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A review by readerpants
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim
4.0
Raunchy, fast-paced, fun road trip novel!
Honestly, my favorite part of this was Mariam's wonderful mom and their relationship. It felt kind of like how some genre romance does the job of modeling really great communication and how to be in an adult relationship.
My stars are tentative, though, given with the grain of salt that some Muslim reviewers felt that this was really not positive Muslim representation and had an unpleasantly not-like-other-Muslims vibe. (Others disagreed.) I don't have the authority or knowledge to make my own judgment there, so amplifying the concerns raised by others! I'll probably be cautious about adding it to lists or recommending it widely, though, due to those reviews.
Honestly, my favorite part of this was Mariam's wonderful mom and their relationship. It felt kind of like how some genre romance does the job of modeling really great communication and how to be in an adult relationship.
My stars are tentative, though, given with the grain of salt that some Muslim reviewers felt that this was really not positive Muslim representation and had an unpleasantly not-like-other-Muslims vibe. (Others disagreed.) I don't have the authority or knowledge to make my own judgment there, so amplifying the concerns raised by others! I'll probably be cautious about adding it to lists or recommending it widely, though, due to those reviews.