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onegalonelife27'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
4.5
Graphic: Islamophobia, Grief, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: War, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Murder
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 bookalainajreads'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
4.75
Graphic: Islamophobia and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
Minor: Cultural appropriation and War
kimapede's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Medical content, Chronic illness, and Islamophobia
Minor: Death of parent and Cultural appropriation
mahaofhyrule'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Cultural appropriation
bujo_bellel'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Chronic illness, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, and Death
Minor: War and Cultural appropriation
fromjuliereads'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 throughoutcinnamonroll42'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Islamophobia
tinysierra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book. The romance, the format, the family ties, the Muslim main characters. I didn’t know much about MS and I’m still learning about the Muslim faith so this book taught me a lot! I loved Zayneb’s passionate and fiery personality.
Oddity: Positive references to Harry Potter in a book about prejudice and hate crimes. Like, am I missing something? This book was published in 2019… how many trans people are dead now as a result of JKR’s TERF rhetoric?
If you like this book, I recommend:
- The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
- Jackpot by Nic Stone
Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cultural appropriation
_galilla_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Islamophobia and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent