Leverage by Amran Gowani

 

August 19, 2025

NetGalley/Edelweiss

Atria Books

Satirical, fiction, humor, ebook

320 pages

8/27/25-8/31/25

3.5/5

 

A raunchy, lewd, male perspective story.

I’m asking myself why am I still reading this? There is so much that I am not enjoying about this story. I think it’s the lewd and outrageous plot that has kept my attention. So, yah, words can't describe my opinions.

 

Set in 2015, this novel describes in excruciating lewd detail the extent to which Ali “Al” Jafar will go to rectify some bad investment moves where he loses $300 million dollars of Prism Capital’s hedge fund. Being Middle Eastern, he ignores all the racial slurs where people call him anything but his real name (ie. Aladdin, Habib, Prince Ali, Lion King, alibaba). The office throws a surprise Party for him with a male stripper and Ali is the butt of all the jokes. He gets drunk a passes out only to wake up with a concussion in the hospital. 

He seeks help from his friend Damon when he finds himself a victim of blackmail by his boss Paul Kingsley and his son Brad. He would prefer to be fired than submit to blackmail even though he will be set up for embezzlement for them to recoup their financial loss. He basically chases his tail and is constantly looking over his shoulder when he isn’t “pleasuring himself” with details no one needs to know. 

There’s more to the mystery of the blackmailing and embezzlement that Ali is just beginning to unravel but hopes it’s not too late before he gets himself killed.

 

 https://bookwormreviewblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/leverage-by-amran-gowani.html

 

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7824209070

 

https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=166807642X&g=4400

 

https://www.librarything.com/work/34189364/303597632

 

https://www.netgalley.com/book/585939/review/133558