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emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I loved how many topics this book explored! It brings up you and your friends changing so fast that it feels like your friendship can’t keep up, having a sick loved one, and the changing relationship to boys as a girl growing up. However, at the forefront of the novel is a question of identity, namely what it means to be Pakistani-American, especially in the U.S. where the mainstream view of Pakistan is a racist, xenophobic, and Islamophobic one. Such a range of discussions shows that in reality kids, especially kids of the global majority, are often dealing with a ton of important things all at once. Furthermore, these issues were delved into in relation to Amina returning from a trip to Pakistan that catalysed a period of immense personal change, which really united the narrative. It was a joy to accompany Amina on her journey in this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Hate crime
Minor: Child abuse, Medical content, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: sick loved one Minor: theft, disordered eating, the refugee experience, 1 HP referencedivine529's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
I read Amina's Voice last year, and really enjoyed it. Amina's Song take everything to another level and I loved it even more.
Once again, we follow Amina, this time starting out when she's in Pakistan visiting her family, and then coming back to the States and starting a new school year.
The writing was good. Good pacing, great descriptions. Just good writing in general.
The plot is usually not a huge part of these books. They're more secondary. And a lot of it is what I mentioned above.
The setting was great. I particularly loved seeing the scenes in Pakistan in the book. Those were some of the best parts. But the other portions were nice too.
Finally, the characters. As usual, I loved Amina a lot. I really liked seeing how she grew as a character from the first book. And I loved the dynamic with her family members. Emily and Soojin are both delights. And I adored the new characters we were introduced to - Zohra and Nico.
The themes that were explored were excellently woven into the story, and I loved getting to see it done and handled this way. I really related to a lot of things in this book. It was just absolutely incredible.
Definitely one I'm going to reread in the future.
Once again, we follow Amina, this time starting out when she's in Pakistan visiting her family, and then coming back to the States and starting a new school year.
The writing was good. Good pacing, great descriptions. Just good writing in general.
The plot is usually not a huge part of these books. They're more secondary. And a lot of it is what I mentioned above.
The setting was great. I particularly loved seeing the scenes in Pakistan in the book. Those were some of the best parts. But the other portions were nice too.
Finally, the characters. As usual, I loved Amina a lot. I really liked seeing how she grew as a character from the first book. And I loved the dynamic with her family members. Emily and Soojin are both delights. And I adored the new characters we were introduced to - Zohra and Nico.
The themes that were explored were excellently woven into the story, and I loved getting to see it done and handled this way. I really related to a lot of things in this book. It was just absolutely incredible.
Definitely one I'm going to reread in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Racism
Minor: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings
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