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grundmanisk's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
Minor: Islamophobia
sskinner155's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Its was good, a little disjointed with some cringe characters that never landed.
fionna's review
2.0
i struggled to get through this book, and almost abandoned it more than once. the writing, overall, felt disjointed and clumsy, and the characters felt shallow. the novel was striving to include these great character arcs but it ultimately fell flat. the dialogue between the two main characters also felt extremely forced and was the driving reason why i had a hard time finishing this novel. i liked the representation of a gay muslim teen but ultimately wanted more from the story.
neogaymyback's review
2.0
Kitaba dair çok büyük beklentilerim vardı ama hiçbirini karşılamadı. O kadar yol tepip ülke değiştirip sonunda faruk’a sarılıp eve dönmesi aşırı kötüydü. Sırf politik olmak uğruna yazılmış bir kitap maalesef ki
telltalelakej's review
3.0
anyway uhhhh stop forgiving your abusive fathers so easily y’all. as a queer muslim who just realized respecting your parents doesn’t mean disrespecting yourself and your peace… that ending was uhhh something
also sir how were you dating an activist and still said stuff like “it all felt too far away to care about” like where is the empathy… the islamic sense of justice…
anyway i did like the focus on friendship tho, that was p nice. even if it was kind of only at the end. idk. brain scrambled eggs.
mesy_mark's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Sy and Farouk broke up when Farouk was off somewhere in the world while Sy is in America. Then he meets Reggie who offers him three wishes and it is his chance to get his love back.
This is a fast-paced book. Ubfortuebtly I think the pacing was too fast as it only allowed surface-level stuff of some very traumatic shit just to occur and then be moved on with like it was a change of the channel. We're talking abuse and riots. But I was able to lose myself in the book as it was interesting to see what next big thing would happen next. Reggie, a problem drinker, with connections everywhere, is our Jinn for this book takes on a mathyology approach having some chapters telling the story of the Jinn.
I can see where this book isn't for everyone where the traumatic situations are way too glossed over and believe me they are, but I was looking for a book to just have fun in. And while this book is more of going from event to event without any depth for this time point of my listening to it it was what I needed.
This is a fast-paced book. Ubfortuebtly I think the pacing was too fast as it only allowed surface-level stuff of some very traumatic shit just to occur and then be moved on with like it was a change of the channel. We're talking abuse and riots. But I was able to lose myself in the book as it was interesting to see what next big thing would happen next. Reggie, a problem drinker, with connections everywhere, is our Jinn for this book takes on a mathyology approach having some chapters telling the story of the Jinn.
I can see where this book isn't for everyone where the traumatic situations are way too glossed over and believe me they are, but I was looking for a book to just have fun in. And while this book is more of going from event to event without any depth for this time point of my listening to it it was what I needed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia and Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Police brutality, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident and Domestic abuse
rogue_leader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
4.0
This was a REALLY great YA second chance romance debut featuring a gay Muslim boy who suffers physical abuse when he comes out to his family and takes off in search of his ex-boyfriend after meeting a magical jinn who offers him three wishes.
Fun, with a good balance of whimsy, found family and heartbreaking reality, this cultural coming of age story was great on audio narrated by Shaun K Jain and perfect for fans of authors like Jason June or Mason Deaver. I'm excited to read what this author writes next!
Fun, with a good balance of whimsy, found family and heartbreaking reality, this cultural coming of age story was great on audio narrated by Shaun K Jain and perfect for fans of authors like Jason June or Mason Deaver. I'm excited to read what this author writes next!
oliverocco's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0