A love triangle centering a brown girl, where all the participants are brown (specifically, Bangladeshi, so this may be one of the first YAs where Bangladeshi BOYS play a major part?) Meant to feel like a natok (Bengali cinema) set in America Here are some things you'll find in TLM that might be…your cup of tea (see what I did there?) and you can also keep scrolling for some content warnings:

THE COVER IS HERE!!! And it is BREATHTAKING and SO VERY BANGLADESHI! If you haven't taken a gander yet at the cover and official synopsis, please do! Perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, Emma Lord and Beth O’Leary. With her feelings all mixed up, will Zahra be a good Bengali kid or can she find her one true love match? For once in Zahra’s life, she can have her rossomalai and eat it too.īut life – and boys – can be a royal pain. Deciding to slowly sabotage their parents’ plans, Zahra and Harun pretend to date, while Zahra explores her feelings for Nayim. It’s nothing like the connection she has with Nayim Aktar, the new dishwasher at the tea shop, who just gets her in a way no one has before. As soon as they meet, Zahra and Harun both know it’s not going to work. While Zahra plans to save money for college by working through the summer at a tea shop, her meddling mum is convinced that a “good match” in marriage will solve their family’s financial woes.Įnter Harun Emon, the wealthy, devastatingly handsome and. Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty – but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in New Jersey. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this swoony and thoughtful romantic comedy from debut author Priyanka Taslim.

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim