We’re Jess and Lauren, the best friends behind @bookreccos, the Instagram account and podcast where we provide reading recommendations (or reccos!), and we’ve teamed up with Joanie to keep you all well-read and well-dressed with this month's romance reading recco!

February, for some, is the month of love with Valentine's Day slap bang in the middle of it, so our romance reading recco for this month is Finding Mr. Perfectly Fine by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid. 

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The story is a classic rom-com, with the protagonist Zara setting out on a mission to find a husband before she turns 30.

For Zara’s 29th birthday her Mum's gift was the threat that if she’s not engaged by her 30th birthday, she'll be sent off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husband.

When Zara's Mum puts together the most archaic of arranged marriage resources (not exactly the romcom-worthy love story she had envisioned for herself), she is soon exhausted by her family's failed attempts to set her up with every vaguely suitable Abdul, Ahmed and Farook that they can find. Zara decides to take matters into her own hands. How hard can it be to find a husband at twenty-nine?

With just a year to go, time is of the essence, so Zara joins a dating app and signs up for speed dating. She meets Hamza, a kind British Egyptian who shares her values and would make a good husband. Zara knows that not all marriages are based on love (or lust) at first sight but struggles with the lack of spark. Particularly when she can't stop thinking of someone else . . .

As her next birthday looms, and family pressure intensifies, Zara knows she must make a decision, but will she make the right one?

It’s funny, insightful, and will honestly keep you guessing! To hear us discuss the book with the author then tune into our podcast.

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