Zara is a 29 year old unmarried British Muslim. For her mother, that is a problem. She threatens to send her to Bangladesh for an arranged marriage if she isn't engaged by her 30th birthday and prods her to start a so-called biodata CV for marriage.

Zara subscribes to a muslim dating app instead and throws herself headlong into the murky waters of finding men that are "perfectly fine".

This book was a culture shock to me. There is so much talk about Bengali culture, Sylheti language and Asian food, plus practising religion and being more God-fearing. Why would anyone want to actively fear a deity? I'm an atheist and that much God talk is very alien to me.

Zara struggles a lot with her brown identity and the expectations of her community, torn between tradition and individuality.

There isn't much substance to her character though. She is indecisive and whiny while thinking she's a great prize and getting annoyed about a rejection from someone she didn't want in the first place. 

However, after slogging through nearly 500 pages of stringing along two suitors it has a disappointing and unsatisfactory ending.

Recommended for British Muslims who want to read a romance novel that is rooted firmly in their community and who don't have to Google what "desi culture" is and what "don't be such a coconut" means.