Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

29 reviews

heidifuglevand's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

itsradita's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Cultural appropriation

shahdhazem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

One of my favourite reads this year not only is it one of the best muslim romances out there but it tackled lots of huge problems really well like islamophobia, multiple sclerosis and death of  loved ones. I related so much to Zayneb in many ways and I loved her her sense of not wanting to sit still and having to stand in front of the many injustices in this world. Loved the idea of the marvels and oddities I'll even make a journal myself and the author managed it so well along with the multiple povs. Also loved the family dynamics so much it made my heart warm. In conclusion this is an excellent book and I can't wait to read more of Adam and Zayneb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, Death, Islamophobia, and Hate crime

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, and Religious bigotry

lida_magg's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Medical content, Racism, and Religious bigotry

librocubicularist_x's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book does a great job of demonstrating what modern-day Muslims go through daily. I loved how there was always a positive for every negative, a great reminder of how we shouldn't dwell on everything that goes wrong in our life. The characters' dynamics together were really refreshing to me, it was nice seeing loving and caring families. An accurate representation of the characteristics Muslims aim to exhibit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Chronic illness, Grief, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation and War

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Hey, I finally read this! Really enjoyed it, what a cute love story.

CW: HP references

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content

Minor: Cultural appropriation, War, and Car accident

ohlovehandles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• 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

The concept of the book is great, but I honestly took a long time to get through it. There were points where I loved the writing and enjoyed where it was going. Then other parts where it dragged on and made it difficult to enjoy. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Violence

Minor: Car accident

ashes2003's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.5

You, I like you. A daily dose of controversial cheesy romance that I completely stuffed my face with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

maya_ahmed's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Cultural appropriation