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Accidentally Engaged
Accidentally Engaged | Farah Heron
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A delightful romantic comedy featuring a Muslim woman who fakes an engagement to the boy next door in the hopes of winning a couples cooking contest. When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she's doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena's actual family -- and their constant meddling in her life-well, that recipe always ends in disaster. Now Reena's parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. This one has the body of Captain America, a delicious British accent, and lives right across the hall. He's the perfect, mouthwatering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference. Reena refuses to marry anyone who works for her father. She won't be attracted to Nadim's sweet charm or gorgeous lopsided smile. That is, until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams. Reena will do anything to win -- even asking Nadim to pretend they're engaged. But when it comes to love, baking your bread doesn't always mean you get to eat it too.
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Well-ReadNeck
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💕 Completely adored this contemporary romance novel. 💕

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Johanna414
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This was a really fun romance, even if it did give me overwhelming cravings for fresh bread! Reena was a very relatable character for me, and Nadim was adorable ❤
Thanks for another great #newyearwhodis recommendation, @sebrittainclark !
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This was also my #bookspin for January so I get to add my first title to the new form! @TheAromaofBooks

monalyisha Fresh bread & romance? SOLD. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Kaylamburson
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This book is adorable, witty, sexy, and so much fun! If you want a rom-com that will make you smile and believe in true love, read this book. The audio was fantastic, and this was the first book in a while where I found spare moments to listen whenever I could. I will definitely make Farah Heron's next book an automatic TBR add.

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AileenRR
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Didn‘t like the relationship between the 2 main characters. Big let down because the premise was so good. The heroine was a downer. There were too many lies and secrets. The best part for me was the growth in the relationship between the heroine and her sister.

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janeycanuck
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Farah Heron's writing is like a milkshake - a delicious, delicious milkshake that you can't get enough of. She writes food in a way that leaves me salivating and her humour is spot on. I enjoyed reading Reena's story, though some aspects of the ending felt rushed (the resolution with her sister, for example) but the main story was so satisfying.

Book 5/14 for #14books14weeks2021

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marleed
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This was cute. The story came to a head in the traditional rom-com trope of a couple (we, the readers, know are destined to be together) having their entire future threatened from bad assumptions blown out of proportion. But forgiving that, the Indian-Tanzanian-Canadian characters and culture, Toronto setting, and that food (enter Brian and Al) made for a fun read.

janeycanuck This is nearing the top of my stack. I enjoyed her first one, really looking forward this one. 3y
marleed @janeycanuck I can‘t recall reading a book set in Toronto. And the whole Indian-East African fusion in Canada fascinated me. 3y
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dearb00kshelves
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Mehso-so

I didn't feel super connected to the relationship and I'm not sure why. I did really love the cooking and family aspects, though.

Full review on IG dearb00kshelves and GR

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TaraTLK
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There is a lot of duplicity in this, for me I found the we have been set up but are fake engaged for the internet baking show, just friends as far as our parents know, but secretly dating in real life pretty amusing. Also, for Ripped Bodice Bingo, would work for Reality TV, This dating is fake, and/or heroine smells like bread.

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kimmypete1
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Thoroughly enjoyed Accidentally Engaged!

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kimmypete1
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Spending the weekend at a house on the river with my amazing friends. Currently taking a reading break and enjoying the peaceful view.

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kimmypete1
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This 100% applies to me. Sunday‘s are my coveted day of rest and I hold on to them tightly. Picked up this book today as I‘m desperate for something light and fluffy.

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danimgill
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Cover? So fun. Premise - fake engaged plus cooking competition plus #ownvoices? Sign me up! Execution? Ugh.

The leads were cute but there were way too many side plots and characters, none of which felt real. This book did not need to be 350 pages - a lot of dead weight could have been cut for a stronger, more character-driven story.

Also, Nadim's foot fetish really threw me for a loop in this relatively non-spicy book so. There's that too.

AileenRR Agree. Just finished this and agree with you 100% 3y
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JustReadingJess
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Accidentally Engaged is a cute romantic comedy about a Muslim woman that fakes an engagement to enter a cooking contest for couples. Accidentally Engaged is cute, funny, and entertaining. Reena is passionate about baking bread and is always cooking. Reena‘s parents want her to marry a nice Muslim boy.

Thank you Forever and NetGalley.

Full Review: https://justreadingjess.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/book-review-accidentally-engage...

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AmyReadsAlot
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A fun, cultural, and romantic story! Be warned though that you‘ll find yourself craving delicious breads and Indian cuisine because this story‘s incredible authentic in its description of the bread making process and enjoyment of delicious food. The start of the story also sets the tone that you can expect from these characters and that is a bold and honest passion to follow one‘s dreams. Though, there‘d be a few bumps in the road for Reena Manji.

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danimgill
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Tea and a TBR stack: what will get me through the rest of the workweek edition 😆

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sebrittainclark
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4.5/5

This is the absolute sweetest romance! Reena needs a fiance in order to compete on a cooking competition and her very handsome Nadim would be perfect for the job, except for the fact that Reena's parents want her to marry him.

It's a wonderful story about love, family, and figuring out who you are. I adore the fake dating trope in romance novels, and this story made me feel so many things. I literally couldn't put it down.

#netgalley

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sebrittainclark
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1. Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron and Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz

2. My preference is to always be reading one audiobook and one ebook or physical book at any given time.

3. Pretty sure I'm going to finish Accidentally Engaged today, but before that I read Wrapped up in You by Talia Hibbert in one sitting. I used to stay up all night to finish whatever book I had just started, so I fight that urge now

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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sarahs.thoughts.on.books
Accidentally Engaged | Farah Heron
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Received a review copy from the publisher, Forever.

You do not need to read The Chai Factor first, it's probably better if you don't.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. You've got neighbors, a rom com where the meet-cute does not involve an embarrassing situation. Interfering parents. A lot of food, particularly bread. Fake relationship.

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Preciouz29
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Oh my gosh this was so cute! But first, a warning; do not read this on an empty stomach! The story was funny and heartwarming and the Brian and Al part had me laughing out loud and texting my friends, because it was so hilarious and because I totally knew what Nadim was saying. I loved that except for the little hitch, because there always has to be a hitch, this was such a solid progression of dislike to friends to more.