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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. Zara now finds that by her 30th birthday she will fall outside of that range and be considered a lost cause or forgotten about where prospective proposals are concerned. I fell deep into this story and whilst at first Zara is quite prickly and determined almost to the point of stubbornness,she really grew on me a s a person as you journey with her to find her very own, Mr Perfectly Fine.
It did also seem a little longer than it needed to be, although I will admit I really liked the ending - it was defo what I had been secretly hoping for throughout. My heart raced along with reading on how is Zara going to get out of the disaster that unfolds, and as I just love happy ending, I was still thinking to myself will Zara ever meet her Mr right, husband? 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 did also focus a lot on self-love and discovery which was really nice and Zara did noticeable change throughout the narrative to reflect this. Perfectly Fine" rose to number 30 from its debut of number 90, becoming Swift's 80th entry inside the top 40 of the chart, extending Swift's record for the most top-40 entries among women. Taylor released this “From the Vault” song as a surprise promotional single at 9:00 AM EDT on April 7th, two days before the release date of Fearless (Taylor’s Version). I don’t think she asked herself the hard questions about people’s actions and motives and I’m unsure if she ever will. All of this makes this novel such a wonderful reading experience, so get the novel, make it your summer read, laugh, cry, go on a journey from London to Dubai.
She went on about how judging her community was, just to act exactly the same way and try to justify it because she was different? Every 'From The Vault' Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)': Critic's Picks". The second point that was absolutely amazing and beautiful to experience about Zara is her journey towards a new self-discovery after everything that has happened in her life, the good, the bad and the very dark (no spoilers, you’ll have to read it). Tasneem created a playful book that tackles major issues many South-Asian women face, which isn’t your typical romance book – it will not end the way you expect it to.I picked this book up because the title is a reference to a Taylor Swift song and was a little disappointed that there was not even a slight mention of TayTay, but I guess that was just the Swiftie in me, lol). I'm thrilled to tell you that my new version of Fearless (Taylor's Version) is done and will be with you soon.
With her homemade Victoria Sponge cake, Zara’s mum gives her a threat: if she’s not engaged by her 30th birthday, she will be sent to Bangladesh to find a ‘fresh-from-the-desh’ husband. All the food references (my favourite kind of references), the family dynamics, the ‘aunties of the community’ the stigmas attached with unwed ‘older’ girls, it was all a perfect package! It's a great ending for a book about a woman who's really screwed up her life by trying to jam a whole lot of mutually incompatible aims and desires together, instead of picking one aim and sticking to it. 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. I believe Tasneem did an excellent job explaining the differences between cultural norms within Sylheti Bangladeshi communities and Islam; this was consistent throughout the book.
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.
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