peachani's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Biphobia, Bullying, and Child abuse
angiebradley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Child abuse
reade's review against another edition
(Netgalley review)
DNF at chapter 9/25%
I feel the blurb on this was a bit misleading. I was expecting a cute romcom, where the heavier topics of religion, race and sexuality weren’t quite as prominent. I believe this is the reason I couldn’t really get into the story, since I was prepared for something quite different.
That being said, I found no flaws in the autor’s writing or the story itself. I feel like this story is very unique and has representation I don’t feel is explored much, especially own voices, and is certainly not present in most of the books i usually read. I think it would be highly impactful for something going through the same thing as our main character - dealing with coming out to your muslim family, not knowing exactly how they´ll react. I did feel like this is a book I could really learn from and that could open my eyes to a different perspective than my own. I will definitely try this story again when I am a bit more emotionally prepared for the turmoil...
I give it 1 star simply because it was a DNF, and my full thoughts are required to give a fair (and probably higher) star rating.
DNF at chapter 9/25%
I feel the blurb on this was a bit misleading. I was expecting a cute romcom, where the heavier topics of religion, race and sexuality weren’t quite as prominent. I believe this is the reason I couldn’t really get into the story, since I was prepared for something quite different.
That being said, I found no flaws in the autor’s writing or the story itself. I feel like this story is very unique and has representation I don’t feel is explored much, especially own voices, and is certainly not present in most of the books i usually read. I think it would be highly impactful for something going through the same thing as our main character - dealing with coming out to your muslim family, not knowing exactly how they´ll react. I did feel like this is a book I could really learn from and that could open my eyes to a different perspective than my own. I will definitely try this story again when I am a bit more emotionally prepared for the turmoil...
I give it 1 star simply because it was a DNF, and my full thoughts are required to give a fair (and probably higher) star rating.
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Child abuse
sarah984's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I bought this book as part of Amazon's "First Reads" program, and the copy there made it sound like a romcom. Unfortunately, it's not funny. It's also probably about 100 pages too long (a lot of the prose is very repetitive) and I found the main character really annoying with the way he was always projecting on everyone and having these over dramatic spirals. No idea how 2 different guys were into him.
Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fatphobia, Ableism, and Sexual content
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