Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

27 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.5

This is hard to rate. While I enjoyed the fluffiness and the representation, the plot was meh and there were a lot of eye-roll inducing conveniences. And don’t get me started on the ridiculousness of the whole

long lost mother thing 🙄

I’m notoriously picky on how authors write about Toronto, but this was fair and only a little over done. Honestly, I think I’m probably rating this more generously since I read it on vacation and it certainly fits as a light beach read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Hate crime, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Death, and Pregnancy

cassielaj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.25

A great read!! I think the characters are by far the strongest piece of this story — Hana is complex and layered and an excellent narrator/protagonist. I enjoyed the story and I found it unlike a lot of other contemporary/romance I’ve read. It tackled some serious subjects with intention and grace, which I really appreciated. At times, there was so much going on that I felt certain threads got dropped, but everything resolved well and I liked the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Car accident

mariamj's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so good!!! I couldn't stop listening to the audiobook once I got started. I would be constantly looking forward to what happens next the more I listened to the story.

Most of the characters are loveable in their own ways Her Aunt Kawkub Khala is a badass! Something I loved because, as a member of the Muslim community, the type of woman she does not bode well. Her cousin Rashid was hilarious! His naivety was charming and made me burst out laughing so many times. Most importantly, I loved Hanan! She was very relatable in so many ways and it was amazing to see how much she grew as a character

10/10! Loved every moment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Hate crime

Moderate: Death

Minor: Chronic illness

evelikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death

bookdragonkatie's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

amberinpieces's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Racism

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

kollieollie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I’m a sucker for a good rom com and You’ve Got Mail is one of my favorites. This book does a great job telling a similar story from the view of a Canadian Muslim woman. It has loveable characters while not shying away from difficult topics like Islamophobia. At points that part of the story feels almost too stereotypical - it’s a lot easier to hate people when they are as awful as the individuals written in this book. Either way, it’s an important story to tell and I really enjoyed the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

wildsalmons_reading's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Minor: Death and Grief

martha_is_reading's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Xenophobia

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Grief, Death, and Cancer

susanpevensie's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

so cute and fun! i’ve never watched you’ve got mail but based on what i’ve heard, this book is better idc <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Hate crime

Moderate: Grief and Death