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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
This is how you write romantic tension! Ayesha's and Khalid's fingertips barely brush, and I'm falling all over myself! Jalaluddin nails it!
She also understands what makes Pride and Prejudice such a great book, and she can expand and adjust the character basics to fit the specific contemporary South Asian Muslim community in Toronto, where her novels are based.
I adored Ayesha from the moment we met her. She's at the perfect age: She knows enough to be an adult (or a spinster) but is also massively self-unaware or does not have the full picture of her family's dynamics. Ayesha was a nice balance between a dreamy character who lives in her head and someone who takes action.
Jalaluddin was smart about Khalid's journey and growth. Ayesha isn't the reason for his changes; it's everything in his life that he's been ignoring for years, including his mother's behavior. Plus, he's influenced by a lot of other great female characters and actively takes in their opinions and respects them regardless of whether he's related to them or in love with them.
I love a story that incorporates grandparents, and Ayesha's grandparents were my favorite. I appreciated how they balanced each other and let Ayesha and, later, Khalid make their own choices while giving out wisdom instead of a "here's how I'd do this" prescription.
This is my first 5-star read of the year, and I will continue to read Jalaluddin's books as she's an incredible writer.
She also understands what makes Pride and Prejudice such a great book, and she can expand and adjust the character basics to fit the specific contemporary South Asian Muslim community in Toronto, where her novels are based.
I adored Ayesha from the moment we met her. She's at the perfect age: She knows enough to be an adult (or a spinster) but is also massively self-unaware or does not have the full picture of her family's dynamics. Ayesha was a nice balance between a dreamy character who lives in her head and someone who takes action.
Jalaluddin was smart about Khalid's journey and growth. Ayesha isn't the reason for his changes; it's everything in his life that he's been ignoring for years, including his mother's behavior. Plus, he's influenced by a lot of other great female characters and actively takes in their opinions and respects them regardless of whether he's related to them or in love with them.
I love a story that incorporates grandparents, and Ayesha's grandparents were my favorite. I appreciated how they balanced each other and let Ayesha and, later, Khalid make their own choices while giving out wisdom instead of a "here's how I'd do this" prescription.
This is my first 5-star read of the year, and I will continue to read Jalaluddin's books as she's an incredible writer.