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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
It was hard for me to finish this book, but I wanted to do so to give it a fair review.
I want to give it a one star but as the first book for this author, I'll give it a slack. (1.5)
It was very long for such a story, filled with repetition ( it was so obvious , u cannot ignore it )
There was a lot of confusing scenes and just cringy moments for me. The writing style was boring, I didn't sense the character development as the story began at a face path. Toooo much repetition ( same lines, same paragraphs only to describe things that has been already described over an over again)
Maybe I was expecting something more from the book that's why I got disappointed to the core .
I want to give it a one star but as the first book for this author, I'll give it a slack. (1.5)
It was very long for such a story, filled with repetition ( it was so obvious , u cannot ignore it )
There was a lot of confusing scenes and just cringy moments for me. The writing style was boring, I didn't sense the character development as the story began at a face path. Toooo much repetition ( same lines, same paragraphs only to describe things that has been already described over an over again)
Maybe I was expecting something more from the book that's why I got disappointed to the core .
I was extremely excited to read the book since I got to know it's halal romance but it disappointed me to no extent. Almost everyone on Instagram and Goodreads was bragging about how good this book was and that was a lie. Firstly this book has so many things that go against the teaching of the Quran. From all the meetings they had before marriage as non mehrams to womens entering the mosque at the time of nikah . Also the staring that kept happening every now and then when they're not even mehram to each other was annoying. (No offence to eye contact I love them but eye contact between non mehrams while I am reading a halal romance is something I'll never romanticize ).Forcing myself to read this book was equivalent to walking on a rugged pathway barefoot. Honestly people's liking to the book is something beyond me .If you're a Muslim and reading it for the sake of halal romance this is not something you're supposed to like . Halal romance is not all about NO SMUT with Muslim ML and FML it's about a clean romance with Islamic representation and one moment in this book was like (smut about to happen-after smut) and I was so disappointed. I do not read smut and in most of the books there's smut but that's something I know, I know I'll have to skip but when you're reading a halal romance you do not have ''I'll have to skip' thing in mind.
Also the language at some point was so bad I don't remember the chapter but one of the characters in the last few chapters said "Did you cut your balls off". Yeah ! that was in a book with islamic representation was
Also the language at some point was so bad I don't remember the chapter but one of the characters in the last few chapters said "Did you cut your balls off". Yeah ! that was in a book with islamic representation was
Dnf at 30% I was writing a review but it got deleted so all I’m going to say is for anyone who recommended this book either on booktok, bookstagram. COUNT YOUR DAYS
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
When Hayat meets little Souhila, she also meets the girl’s father, Anas, who struggles to raise his daughter alone after his ex-wife walked out on him years prior. Little did Hayat know, Anas would be the love of her life.
TW: bullying, fat shaming, self harm, miscarriage
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend, and the premise was something I hadn’t seen a lot of but wanted to see more of.
The byline kept its word, as the story could be described as soft and sweet. No relationship is perfect, so Hayat and Anas’ relationship isn’t smooth 100% of the time, which I appreciated, or it would’ve been boring.
However, the writing felt like a first draft. I would have liked to see more dialogue, as the author went over the top with the narration.
It was cute, but not my favorite. Otherwise, I don’t have much to say.
TW: bullying, fat shaming, self harm, miscarriage
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend, and the premise was something I hadn’t seen a lot of but wanted to see more of.
The byline kept its word, as the story could be described as soft and sweet. No relationship is perfect, so Hayat and Anas’ relationship isn’t smooth 100% of the time, which I appreciated, or it would’ve been boring.
However, the writing felt like a first draft. I would have liked to see more dialogue, as the author went over the top with the narration.
It was cute, but not my favorite. Otherwise, I don’t have much to say.
May الله bless this author because she was able to show us halal love and show us the beauty of Islam just through words. It was amazing, the perfect debut novel. ALSO LIKE THIS BOOK HAD ME ON CHOKE HOLDDD AAAAAA STOP THIS WAS SO GOOD ( my immature side is coming up)
Simple and cute. Not earth shattering but close to my heart. The last line owns me.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A