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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wish Rawiya and Nour were narrated by different people in the audiobook. It was very confusing at first when it switched between the stories. There is no transition to tell you it's one or the other.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Colorful descriptions in a powerful story. I really enjoyed how the two narratives were intertwined. This is a book I want to reread again at some point.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
A really lovely story. Sometimes the writing style was a little too flowery for my liking, but overall I loved the parallel stories and how it captured the journey of a family that becomes refugees. I listened to it as an audiobook but I think I would have preferred to read it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
This book was wonderful. I wasn't prepared for the emotional investment! The story was both heartbreaking and eye opening. I loved the dual storyline. This really put a voice to the Syrian refugee crisis and I'm so glad I read it.
This is a cute story. I always like books that weave together a story in the past and one in the present—this one in particular beautifully mirrored the two parts.
The language is very colorful, literally. Scents and sounds are described with colors. It got to the point where it started to seem like weak writing—is color the only way the author knows how to describe things?? But around 75% of the way through, you learn that it has a clever narrative purpose. So, all is forgiven.
I really like stories set during the Golden Age of Islam—it was a creative and prosperous time, and so stories based on that tend to be richly creative as well.
The language is very colorful, literally. Scents and sounds are described with colors. It got to the point where it started to seem like weak writing—is color the only way the author knows how to describe things?? But around 75% of the way through, you learn that it has a clever narrative purpose. So, all is forgiven.
I really like stories set during the Golden Age of Islam—it was a creative and prosperous time, and so stories based on that tend to be richly creative as well.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
No
Not for me. Could not stand the overly lyrical language and non-stop metaphors. Rawiya's story did nothing for me, I would have much preferred more detail into Nour and her family's refugee storyline.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
No