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dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
~ This audiobook was provided by NetGalley in exchange of an honest review ~
You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen is a YA book that deals with heavy topics such as islamophobia, racism, anxiety and cyber hate. It's about finding people like you, somewhere where you can see yourself in, a community. Three black muslim seniors in high school and the last year before everything changes. But things changes faster than they expected.
❇ Three point of views with different narrators each;
❇ This book deals with really especific but extremely realistic and relatable situations such as:
- Being the (one of the) only black girl(s) in a certain place and be mistaken for them
-Having your family invalidate what you want to work (art, history, etc) and wanting you to do a 'more realistic' kind of job
❇ the thing where people have a racist/homophobic phase and then years later change but not knowing how people where hurt because of them and wanting to just brush it off!!!!!!;
❇ the side romance in the right dose; annoying-guy-I-know to friends to lovers and of course slow burn!!!! AND one of the protagonists already are in a relationship so there's this kind of second chance romance too??;
❇Not to mention, the love not only in a romantical way, familial love and friendship are a central point of this book;
❇ different familly backgrounds;
❇ development of the main characters AND the side characters;
❇ ONE. ONLY. thing I didn't like: strangely enough there weren't as many scenes with the three of them as I'd like.
❇ Quotes:
"Sadness fades fast because I'm no longer capable of being truly shocked. The only. residue? left behind is anger, quietly shimmering because if it boils and spills out of me, I'm afraid of what would happen."
"You truly assumed that the world would heal and stay healed while spinning constantly. A spinning driven parts by half-truths and rumors that gets *rikken*(idk what is the real word) as facts"
"Reading is the definition of adventure in my mind, who knows what worlds those readers are going to get sucked into? And who knows who they'll be after they turn the final page? Reading is its own form of magic"
"I know what is like to feel unseen and unheard, to read books or watch shows and not see yourself represented or to see yourself misrepresented in them."
"Everyone deserves to see themselves represented as the protagonist"
"You don't have to prove anyone right and you don't have to prove anyone wrong, you only have to be you for you."
"It was good to hear you laugh" My traitor's heart flutters.
"I have to keep speaking so that when other young muslins womem come after me and they speak, their voices don't only echo in isolation, but their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts and makes this world closer to what it can be"
"I'm not perfect but I'm growing and right now that's enough"
You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen is a YA book that deals with heavy topics such as islamophobia, racism, anxiety and cyber hate. It's about finding people like you, somewhere where you can see yourself in, a community. Three black muslim seniors in high school and the last year before everything changes. But things changes faster than they expected.
❇ Three point of views with different narrators each;
❇ This book deals with really especific but extremely realistic and relatable situations such as:
- Being the (one of the) only black girl(s) in a certain place and be mistaken for them
-Having your family invalidate what you want to work (art, history, etc) and wanting you to do a 'more realistic' kind of job
❇ the thing where people have a racist/homophobic phase and then years later change but not knowing how people where hurt because of them and wanting to just brush it off!!!!!!;
❇ the side romance in the right dose; annoying-guy-I-know to friends to lovers and of course slow burn!!!! AND one of the protagonists already are in a relationship so there's this kind of second chance romance too??;
❇Not to mention, the love not only in a romantical way, familial love and friendship are a central point of this book;
❇ different familly backgrounds;
❇ development of the main characters AND the side characters;
❇ ONE. ONLY. thing I didn't like: strangely enough there weren't as many scenes with the three of them as I'd like.
❇ Quotes:
"Sadness fades fast because I'm no longer capable of being truly shocked. The only. residue? left behind is anger, quietly shimmering because if it boils and spills out of me, I'm afraid of what would happen."
"You truly assumed that the world would heal and stay healed while spinning constantly. A spinning driven parts by half-truths and rumors that gets *rikken*(idk what is the real word) as facts"
"Reading is the definition of adventure in my mind, who knows what worlds those readers are going to get sucked into? And who knows who they'll be after they turn the final page? Reading is its own form of magic"
"I know what is like to feel unseen and unheard, to read books or watch shows and not see yourself represented or to see yourself misrepresented in them."
"Everyone deserves to see themselves represented as the protagonist"
"You don't have to prove anyone right and you don't have to prove anyone wrong, you only have to be you for you."
"It was good to hear you laugh" My traitor's heart flutters.
"I have to keep speaking so that when other young muslins womem come after me and they speak, their voices don't only echo in isolation, but their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts and makes this world closer to what it can be"
"I'm not perfect but I'm growing and right now that's enough"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
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