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A review by 13_dear_reader_13
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer
5.0
Disclosure: Won this book in a giveaway on Goodreads.
Jasmine is a senior trying to get into her dream school in the fall of 1979. What I read describes a young woman in total chaos in many (if not all aspects) of her life. It was intriguing and forced me as a reader to consider what I would do in similar circumstances. It was a joy to read. I would have read it faster if it wasn’t such a busy time for me at work.
The pacing of the book was good. The ending was satisfying. (I don’t want to spoil anything so that’s all I will say). I have been invested in series to be absolutely disappointed by endings. So, I am quite happy with this. And the focused remained on the main character. No extravagant amount of detail about auxiliary characters or world building. Only necessary information so the focus remains on being inside Jasmine’s mind.
Additionally, I love that this was based in time I don’t see written about in female perspectives very often. I plan on buying a couple of copies to gift to friends this upcoming holiday season.
Jasmine is a senior trying to get into her dream school in the fall of 1979. What I read describes a young woman in total chaos in many (if not all aspects) of her life. It was intriguing and forced me as a reader to consider what I would do in similar circumstances. It was a joy to read. I would have read it faster if it wasn’t such a busy time for me at work.
The pacing of the book was good. The ending was satisfying. (I don’t want to spoil anything so that’s all I will say). I have been invested in series to be absolutely disappointed by endings. So, I am quite happy with this. And the focused remained on the main character. No extravagant amount of detail about auxiliary characters or world building. Only necessary information so the focus remains on being inside Jasmine’s mind.
Additionally, I love that this was based in time I don’t see written about in female perspectives very often. I plan on buying a couple of copies to gift to friends this upcoming holiday season.