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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match

The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed

February 1, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Nura is a third-generation matchmaker for high society, and business is thriving, even if she’s working herself ragged for it. But when a series of bizarre incidents starts plaguing her clients, Nura begins to realize that someone may have it out for her. Though arranged marriage is becoming less common among desi immigrants in the United States, there is definitely a thriving market for it. Nura’s methods are far more intensive than the folders with photos and personal and professional details that my dad sometimes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Aisha Saeed, ARC, contemporary, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense, thriller

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Aisha Saeed, ARC, contemporary, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense, thriller ·
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Great Fiction For Young Readers

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

January 2, 2021 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Young readers (8 or 9 and up); adults who want to know what their nieces and nephews are reading. In a nutshell: Amal, a young girl living in Pakistan, talks back to the wrong man and is forced to go work in his home as a maid to his mother. Worth quoting: “Until now, I didn’t realize how memories clumped together. Remembering one unlocked another and then another until you were drowning in a tidal wave threatening to sweep you away.” Why I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Aisha Saeed

ASKReviews's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Aisha Saeed ·
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