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A review by aish_dols
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
3.0
In this emotional book, forced marriage is the background. Naila, a Pakistani American was filled with dark clouds after she was caught in Prom with Saif, the boy she fell in love with, by her very traditional parents who decide to take a trip to Pakistan to 'save their lost daughter'.
Pakistan brings peace to Naila at first, the village and its people, cultural food and dresses, her cousins and nieces and nephews but one thing she will never forgive her parents for as she continues to fight her fate is the deceit they orchestrated to get her into the arms of another while her soul yearns for Saif.
The narrative style at first felt familiar until the descriptions sunk me in and made me read patiently to savour every image in mind. I liked that. It was also realistic and not a rushed plot. It will stir up emotions in every young lady or woman who knows that her consent must be given before she becomes the wife of any man.
Pakistan brings peace to Naila at first, the village and its people, cultural food and dresses, her cousins and nieces and nephews but one thing she will never forgive her parents for as she continues to fight her fate is the deceit they orchestrated to get her into the arms of another while her soul yearns for Saif.
The narrative style at first felt familiar until the descriptions sunk me in and made me read patiently to savour every image in mind. I liked that. It was also realistic and not a rushed plot. It will stir up emotions in every young lady or woman who knows that her consent must be given before she becomes the wife of any man.