Title: Maya's Laws of Love
Author: Alina Khawaja
Genre: Romance
Publisher: MIRA
Publication Date: March 26, 2024
Rating: 💥💥💥💥💥
About the Book
A bride-to-be convinced she’s cursed in romance finds her luck changing—at exactly the wrong time.
Maya Mirza is so convinced she’s unlucky in love that she’s come up with a list of laws to explain it. Most importantly…
- Maya’s Law #1: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
But that’s about to change. Maya’s headed to Pakistan for an arranged marriage with a handsome, successful doctor who ticks all the right boxes. First comes marriage, then comes love—she’s sure of it. Except…
- Law #4: When you think you’re lucky, think again.
From the start, Maya's journey is riddled with disaster, and the cynical lawyer seated next to her on the plane isn’t helping. When a storm leaves them stranded in Switzerland, she and Sarfaraz become unlikely travel companions through bus breakdowns and missed connections.
- Law #6: Trips are never smooth sailing.
And before long, Maya’s wondering whether she’s just experienced the ultimate in misfortune—finally meeting the right man a few days before she marries someone else. And Maya might just be the worst person to keep a secret.
- Law #18: If you’re overtired, you’ll always spill your guts.
But maybe, if she’s willing to bend some laws, this detour could take her somewhere totally—and wonderfully—unexpected.
My Thoughts
This was such a heartwarming and romantic read. I really enjoyed Maya's growth and her realizing the strength she had and how she finally realized it. In standard romcom fashion, there were a lot of laughs and surprising moments. I especially love how going to therapy is normalized and not villianized, like in some stories. And that the characters represent their culture unapologelically. The author kept me engaged from beginning to end and I could not put it down until I was finished, then had to sleep on it so could let the story marinate in my thoughts. This author is now on my radar and I will be looking for more works from her in the future.
About the Author
Alina Khawaja is a Canadian-Pakistani author. A graduate from the University of Toronto with a BA in English, History and Creative Writing and from Toronto Metropolitan University with an MA in the Literatures of Modernity, it’s been clear from day one that the only thing Alina could be is a storyteller. Alina lives in Ontario, Canada, where she spends the summer at theme parks and the winter cozying up inside with a ridiculously expensive coffee. When she’s not writing, she’s either reading or trying to keep up with her endless list of k-dramas.
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