Best YA Books of 2023
98 Young-Adult Books to Add to Your Reading List in November
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In Priyanka Taslim's "The Love Match," Zahra Khan has a meddling mother determined to find her perfect Bangladeshi partner. Zahra's focus is elsewhere, with a dream of becoming a writer and helping her family become financially secure by working at a local tea shop. When her mother introduces her to Harun Emo, sparks don't exactly fly, but that could be a good thing. Rather than rebuff each other, the pair fake date to appease both their parents and allow themselves to pursue their real crushes. For Zahra, that's Nayim, the sweet new dishwasher recently hired at the tea shop who makes her feel seen outside of the expectations of her family. But with her feelings for Nayim growing and her fake relationship with Harum starting to feel less and less fake the more time they spend together, Zahra discovers finding a love match is anything but easy.
Release date: Jan. 3