A review by alychee
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

i could never give this book less than 5 stars. it spoke to me, i spent sleepless nights thinking about my life and yara's and how similar we could be and how i absolutly can't allow myself to be trapped like she and her mother were. 
i love this book, it made me feel things deep down in my bones : sadness, hope and so much anger. i was so angry. at her husband, at her mother, at her father. yara is amazing and so strong and so real and i know that if i ever end up in her situation (in shaa Allah i never will) i'll be thinking of her resilience. 
read this book.
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