Description

This funny, electric rom-com follows a teen struggling to reclaim her perfect life and the perfectly wrong guy who sees through her facade, from the acclaimed author of It All Comes Back to You.

Anisa Shirani is…well, perfect. A fact, not an opinion. Of course, it’s all a front to feed her own praise-obsessed ego. Behind closed doors, she is—some might say—a little slobbish and snobbish, and she works obsessively to maintain her God-given talents. Fate has favored her, but Ani knows better than anyone that fate is made by effort.

But she must, especially when all signs point to her being a top-notch lawyer with a top-notch education and being destined to marry Isaac, total heartthrob and eldest son of the richest family in the community. A perfect girl deserves a perfect life, and Ani’s perfect life is going exactly the way it should…

Until Ani’s parents announce they’re getting divorced.

Until Isaac shows all the signs of…cheating. Sort of.

Until she starts catching feelings for Marlow, an overly friendly weirdo she’s hated since the moment she laid eyes on him in class.

How can fate be so wrong

About the author(s)

Farah Naz Rishi (she/they) is a Pakistani-American writer and voice actor. She received her B.A. in English from Bryn Mawr College, her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, and her love of weaving stories from the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she’s not writing, she’s probably hanging out with video game characters. You can find her at home in Philadelphia, or on Instagram/TikTok at @farahnazrishi.

Reviews

This crossover coming-of-age book will take your breath away. Rishi balances comedy with serious issues easily; Anisa’s charming narration guides the reader through all of it. Their swoon-worthy relationship will capture the hearts of readers, but it’s Anisa’s journey to vocalizing her needs that steals the show. Sympathetic and complicated characters make this one an instant reread. — Booklist (starred review)

This is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with a fascinating protagonist learning to love herself and the bonus of a diverse, fully realized cast of characters: readers won’t be able to put this one down. — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

More by Farah Naz Rishi

More Contemporary

More Romance

More Young Adult Fiction

More Diversity & Multicultural

More Dating & Sex

More Social Themes

More Romantic Comedy

More Humorous

More Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

More Marriage & Divorce

More Family

More Emotions & Feelings

More Coming of Age

More Friendship