brennrul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Murder, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Child death, and Abortion
Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Deportation, Sexual violence, Grief, and Islamophobia
Minor: Genocide
booksandcurlz's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Isra - To be married off and plucked from your homeland, devastating. To have to meet unrealistic expectations from your new family, just wrecked me. The fact that she knew that she had to do something so her daughters wouldn’t suffer the same fate 😭
Fareeda - 😒 I initially did not like this lady, as the matriarch of the family she was too demanding of everyone. How she berated Isra, Sara, and later Deya, Isra’s daughter… horrifying. She was just projecting tho, and as the story unravels we learn why and that in itself is beyond sad
Deya - Reaching the age where she could be “married off” she fought back, she learned the truth about her parents deaths, what happened to her aunt Sarah and the power to change her life by fighting back against the expectations her family had for her.
Graphic: Death of parent and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Murder, and Suicide attempt
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: War, Grief, Child death, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Blood
laveena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Islamophobia, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt
sydapel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abortion, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Minor: Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
arooj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
car155a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder
meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Abortion
Minor: Body shaming, Classism, War, and Confinement
imanqblake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
10/10 recommend if you want to educate yourself on the horrors women face.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: War, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Child death
Minor: Suicide
carolyn84's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Car accident, and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Abortion, and Alcohol