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You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen

6 reviews

hankatcol's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This was an absolutely incredible book about standing up for what you believe in and having the courage to be yourself, it’s about stomping out hate with love and raising your voice about what really matters. Such an incredible story!

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janvpals's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.25

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kayden__reads's review

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emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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maple_dove's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

You Truly Assumed has three MC's, and they're all Black, Muslim, and female, which make them targets for bigots. This book is set right when the 9/11 attacks happened, although the settings are away from any of the targeted locations. However, the destruction affected the girls, the environments they were in, and everywhere else in the United States. "When threatening comments and emails try to silence them, the three must decide: shut things down and stay safe . . . or risk it all and let their voices be heard."

What I Liked:

I was really able to relate to the feelings of hopelessness, fear, and despair in this book, feelings that often accompany many people when faced with bigotry
Discussions surrounding bigotry
And more which I cannot grasp from the top of my head

I-I don't know how to round up this review. 😅

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CW: Mentions of: Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia

It's gross that people get to have racist, Islamophobic, or homophobic or any of the other countless "phases" that get written off as them simply being children. Especially without any regard as to how what they said or did during their "phase" hurt others. (pg. 59)

Even though growing up, Inglethorne was mostly just Black and Latinx, with gentrification happening now, more and more white people are buying up the property and putting up Black Lives Matter signs on their lawns without realizing the irony of the fact that Black and Latinx people were forced out because they couldn't pay the rent anymore. (pg. 74)

TW: Mention of death

"Can I come with you?" Ally asks. "One of my friends goes to the mosque that got attacked. She's really sad about what happened, and I want to support her."
I smile. "Yeah, of course you can come with me."
It's just walking, so I don't mind Ally coming with me to support her friend. As long as she sticks with me and doesn't get lost, us going together shouldn't be a problem. Plus, I like Ally and Samson so far, and stepping into a big sister role doesn't seem to be as overwhelming as I thought it would be.
Jess's fork slips from her fingers, the metal clattering against her plate. "No, Ally, absolutely not. It'll be too dangerous. There's been talk about threats at vigil, and I don't want you to be in an environment like that." She turns to me, her expression sharp. "Please don't talk about the vigil anymore."
I pause, not exactly sure how I should respond. For starters, I'm pretty sure that Ally's thirteen and would be fine going to the vigil with me. I haven't heard any speculations about threats, and even though I won't write them off completely, I think if Ally wants to stand up for her friend and for what's right, then Jess should support her instead of trying to shield her. Not everyone gets the privilege of being shielded. But hey, what do I know? (pg. 216)

CW: mention of racial slur

"As much as I feel bad about what happened to Khadijiah, my main concern is keeping Ally safe," Jess says, once the kids leave the room. "She's still young. There are some things that she isn't ready to see yet."
I blink in shock. The fact that Jess thinks that she can hide Ally from seeing hate and injustice reminds me of the white mom who was walking with her son the day I was called the N-word in elementary school. She had looked at the car the slur had been hurled from, at me, and then she tugged on her son's hand and kept walking. Maybe Jess has the privilege to look way, but she shouldn't make Ally do the same. (pg. 217)

"Look, I've lived in Kirby since I was your age, and nothing like this has ever happened here. I want you and Ally to have a relationship, but I don't think that the vigil needs to be a part of that. In fact, you might want to reconsider going to the event yourself, Farah."
I look at Tommy, waiting to see if he'll disagree with her. But his silence is the only answer I get.
"You two really don't get it," I say. (Pg. 217)

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anniereads221's review

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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