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shannonreadss's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ik vond dit een erg goed verhaal met een belangrijke boodschap die vandaag de dag helaas nog steeds super relevant is. De schrijfstijl vond ik mwah, maar de personages vond ik goed uitgewerkt en passend bij de boodschap.
clemireads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
miaomoh's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dhilas_archive's review
5.0
You know when you’re at the airport and you find someone your age cute, then you get sad because you’ll never see them again? Well, what if you DO meet them again and end up spending time with them over spring break? This is what the main plot of Love from A to Z is basically about.
I think a lot of people have said it already, but I really do love the Muslim representation here. It wasn’t only about taking down and talking back to the Islamaphobe and racist people (which is still a very important topic), but it also highlights what a Muslim actually does in day-to-day life and shows how beautiful the religion is. Also, knowing that S.K Ali writes this inspired by real-life events makes the story even more touching and powerful. It's also very heartfelt and most importantly, cute. This book can single-handedly make you believe in love again.
5/5 with no doubt, straight into my favorite shelf.
I think a lot of people have said it already, but I really do love the Muslim representation here. It wasn’t only about taking down and talking back to the Islamaphobe and racist people (which is still a very important topic), but it also highlights what a Muslim actually does in day-to-day life and shows how beautiful the religion is. Also, knowing that S.K Ali writes this inspired by real-life events makes the story even more touching and powerful. It's also very heartfelt and most importantly, cute. This book can single-handedly make you believe in love again.
5/5 with no doubt, straight into my favorite shelf.
readwithkhadidjah's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mari000's review against another edition
5.0
This book truly is a marvel.
If there is ever a book I feel represents me most in this world, it would be Love from A to Z. I’ve read this several times now, and the older I’ve gotten I’ve related to Zayneb more and more and have found more and more of myself in her. I’ve also seen pieces of myself in Adam. This book is a gift from Allah SWT. I’m so grateful to have such a wonderful, unapologetically Muslim book in this world.
Zayneb and Adam are two people who are very different, and come from different backgrounds and circumstances and are both experiencing very different challenges. Yet, at the same time, they are united by their faith and by their belief that Allah SWT is there for them. The pain that Zayneb feels for her Muslim ummah is one that I feel too and that I know many other Muslims do too.
Their relationship was perfectly done. The way they opened up to one another and how they went about forming a relationship was pretty much exactly how I would do it too. If I wanted someone to understand the process of being a Muslim and forming a relationship with someone, I’d point them to this book. This is definitely one of my comfort reads and Adam & Zayneb are some of my favorite characters ever. I don’t know if I could ever fully say enough about how much I love this book. Alhamdulilah for this book.
If there is ever a book I feel represents me most in this world, it would be Love from A to Z. I’ve read this several times now, and the older I’ve gotten I’ve related to Zayneb more and more and have found more and more of myself in her. I’ve also seen pieces of myself in Adam. This book is a gift from Allah SWT. I’m so grateful to have such a wonderful, unapologetically Muslim book in this world.
Zayneb and Adam are two people who are very different, and come from different backgrounds and circumstances and are both experiencing very different challenges. Yet, at the same time, they are united by their faith and by their belief that Allah SWT is there for them. The pain that Zayneb feels for her Muslim ummah is one that I feel too and that I know many other Muslims do too.
Their relationship was perfectly done. The way they opened up to one another and how they went about forming a relationship was pretty much exactly how I would do it too. If I wanted someone to understand the process of being a Muslim and forming a relationship with someone, I’d point them to this book. This is definitely one of my comfort reads and Adam & Zayneb are some of my favorite characters ever. I don’t know if I could ever fully say enough about how much I love this book. Alhamdulilah for this book.
llamallamacallurmama's review against another edition
3.75
**Most of my reviews contain detailed Content Notes (including CW/TW) sections, which may include spoilers and general tags. I have tried to mark them appropriately, but please use caution.**
3.75/5
Audio (S. K. Ali, Priya Ayyar and Tim Chiou)
* Summary: Sent to stay in Doha, Qatar, with her aunt after an unfair suspension from school, Zayneb finds herself falling for Adam (and vice versa) while he hides a life-changing secret.
