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sowm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It’s a solid book, especially with the knowledge that we do in fact, get Bleorgia in 2020. Romance is good. To me, nothing in particular stood out, and at certain points the book felt a little bit like it was dragging on unnecessarily. Additionally, some points, especially towards the end, felt like the book was a little bit over the top with the way some characters were acting. Overall, it was a cute book, just not really something I would go out of my way to read again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Islamophobia
katrinas14's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Islamophobia
imbananasfordananas's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism and Islamophobia
charlottereadsthings's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Yes, No, Maybe So had an audiobook version that I was so excited to get to after finding out that one of the perspectives was narrated by Michael Crouch; a narrator I love.
There's elements of diversity and own voices present in Maya being a practising muslim and Jamie being jewish. Where Jamie messes up, he takes the time to learn and understand Maya's choices only at later points to take a massive step back. With a policial back drop to the story (volunteering to canvas votes for a democratic election candidate) it feels more misplaced at time. Especially when Maya's life is being thretened by possible new laws and outside of the "tropes" of not being able to date and the story being set during Ramadam it feels that what made the protagonists individual experiences was lost a little for the wider story and budding romance.
Sadly, after a really strong start I found my attention wavering around the halfway point and even though I carried on to finish it, that attention never really returned.
There's elements of diversity and own voices present in Maya being a practising muslim and Jamie being jewish. Where Jamie messes up, he takes the time to learn and understand Maya's choices only at later points to take a massive step back. With a policial back drop to the story (volunteering to canvas votes for a democratic election candidate) it feels more misplaced at time. Especially when Maya's life is being thretened by possible new laws and outside of the "tropes" of not being able to date and the story being set during Ramadam it feels that what made the protagonists individual experiences was lost a little for the wider story and budding romance.
Sadly, after a really strong start I found my attention wavering around the halfway point and even though I carried on to finish it, that attention never really returned.
Content Warnings
Minor: Islamophobia
marissasbooks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Cursing
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