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fayelle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
I wish I could give this more stars.
Never did I lose interest. The characters are so well thought out. So detailed where they need to be, vague where they don't. The story doesn't go all the places I thought it would, and that's fabulous. The tensions are so well handled, so well thought out. I felt like I was right there in the middle of it all, a fly on the wall. So, so good.
Never did I lose interest. The characters are so well thought out. So detailed where they need to be, vague where they don't. The story doesn't go all the places I thought it would, and that's fabulous. The tensions are so well handled, so well thought out. I felt like I was right there in the middle of it all, a fly on the wall. So, so good.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
sofiasilva6's review against another edition
4.0
The fact that I read this book in under 24 hours should tell you that it is a must read, but if that doesn’t sell you on it, the following might.
I’m a white girl living happily in my bubble, oblivious to the struggles muslim people have to face on a daily basis, so this book was eye-opening and heartbreaking and inspiring. Giving Shirin her voice and her story, even if it is just a book, is helping other muslim girls find their own. In the end it’s more than just a teenage love story, it’s about empowering women and educating people all around the world about muslim traditions without getting cought in the politics of it all.
Don’t get me wrong, i developed a huge crush on Ocean James but I like the story isn’t built around this relationship as if everything is perfect as long as they are together and imediately falls a part because they’re not.
The only reason why I didn’t give this book 5 stars was because I really wished Shirin had more of a voice in the comunity, she didn’t have to say it but i hoped we had known what her opinions were on certain topics instead of just telling everyone to fuck off.
I’m a white girl living happily in my bubble, oblivious to the struggles muslim people have to face on a daily basis, so this book was eye-opening and heartbreaking and inspiring. Giving Shirin her voice and her story, even if it is just a book, is helping other muslim girls find their own. In the end it’s more than just a teenage love story, it’s about empowering women and educating people all around the world about muslim traditions without getting cought in the politics of it all.
Don’t get me wrong, i developed a huge crush on Ocean James but I like the story isn’t built around this relationship as if everything is perfect as long as they are together and imediately falls a part because they’re not.
The only reason why I didn’t give this book 5 stars was because I really wished Shirin had more of a voice in the comunity, she didn’t have to say it but i hoped we had known what her opinions were on certain topics instead of just telling everyone to fuck off.
littlelibraryoflaura's review against another edition
5.0
This should be required reading. Beautiful and important.
ana_315's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*
sometimes, like with this book, i just want to rip my heart out of my chest and throw it out the window, because i never want to feel something with it again.
what the actual f**k was that ending? all of those things happening and THAT’s the ending?… kinda dissapointed
Ocean is one of the cutest characters i’ve ever read and i might have actually liked Shirin also, but something about their relationship just felt missing. can’t put my finger on it though. there’s just something left out that puts me off. i really shipped them and wanted to see how things would ultimately work out between them, but after some point there was just no spark of interest.
then there’s the problem of Yusef. and Amna. and maybe even Jacobi, Carlos and Bijan. they feld SO bland and unuseful to the story… especially Yusef and Amna, Navid’s friends not so much. they were put out there, left to sink into the story in the background and brought back to life to fill some minor plot points. they added pretty much nothing to the story.
also, what about her passions? ok, i get it that she’s kinda quirky and does all this stuff that’s “weird” like the fact that she makes her own clothes and breakdances, but shouldn’t there have been more emphasis put on them? like actually make the readers interested in what she does?
i wanted to like this book more, but after all, it was only enjoyable, a good way to spend my flight.
“The more I got to know people, the more I realized we were all just a bunch of frightened idiots walking around in the dark, bumping into each other and panicking for no reason at all.”
sometimes, like with this book, i just want to rip my heart out of my chest and throw it out the window, because i never want to feel something with it again.
what the actual f**k was that ending? all of those things happening and THAT’s the ending?… kinda dissapointed
Ocean is one of the cutest characters i’ve ever read and i might have actually liked Shirin also, but something about their relationship just felt missing. can’t put my finger on it though. there’s just something left out that puts me off. i really shipped them and wanted to see how things would ultimately work out between them, but after some point there was just no spark of interest.
then there’s the problem of Yusef. and Amna. and maybe even Jacobi, Carlos and Bijan. they feld SO bland and unuseful to the story… especially Yusef and Amna, Navid’s friends not so much. they were put out there, left to sink into the story in the background and brought back to life to fill some minor plot points. they added pretty much nothing to the story.
also, what about her passions? ok, i get it that she’s kinda quirky and does all this stuff that’s “weird” like the fact that she makes her own clothes and breakdances, but shouldn’t there have been more emphasis put on them? like actually make the readers interested in what she does?
i wanted to like this book more, but after all, it was only enjoyable, a good way to spend my flight.
“The more I got to know people, the more I realized we were all just a bunch of frightened idiots walking around in the dark, bumping into each other and panicking for no reason at all.”
milenaisareader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
lizziewei's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
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? Yes
5.0