haechans's review
4.0
Me: reserved, still learning to open my heart to a bigger circle of people. Still learning about my capacity to give and love.
it took me while to be into this book mainly because it doesn't feel like a continuation of saint and misfits. i was expecting something different than what was happening when this book started.
that being said, i still loved this book. and i absolutely love janna's character just as i did in saint and misfits. maybe even more. i can totally relate with her character in this book, to the point where i bawled my eyes out because we were in similar places and had similar thoughts.
adam and zayneb attending the nikah also put a smile on my face. i didn't expect zayneb would have a big appearance. she was even interacting with janna! i really thought she (and adam) was just gonna be mentioned.
what i also totally didn't expect was sausun and haytham! i'm not opposed to reading a novella about them [eye emoji]
Well, all I'm going to say is this: Let there be all kinds of love.
it took me while to be into this book mainly because it doesn't feel like a continuation of saint and misfits. i was expecting something different than what was happening when this book started.
that being said, i still loved this book. and i absolutely love janna's character just as i did in saint and misfits. maybe even more. i can totally relate with her character in this book, to the point where i bawled my eyes out because we were in similar places and had similar thoughts.
adam and zayneb attending the nikah also put a smile on my face. i didn't expect zayneb would have a big appearance. she was even interacting with janna! i really thought she (and adam) was just gonna be mentioned.
what i also totally didn't expect was sausun and haytham! i'm not opposed to reading a novella about them [eye emoji]
Well, all I'm going to say is this: Let there be all kinds of love.
theblondebird's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
moony_blossom's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Misfits in love was such a cute book. But it only took place in the span of a couple days so it felt slow here and there.
But i loved ALL the characters and i LOVED seeing Zaynab and Adam!!
I would LOVE to read a book about Sausun. And i wished i had these books when i was a teen myself.
But i loved ALL the characters and i LOVED seeing Zaynab and Adam!!
I would LOVE to read a book about Sausun. And i wished i had these books when i was a teen myself.
aishallnot's review against another edition
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
this is more so a 3.75 maybe a four stars???
I will say this book is a bit better than the first one, and I really enjoyed the story that S.K. Ali chose. I also appreciated seeing Janna grow as a character, especially now that she is attending college. Some moments I relate to her in terms of figuring yourself in your character, relationships, and her sense of justice. I think Ali could be one of my favorite authors in general, but in regards to telling stories about being authentically Muslim, I'd say she is a favorite within that aspect without a doubt. It was nice seeing an adamzayneb cameo in the story as well (prob gonna reread their books).
I will say this book is a bit better than the first one, and I really enjoyed the story that S.K. Ali chose. I also appreciated seeing Janna grow as a character, especially now that she is attending college. Some moments I relate to her in terms of figuring yourself in your character, relationships, and her sense of justice. I think Ali could be one of my favorite authors in general, but in regards to telling stories about being authentically Muslim, I'd say she is a favorite within that aspect without a doubt. It was nice seeing an adamzayneb cameo in the story as well (prob gonna reread their books).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault and Alcoholism
ensara's review
4.0
more like 3.5 bc my expectations were too high but i love good rep muslim books so it’s ok to do a bit of a stretch
themaggiemch's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This was way more lighthearted than Saints and Misfits, and I feel like the book suffered for it. The book was fun, and I'm happy that faith-positive Muslim books are finding an audience, but I am of the opinion that Saints and Misfits didn't really need a sequel.
There were way too many characters, so no one experienced noticeable growth. The plot line also dragged on and on- you really needed to love these characters in order to love this book. And I just didn't.
Overall, it had some fun parts but was bogged down by lack of character depth and a slow plot.
There were way too many characters, so no one experienced noticeable growth. The plot line also dragged on and on- you really needed to love these characters in order to love this book. And I just didn't.
Overall, it had some fun parts but was bogged down by lack of character depth and a slow plot.
srfrq's review
3.0
'twas a nice binge read i think for a lovely rainy afternoon. i still don't really like janna, i was expecting her to have grown a bit but for the entire first half of the book she's running after nuah mindlessly. but then she actually does grow, i found myself enjoying the latter half of the book. my fave character was layth and i'm so glad he has a life-action-purpose plan for himself and he's going to live by his principles despite what everyone else thinks! i know this book was about janna and love and blah blah but i was really in it for layth tbh.
penmb's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
Once again Janna is so real and so me
readingsitaaras's review
Just had a very different vibe than the first one - more focused on the romance which I didn’t care for. Realized it’s not really for me and I’d rather stick to just the first book.