The Wedding Singer

by Mariyam Hasnain

STANDALONE ROMANCE set in the small town of Awadh. A musical love story and a heartwarming tale of young-age aspirations, human emotions, love, trust and friendship that will sweep you off your feet!

Confused minds. Misty dreams. Shadowy aspirations.

Ever since college days, wedding singer Sania has a crush on Zayn and weaves dreams about her fairytale marriage with him.

But Zayn has different aspirations leading him far away...

And then walks in Farhan and offers Sania a helping hand while she struggles with her loneliness.

Soon, a new bond forms between Farhan and Sania. A bond beyond friendship. A bond which very few make.

Will this new feeling allure Sania into something not meant for her?

Will she be able to forget Farhan and start a new life with her old lost love as Zayn comes back and proposes?

Or

Will, she let fate decide what suits best to all three of them.

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2018

About the author

Mariyam Hasnain lives in the Garden City of Bangalore, India with her husband and son.

She writes both sweet and clean contemporary romance as well as dark and steamy passionate romance.

Her engaging plots portray strong independent women and rugged alpha men who beat the predictable, display deep emotions and courageously overcome extraordinary circumstances.

Discover the intriguing and unusual side of romance with her bestselling books! (You will always want to read more...)

You can find her at:

www.mariyamhasnain.com

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Reviews

[Misty · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wedding Singer by Mariyam Hasnain is a romance novel that follows the story of three young adults from college to their dreams of the future.

I found Farhaan to be the most likable character followed by Sania who is naive but eventually comes around. Zayn however, was incredibly UNlikable, a disrespectful womanizer who only cares about money and looks. I found Zayn’s time in the US to be a bit odd. Although he had three jobs, one of them at a unisex saloon (what even is that??) and worked constantly to support only himself he still had to go see a veterinarian for illegal medical care due to a broken ankle. We might not have the best health coverage here but that seemed extreme for his circumstances.

There are some pretty significant editing errors, probably due to translation issues, but even so I learned a lot about a different culture and I thought the story had some enjoyable moments and came around in the end to a happy finish.

[Lucretia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story follows three young adults as they navigate their relationships, friendship & love. One thing I always enjoy from this author is her real portrayal of human nature, people, and imperfections. There is no predictability and certainly no perfect people. All three of the leads had their own flaws, though I found Zayn to be the most flawed. That said I have met many men (and women) with his shallow nature and it rang very true- even if it made him extremely hard to like. Farhaan was my favorite as he had a trueness in his heart that I really enjoyed. Sania was somewhere in the middle in for me but she really grew on me as her character progressed. I was impressed with the natural evolution of things and also enjoyed that there were surprises. I also found that I liked the secondary character Noor, especially how she handled herself toward the end. I’m being deliberately vague because who is with who and how it all plays out unfolds beautifully and I don’t want to spoil that. If you enjoy romance this is a wonderful read.

[Arti · Rating 4 out of 5]

The characters are realistic and so is the conversation between them. Though the fictional town of Awadh can be placed as to which town is being talked about, still I enjoyed Awadh as it was mentioned in the story.
The language is simple and the author has written the book in first person from the point of view of the three main characters and the name of the chapter is the name of the character whose point of view is being talked about in the chapter. The author has taken up a setting which is different and less talked about.
I liked the book and am looking forward to more books by her.

[m.m. radford · Rating 5 out of 5]

As stated in the book's forward, the author has "simplified some of the complex realities of foreign relations in India with other countries," but that does not detract the author's deep knowledge of international politics and her knowledge gives impact to the credibility of the plot and the relationships between Farhaan, Zayn and Sania. Situations like the one Zayn faces, for instance, with Noor, who takes care of his every need but refuses to let him touch or kiss or sleep with her, and the frustration he feels toward women in his society (Don't they have desires and needs? Why is marriage so important to them? Why can't they just let loose?) that give him reason to leave Saudi and the litigations and legalities where even consensual sex between two adults is a crime, are both plausible and understandable. On another note, Farhaan's feelings for Sania are well depicted. "My heart filled with utmost love and affection for her. How would I live without her? How would I see her getting married to someone else? Becoming someone else's wife?... I would rather die before seeing Sania getting married to Zayn." The love triangle between Zayn and Sania and Farhaan is fraught with complications that feel nearly impossible to solve, and anyone who has been faced with such a situation will be able to relate to the tension between the parties involved and how heartbreaking it can be to lose the one you love and, in turn, how exhilarating it can be to know that the heart of your beloved belongs to you.

[Gunjan Mittal · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Wedding Singer is a contemporary romance set in a small city of Awadh. It is a story of three friends whose destiny is linked.
Like all the other stories written by the author, the main character is always a woman who is strong, independent and is ready to face the world to make a mark for herself. Sania is a talented singer who takes up MBA just so that she can spend more time with Zayn, who she is head over heels in love with.

Read the complete review on my blog - http://blushesandsparkle.com/the-wedd...

[M.A. Levi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming and heartwarming, this book is a tale of three friends who are on the way to discovering who they are. I loved how the connections between the characters and the emotions conveyed. Trust, love, loyalty...the perfect elements composed to make this book a wonderful read!