Courting Samira

Courting Samira

By Amal Awad

Genre:-Contemporary/Romance/Humour

Pages:-322

Publisher:-HarperVia

Blurb:-Set in Sydney, Australia, Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-seven-year-old Palestinian woman who finds herself in an unexpected love triangle-a sparkling ode to meddling best friends, traditional courtship, The Princess Bride, and, of course, the possibility of love.

 Coming from a moderately traditional Muslim family, twenty-seven-year-old Samira Abbel-Aziz has endured her fair share of arranged matches-first dates she calls "doorknock appeals," where she and her possible suitors eat snacks in her living room in the company of both sets of parents. Her general rule: no shoes with tassels, no cheesy leather jackets, no mustaches. A  girl has to have some standards, right? The truth is, Samira is already experiencing enough wedding drama as an assistant at Bridal Bazaar magazine and as a gofer for her soon-to-be-married-cousin and nemesis Zahra. She's not sure she needs to add any of her own.

 When she meets the charismatic Menem at a work retreat, Samira finds herself intrigued. But her best friend Lara insists Menem isn't right for her, and now her childhood friend Hakeem has begun behaving oddly. Adding to the confusion, Samira is seeking a promotion at work, yet isn't sure it's the job of her dreams. Suddenly, her life is full of drama and complications, and she realizes that part of growing up is making difficult choices about what-and whom-she really wants.

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My Review:-An modern day Muslim romance. Palestinian Samira Abd-Alazziz is twenty seven-year-old. Samira has met plenty of suitors, but she always finds they're not for her. Samira has done everything right, abiding by cultural dating rules. When Samira meets Menem, things start to look up for her, she might of found the right one, but there's one problem Menem will soon be Zahra, her cousin's brother-in-law. Then her childhood best friend Hakeem starts to act different towards her, but Samira can't see it, until it's pointed out to her.  What will she do? This is a well wrote and easy to read novel. I loved the characters, especially Samira.