* Stats: CR, M/F, no sex/closed door epilogue, part of a series about the same couple, but stands alone.
* Notes: I really liked parts of this story, really didn't like parts, and my usual raging frustration with many CR YA stories was in full force - a lack of good parenting/adulting around the main characters. I also have a hard time with stories that heavily feature organized religion, but I knew that was going to be a theme going in. My big issue was that I genuinely don't know how I keep running into YA where the adults of the young people involved are so disconnected, uncaring, or harmful to their young people. I don't want paragons of parents or anything, but for crissake, would it kill you to sit on bed beside the angst ridden teen dealing with hard stuff (which you should know is happening because kids should be able to talk to their parents about hard stuff, which every single kid will have, seriously every single one) and $&@*ing parent them? WOULD IT KIIIIILL YOU?????? I'm 100% sure there's books out there where the adults aren't absolute toasters, but I'm not stumbling into them and it sets me right off and kind of ruins anything else in the book. The story is political (though there's some glaring omissions, which irritated me), and fraught, but it was sweet - I sort of came away with a very HFN feeling though and the epilogue felt a bit handwave-y because it had to cover SO much ground.
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shorouk97's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great powerful read.I wanted to say that this book is not the totally cute fluffy easy book. It had many deeper topics and it made me shed some tears.
In the beginning,I liked Adam's notes more than Zeynep's . Hers were kind of depressing.
Then I went from liking Adam to loving him and went from not being interested in Zeynep to hating her then returned to like her.
Adam was calm character in every mean and I sympathized with him . I loved him from the beginning.
Zeynep was straight out rude and didn't make sense to me in many situations. Here is an example. She talked alot about Islam but she forgot that being rude even if you was the prophet will make people leave you . This is directly mentioned in Islam.
I wished that the author assured us that this was messed up and showed some regret at the end .
The sweetest addition to the story was Hanna. I loved her.Her duas were beautiful.I loved her relationship with Adam alot.I loved the group of friends,too.
I totally respect the characters of the family here. The author gave them enough thought. They were good and they appeared in the right places not out of nowhere as many books.
I totally respect the author for the representation. Away from what I mentioned of Zeynep, The representation was one of the best that I read.
I totally appreciate the author taking real world situations in this book. I was really sad to know some of that happened around the author personally.
I liked the format of the story . It was unique but I think the normal narrating was going to be a little better in some parts here.
Yeah, I have almost forgotten. The cover is beautiful.I loved it alot . It helped me pick up the book even faster than I intended to.
In the beginning,I liked Adam's notes more than Zeynep's . Hers were kind of depressing.
Then I went from liking Adam to loving him and went from not being interested in Zeynep to hating her then returned to like her.
Adam was calm character in every mean and I sympathized with him . I loved him from the beginning.
Zeynep was straight out rude and didn't make sense to me in many situations. Here is an example
Spoiler
The fight in the museum with Adam . The girl was annoying and totally rude . She just shut off Hanna like that and said she would apologize then in the next second she made a scene and yelled at Adam . Okay maybe she had a reason because of her crappy teacher. I was okay but then calling him a chicken AKA coward for not telling about his disease. Here I couldn't take it . She seemed senseless and then with all the ease she told him they didn't know each other enough. YESSSS, you didn't know him and you threw that words at him knowing nothing of his struggles. What annoyed me more was Adam apologizing and her ignoring him . I was like let her burn .She didn't deserve him.I wished that the author assured us that this was messed up and showed some regret at the end .
The sweetest addition to the story was Hanna. I loved her.Her duas were beautiful.I loved her relationship with Adam alot.I loved the group of friends,too.
I totally respect the characters of the family here. The author gave them enough thought. They were good and they appeared in the right places not out of nowhere as many books.
I totally respect the author for the representation. Away from what I mentioned of Zeynep, The representation was one of the best that I read.
I totally appreciate the author taking real world situations in this book. I was really sad to know some of that happened around the author personally.
I liked the format of the story . It was unique but I think the normal narrating was going to be a little better in some parts here.
Yeah, I have almost forgotten. The cover is beautiful.I loved it alot . It helped me pick up the book even faster than I intended to.