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notsobinaryart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Grief, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Car accident, War, Gaslighting, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and War
Additional content warning: heavy usage of Harry Potter references, especially Hogwarts Houses. Written in 2019, so before JK Rowling was out as a known TERF, but please know there are at least a dozen references to Harry Potter throughout the bookfromjuliereads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Also I had no idea that S.K. Ali is Canadian until the acknowledgements, but what a welcome surprise!
Warning: a LOT of HP references. I know this was written a little bit ago but it was too much for me...
Moderate: Death of parent, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Grief
Death of grandmother - killed by drone strike Harry Potter references throughoutohlovehandles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
It's a beautiful love story and I'm glad that we're finally getting to a point where halal romance books could be a mainstream thing that a lot of Muslims could just walk in a bookstore and get. I still would've liked for more care to have gone into the structure and writing.
Overall I think someone who's 13 would enjoy this a bit more and not necessarily be too critical on the writing. The thing is, it's a romance following characters who are 18+ and touching on a lot of dense and dark topics, it should have aimed to be written with the standard of readers within that age range and maturity in mind.
Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Medical content, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief