Finding Mr Perfectly Fine: 'I loved it. Utterly charming' Jenny Colgan, the freshest and funniest romcom of 2022

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My biggest shout out today is buy your self a copy of Finding Mr Perfectly Fine, about Zara why she has to find a husband. Suffice it to say, soon enough you will become Zara’s most intimate friend! Her family will become yours and by the end of it, you will spend the week reflecting on her life and oddly missing her in yours. Decoding Taylor Swift's chaotic Easter egg video for Fearless (Taylor's Version) vault songs". Entertainment Weekly. April 2, 2021 . Retrieved May 19, 2021– via MSN. Zara is a bit Bridget Jones without the booze: chaotic life, series of terrible decisions. She does a lot of romcom heroine things (including bumping into people and spilling things, my kingdom for one single romcom heroine with basic spatial awareness) and, more to the point, pursuing her goal of getting married before she's 30 with more enthusiasm than sense. The online dating is wonderfully done and the traditional matchmaking equally painful, and the sense of a desperate hope and willingness to ignore red flags is very well done and relatable. I know it takes a lot to write a book and how hard it is to satisfy everyone’s version of Muslim representation in women of their culture so I have to applaud the author for rooting this novel in a sense of place and with a character which has her feet planted in both her British and Bengali culture.

Unfortunately many south Asian girls are caught up with finding Mr. Perfect. This story was weaved around that idea.Dodson, P. Claire (April 7, 2021). "Taylor Swift's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Lyrics Use a Line From "All Too Well" ". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021 . Retrieved May 31, 2021– via MSN.

We meet our protagonist Zara soon after she has celebrated her 29th birthday when her mum’s “gift” was the threat that if she isn’t engaged by her 30th birthday she’ll be send off to the Motherland to find a husband! How does the latter sit in today’s culture and society? Whilst it’s more common now to remain single or marry much later, first-generation parents are often conflicted and find this hard to accept. Rolling Stone Aims a Cannon at One of Its Biggest Rivals". Vanity Fair. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020 . Retrieved July 11, 2021. Finding the right romantic partner is never easy, but in this funny and fascinating novel Zara is coming under a lot of pressure. She is twenty nine, and her mother is threatening to send her from London to Bengal to find a husband if she is not married by her thirtieth birthday. Family and cultural expectations clash with Zara’s mainly happy life in this brilliantly written novel which is narrated in her honest, bewildered voice as she struggles to decide what is sufficient for a happy married life.a b "Credits / Mr. Perfectly Fine / Taylor Swift". Tidal. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021 . Retrieved April 7, 2021. However I absolutely hated it, this book is a literal abomination. The author constantly put younger’s in a bad light by talking about how all they want is “boyfriends” and “hookups” when that’s not that case and a lot of the youth do want a pure respectful courtship and marriage. The scenes where Humza unexpectedly surprised her. Her friends thought he was being a narcissist or controlling. She joins Muslim Mate an online dating app and even goes speed-dating – the husband hunt is most definitely on. 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).

Mr. Perfectly fine is a song that I wrote alone. It was definitely an early indicator of me sort of creeping towards a pop sensibility. I’ve always listened to every type of music and even though Fearless is a country album, there were always these pop melodies creeping in. But I really love this song, and I love the bridge, I think the lyrics are just wonderfully scathing, and full of the teen angst that you would hope to hear on an album I wrote when I was 17 or 18, or you know, on that cusp.

Taylor Swift Shares A New 'From The Vault' Song, 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' ". Uproxx. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021 . Retrieved April 7, 2021. Now, with no advance warning... I thought the characters in the book were very good the only thing I did find disappointing was the ending thought it might have ended differently. International Pop Poll Awards – RTHK". RTHK. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022 . Retrieved December 24, 2022.

It does bring up the question though, is being married to anybody better than being single and happy? How does the latter sit in today’s culture and society? Whilst it’s more common now to remain single or marry much later, first-generation parents are often conflicted and find this hard to accept. Even though it’s fiction it’s kind not really highlighting the right way and I feel like it takes away from how inspiring it could’ve been had the author played it right the religious aspect is a big part of marriage in the Bengali community and others as well and so it just felt like the author was taking the piss and whitewashing the culture. Like there are modern day approaches to marriage that don’t include things that go against the religion. I feel like the constant issues in the book were a bit too over exaggerated and I just genuinely think this book was unrealistic. And even if it’s fiction I feel like it can influence the youth a lot and make them think that the way the main character approached marriage and finding a partner in this book is okay but it’s not. It literally felt like someone who wasn’t a Bengali Muslim was trying to have a go at writing about how they thought a Bengali muslim went about marriage a b c Cohen, Jess (April 7, 2021). "Taylor Swift's Vault Song "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Is Here and We're So Not Fine". E! Online. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021 . Retrieved April 7, 2021. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part

I really appreciated that the book was authentic to our culture and did not try to portray Muslims as being ‘perfect’ in our practice but at the same time did not try to whitewash our religion to suit the non-Muslim narratives. I mean her sister put on a hijab as a disguise which was meant to make her look ugly? and she was immediately uncomfortable after putting it on? and their first thought was about getting hate crimed? like what??? As a British Bengali myself and living in North London, having also gone through the myriad of candidates imposed on me by my elders, I completely felt at home at the familiarity of Zara’s mum and grandmother. The sibling relationship was also very relatable and entertaining. Zara’s quest to find Mr Perfectly Fine was not easy and having a time-pressure on top meant that she had to move fast and try out all ‘desperate’ measures. Taylor Swift". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020 . Retrieved April 14, 2021.