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4.5 stars

"I can't imagine what it means to love everyone. But I'm just going to start right here, by loving a bit more of myself. And maybe then the rest will follow."

I love you Janna Yusuf

everthereader's review against another edition

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4.0

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ocobble's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

thebookdance's review against another edition

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4.0

This was nice! Very insightful into a few Muslim things I didn't know about.
This book sort of shows us that we are all human, it doesn't matter which religion you belong to, the thing that happened to this girl could happen to anyone if these guys keep being seen as wonderful and saints when they are actually, like Janna said, monsters.

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I gave it four stars because I don't feel the beginning was very strong, also I would have liked to know a bit more of what happened afterwards, what they did with Farooq? Did Fizz finally believe her and they became friends again? Did Nuah and Janna become something more? A few questions left unanswered but overall it was a good book!

autumnleeves's review against another edition

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4.0

Great character development - of an under-represented character group. Reading about Janna's journey to understanding her Muslim faith, family, friendships and American life and how they fit together is enlightening, and equal parts heartache and humor.

empearl1's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

alertzombie's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars yes. Right, so yeah umm this book exists and yes it made me feel a certain way. throughout the last third of this book, my heart was in my throat because i was going through too many emotions all at once.

O and also the romance, i liked it not going to lie. i don't really enjoy romance all that much but i liked the slow burn? kind of? i mean it wasn't really the main focus of the story. I liked how the main focus was Janna and her relationships with the people around her. I also really liked her brother Muhammad's character. Honestly i liked all characters except for the Monster obv and the Pringles lul.

A quote that made me laugh eventhough it probably shouldn't have? or maybe it was supposed to be funny, welp who knows.

 “Look at that. I can’t believe they let the only two girls in school without any booty into this class.”

There was a point in this book where i was like yes yes yes this what i think anytime i hear about someone who memorized the Quran

“So you memorized a book, but you don’t know what it says?” Mr. Khoury sounds incredulous. “A book you say God sent?”

“So this gold guy here who memorized what he doesn’t understand, what is the big deal? You agree or don’t?”

Overall, i really enjoyed this book. it was a nice experience. i wasn't completely satisfied with the ending, it felt very rushed, quite literally. The author wrapped it up in like 2 pages...

I've also noticed a pattern of sorts? with this author, as was the case in [b:Love From A to Z|40148146|Love From A to Z|S.K. Ali|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545943011l/40148146._SY75_.jpg|62283756] the female protagonist had anger issues? was harsh? rude? idk how to exactly describe her but both Zayneb and Janna felt very similar except Zayneb was older. Not saying that is a bad thing, just something intersting y'know?

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