{"id":3800,"date":"2019-01-21T17:40:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T01:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:39:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T01:39:09","slug":"review-unmarriageable-soniah-kamal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/01\/21\/review-unmarriageable-soniah-kamal\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Unmarriageable &#8211; Soniah Kamal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/39926661.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Unmarriageable &#8211; Soniah Kamal\" title=\"Review: Unmarriageable &#8211; Soniah Kamal\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Unmarriageable<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/soniah-kamal\/\">Soniah Kamal<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/ballantine-books\/\">Ballantine Books<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> January 15, 2019 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 352 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>In this retelling of Jane Austen's <i>Pride &amp; Prejudice<\/i> set in modern-day Pakistan, the five Binat sisters and their marriage-obsessed mother navigate a world where money trumps morality and double standards rule the day.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A scandal and vicious rumor in the Binat family has destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has found happiness teaching English literature to school girls. Knowing that many of her students won't make it to graduation without dropping out to marry and start having children, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire them to dream of more.<\/p>\n<p>When an invitation arrives for the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years, Mrs. Binat excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for eligible--and rich--bachelors, certain that their luck is about to change. On the first night of the festivities, Alys's lovely older sister, Jena, catches the eye of one of the most eligible bachelors. But his friend, Valentine Darsee, is clearly unimpressed by the family. Alys accidentally overhears his unflattering assessment of her, quickly dismissing him and his snobbish ways.<\/p>\n<p>But as the days of lavish wedding parties unfold, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal--and Alys begins to realize that Darsee's brusque manner may be hiding a very different man.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07CKG686Z\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unmarriageable-soniah-kamal\/1128544898?ean=9781524799717#\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/unmarriageable\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781524799717\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/39926661-unmarriageable\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/closed-door\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0012_closed-door.png?fit=116%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/diverse\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0013_diverse.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/yummy-food\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0000s_0009_yummy-food.png?fit=114%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"yummy food\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-01-22T01:40:22+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nA retelling of Pride &amp; Prejudice set in Pakistan? 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She could see before her eyes a large aquarium of eligible bachelors dodging hooks cast by every single girl in the country.<br \/>\n\u201cAha!\u201d Mr. Binat said, taking a samosa. \u201cNadir Sheh and Fiede Fecker are getting married so that our daughters get married. So kind of them. Very noble! I suggest you also line up, Pinkie, my love, because between you and the girls you are still the most beautiful one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The book starts with English teacher Alys going over her students&#8217; latest assignment &#8211; to come up with their own version of P&amp;P&#8217;s famous first sentence, &#8220;It is a truth universally acknowledged&#8230;&#8221; and the characters continue ruminating on that story throughout the book, though they never recognize the similarities between it and their lives. \u00a0In a lot of ways, the book sticks pretty closely to the original, which is insightful in some ways and a bit tedious in others. \u00a0The character names, for instance, &#8220;Looclus&#8221; instead of &#8220;Lucas,&#8221; were a bit over the top. \u00a0Where it excels, though, is showing the similarities between Regency English and near-modern Pakistani society, and in Ms. Kamal&#8217;s humor and insight.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou live the life I\u2019d like to lead,\u201d Jena said softly. \u201cTo be able to contribute happiness to the less fortunate.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cJena,\u201d Mrs. Binat said, \u201cconcentrate on grabbing Bungles, and, once you\u2019re married, you can do whatever you want.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThat\u2019s a lie.\u201d Alys gave a derisive laugh. \u201cThe dangling carrot to lure us into marriage.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cLost cause,\u201d Mrs. Binat muttered, gazing sorrowfully at Alys. \u201cYou will die of loneliness if you don\u2019t get married.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ll never be lonely,\u201d\u2014Alys gave a satisfied sigh\u2014 \u201cbecause I\u2019ll always have books.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I seriously want to be BFFs with Alys. \u00a0She&#8217;s hilarious, with a biting wit and the courage to continuously remind her students that there is life beyond matrimony. \u00a0Unlike some retellings I&#8217;ve read, Ms. Kamal doesn&#8217;t shy away from making Alys a flawed, if very empathetic, character. \u00a0Sometimes it seems like an author forgets that there are two parts to the book&#8217;s title &#8211; pride <em>and<\/em> prejudice &#8211; where Darcy is such a conceited peacock to the point that Eliza&#8217;s continued dislike of him is viewed as completely just. \u00a0In this book, though, while Darsee still has a version of his famous line when asked about the second oldest Miss Binat, it&#8217;s not too long before the reader comes to see that while he&#8217;s certainly arrogant, Alys&#8217;s continued dislike of him is unfair. \u00a0In similar ways,\u00a0I found all of the characters very realistic, and even the ones who tend to be overly caricatured, like Mrs. Binat, were handled with a deft touch and a lot of empathy. \u00a0I especially loved Sherry &#8211; Charlotte Lucas &#8211; who marries Mr. Farhat Kaleen. \u00a0Though some of her lines were lifted directly from the book, I found her a refreshing remake, especially in terms of her marriage bliss, and how 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