If You're Not the One - by Farah Naz Rishi (Hardcover)

About the Book

"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..."--

Book Synopsis

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?

Review Quotes

This crossover coming-of-age book will take your breath away. Rishi balances comedy with serious issues easily; Anisa's charming narration guides the reader through all of it. Their swoon-worthy relationship will capture the hearts of readers, but it's Anisa's journey to vocalizing her needs that steals the show. Sympathetic and complicated characters make this one an instant reread. -- Booklist (starred review)

This is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with a fascinating protagonist learning to love herself and the bonus of a diverse, fully realized cast of characters: readers won't be able to put this one down. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books