly put younger’s in a bad light by talking about how all they want is “boyfriends” and “hookups” when that’s not that case and a lot of the youth do want a pure respectful courtship and marriage. Last week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum's birthday present to me was the threat that if I'm not engaged by my 30th birthday, she's sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husband

I thought it could've been way shorter, the inner monologue was repetitive and kind of boring at times. I have so much to say about Zara’s love interests and other twists and turns in the book but I really don’t want to give anything more away at this early stage where people are still reading it. I found myself getting frustrated with Zara sometimes as I kept willing her to… And is it possible that the phrase 'we only do it because we care' is damaging in the context of matchmaking? Zara is the 29yo daughter of a Bangladeshi British family (North London, not Tower Hamlets: this is a book extremely grounded in its place). She's a moderately observant Muslim, and takes her religion and culture seriously, while also holding modern British attitudes about eg feminism that make for uneasy bedfellows. There's a lot here about the difficulty of reconciling cultures and fitting different expectations together, and a lot of people with wildly divergent views on how to live and indeed how other people should. Very like reality in fact, and I hugely liked that almost nobody is an outright villain and absolutely nobody is entirely in the right. What I think it did was give a good glimpse into this family’s life, some relationships and the weird combination of love and pressure that you can feel from your family. The knowing in your bones that they love you and what’s best for you but the way they are showing it doesn’t chime. I think this book could have included the word colourism, and could have included Zara going to therapy. With Zara, I don’t really have the ability to build the complexities of her inner life to know that I’ve left her in a good place. I don’t think she asked herself the hard questions about people’s actions and motives and I’m unsure if she ever will. Which is okay if it’s purposeful, but it didn’t feel like that either.Decoding Taylor Swift's chaotic Easter egg video for Fearless (Taylor's Version) vault songs". Entertainment Weekly. April 2, 2021 . Retrieved May 19, 2021– via MSN. Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved April 25, 2021. Share this event Save this event: Cover cropping: a valuable option for soil health and resource protection Last week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum's birthday present to me was the threat that if I'm not engaged by my 30 th birthday, she's sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husband

I found this book worked for me on several levels including the story of Zara as a young woman engaged in her job, family and friends who has to negotiate another hurdle, and the internal debate about what is truly necessary for the happily ever after which her mother and other relatives want for her. It overturns expectations in many ways and challenges things like the culture of social drinking, while being solidly down to earth in the perils of late nights, the question of what to wear and the distractions of social media. This book’s greatest strength lies in its cast of characters, ranging from the determined mother to the work colleagues who have so much influence on Zara’s thoughts. There is the quiet Nani who quietly takes Zara’s side, as well as a whole group of female relatives who alternatively support Zara and make her life more complicated. Zara describes her mother “I’m lumbered with a mum that is the worst of both my worlds; tech savvy and cynical like a Western mum, but still clinging on to old traditions like the village mum she claims she isn’t.” Needless to say Zara and her mother clash, most significantly over the hunt for a husband that her mother claims is all she needs for happiness, while Zara has reservations. a b "Credits / Mr. Perfectly Fine / Taylor Swift". Tidal. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

I am still mad at the ending of this book and was on the verge of giving the book 2 stars just for that ending. However, what I found disappointing was that Zara doesn't do a whole lot. She just sits there flitting between the idea of potential love interests. Until. Until she didn't talk to him and just assumed things. Until he didn't talk to her and just assumed things. Until she wasn't up-front with Hamza, lying to him over and over. Until breaking Hamza's heart. We meet our protagonist Zara soon after she has celebrated her 29th birthday when her mum’s “gift” was the threat that if she isn’t engaged by her 30th birthday she’ll be send off to the Motherland to find a husband!

We're really living in a diverse era with not just white doormat heroines but brown ones too! Words can't describe how disappointed I am especially with how promising the start was. Fearless (Taylor's Version): The From The Vault Chapter - EP". Apple Music. May 26, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021 . Retrieved May 31, 2021.It will definitely give prospective marriage candidates food for thought, thinking about their own personal boundaries and how one can reconcile matters of the heart alongside the practicalities of life. For me, it brought up questions about whether finding a spouse is really the be-all and end-all? Why can’t society and culture allow you to be simply as you are?

Country Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. April 17, 2021. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021 . Retrieved April 14, 2021. With every decision, every choice we make, no matter who you are, we make mistakes, fall, stand up, grow and thrive. Zara is making a lot of decisions and a lot of mistakes but grows from them and finds herself. The complex, multi-layered main character Tasneem has created here, gives the reader an unforgettable reading experience, one to learn from, one to feel compassion, but above all, one to escape the real and crazy world, to dive into the also crazy but wonderful world of Zara, her dating life and be able to laugh and relate with her experiences. Lipshutz, Jason (February 11, 2021). "Taylor Swift Announces Re-Recorded 'Fearless' Album, 'Love Story' Single Drop". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021 . Retrieved April 7, 2021. This book makes a great buy for gifts. I literally bought twelve copies to give away as birthday and Eid gifts! Get your copy from here.

The scenes where Humza unexpectedly surprised her. Her friends thought he was being a narcissist or controlling. So I really enjoyed the beginning of the book, some parts I actually laughed out loud. I liked that religion and culture was woven in. As a 31 years old, single Bangladeshi, Muslim woman, I could relate to Zara in certain areas like people making you feel old and mum asking you to agree to get married (although my mum really does this on occasion).