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sblanch12 's review for:
Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Overall I liked this book.
A few things were kind of annoying.
1. I hated how often the author included "[character speaking], she responded/answered/spoke in Urdu". Ok I get it, grandma (and others) speak Urdu at home. I can use my imagination that everytime grandma speaks, it's in Urdu but the book itself is in English, so stop pointing it out!
2. The name mixup went a tad too long for my taste.
3. There are some unanswered questions - did Zarina have a moment with mom? Did the Mosque get saved? Does Ayesha stay a teacher?
4. Lastly, I wish it was fleshed out more why Khalid decided to make some changes (intentionally vague to be spoiler-free). He said he was starting to question what all his mother had lied about/influenced/forced/convinced him... did this include introspection about his religion and religious presentation? It's a bit open-ended and I would have liked it to be more fleshed-out because otherwise it's more that he made changes for a revenge moment.
A few things were kind of annoying.
1. I hated how often the author included "[character speaking], she responded/answered/spoke in Urdu". Ok I get it, grandma (and others) speak Urdu at home. I can use my imagination that everytime grandma speaks, it's in Urdu but the book itself is in English, so stop pointing it out!
2. The name mixup went a tad too long for my taste.
3. There are some unanswered questions - did Zarina have a moment with mom? Did the Mosque get saved? Does Ayesha stay a teacher?
4. Lastly, I wish it was fleshed out more why Khalid decided to make some changes (intentionally vague to be spoiler-free). He said he was starting to question what all his mother had lied about/influenced/forced/convinced him... did this include introspection about his religion and religious presentation? It's a bit open-ended and I would have liked it to be more fleshed-out because otherwise it's more that he made changes for a revenge moment.