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More Than Just a Pretty Face

by Syed M. Masood

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A teen romantic comedy shaped by ambition, family, and self-definition

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A teen romantic comedy shaped by ambition, family, and self-definition

Danyal Jilani enters a schoolwide academic competition hoping to challenge the assumptions others make about him—especially as he pursues cooking despite his father’s objections and navigates expectations around an arranged marriage. His preparation brings him into closer contact with Bisma, a brilliant classmate whose help shifts the way he sees his goals, relationships, and future. Set within the pressures of school, family approval, and romantic expectations, the novel uses Danyal’s confident public persona and uncertain choices to explore what it means to be valued for more than appearance or first impressions.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen readers interested in romantic comedies with school competition
  • Readers drawn to stories about family expectations and choosing a future
  • Fans of coming-of-age fiction centered on friendship, crushes, and cooking

Themes

Self-definitionFamily expectationsRomanceAcademic competitionCooking and ambition

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Book overview

This sweetly funny coming-of-age story about falling in love, family expectations, and being a Renaissance Man is perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han. Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn't approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters. What does matter is the opinion of Danyal's longtime crush, the perfect-in-all-ways Kaval, and her family, who consider him a less than ideal arranged marriage prospect.

When Danyal gets selected for Renaissance Man, a school-wide academic championship, it's the perfect opportunity to show everyone he's smarter than they think. He recruits the brilliant, totally-uninterested-in-him Bisma to help with the competition, but the more time Danyal spends with her...the more he learns from her...the more he cooks for her...the more he realizes that happiness may be staring him right in his pretty face. In this young adult debut full of depth and heart, author Syed M. Masood will have readers laughing, sighing, tearing up, and shouting "YES!" at the top of their lungs.
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