It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi
Published by Quill Tree Books on September 14, 2021
ISBN: 0062741489
Pages: 432
Genres: Romance
Format: Fiction
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It All Comes Back to You is  the second book by Farah Naz Rishi. This book will appeal to those that enjoy rom-coms and Pride and Prejudice type stories.  The story is about Muslim characters and culture and revolves around the impending wedding of Amira Noorani and Faisal Malik.

Amira’s sister, Kiran,  thinks her older sister is rushing into marriage and then moving cross country with Faisal after knowing him  for only three months. To make matters worse, Kiran used to date Faisal’s brother in the past, a relationship that did not end well after he (Deen) ghosted her during her mother’s fatal illness diagnosis. Flash forward three years and he is back in her life. Her mother is deceased and her sister is leaving her for a new life with his brother.

Deen and Amira decide to keep their past romance a secret from the future bride and groom.   Amira cannot  help herself in meddling in the relationship of her sister after discovering that the fiancée is hiding  something in his past from her sister.

This story revolves around Amira trying to break up the relationship and expose Faisal’s past. She now is also forced to deal with all of the past and present issues that she has with Deen being that he is back in her life again. It is a story of many twists and turns and secrets.  The looming mystery of what Faisal’s deep, dark secret is keeps the reader engaged. However, this story was a bit long winded and I had a difficult time finishing it due to the lack of progression and the  ending was a bit deflated.  Not a must for a collection but for those pre-teens and teens that enjoy romance comedies and it being a book of diverse characters it may  be a fun story.

 

Reviewed by Amy Tobalske, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook