To start off, I am gonna say that I am definitely going to be purchasing this book for my library (probably multiple copies) because it is just so good. This book follows Danyal a guy who has always been seen as someone with nothing more to offer than his pretty face. Growing up Indian and from a Muslim family there are expectations that they have for their boys- incredibly smart, driven, and going to college. All of which Danyal does NOT identify as. He feels that he is always disappointing his father by not being the brightest and wanting to go to culinary school. This book is a love story from the boys perspective- think of the traditional geek girl meets jock scenario but you are instead in the jocks point of view. Add on top of that, he shows true vulnerability and emotions that are not often portrayed in male characters. I know for a fact that my diverse school (with a magnet academy population) would devour this book just as I did. This book has so many quotable lines, and great moral messages! I learned many things I would have never known about Winston Churchill and food. It was a quick and fun read- I look forward to seeing what this author has to follow up with this fabulous first novel! More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood will be out in August of 2020!
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