If You're Not the One

By Farah Naz Rishi

Book Overview

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?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063251507
• ISBN13: 9780063251502
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

A romantic comedy but so much more

Anisa is excited starting college. She can now finally start being around her bethroted to-be! Her perfect man, Isaac! That means she has to keep her relaxed self a secret because she has to be perfect like him. But when Isaac did not show up to the class they talked about registering together, Anisa is realizing, things are not as perfect as it seems. Good thing Marlow is more than happy to be her love coach. This was quite adorable. As we go through the story, Anisa is starting to learn more about herself. new interests, new hobbies, new friendships. It honestly feels like we're Anisa's friends as well because we navigate through her thoughts thoroughly. The addition of footnotes just added a way to look what's going on her brain. They're so quirky, funny, and mundane that adds to the reading experience. The story itself was really good. You can't help but root for Anisa even though you have a clear idea of where the story was heading. This book also made me realize about red flags and green flags with people. Though this book is romantic comedy, you really get to see so much more about Anisa than the romance part. I also really like how we navigate through friendships, family, culture , and school life. This book was just really fun to read and heartbreaking at some parts too. * I received an eARC of this book