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A review by literautres
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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? Yes
5.0
maybe that's what living is - recognizing the marvels and oddities around you.
after i finished this book at one in the morning, i went to sleep with my heart felt as if it was floating in the air like a giant balloon. (which is crazy if you think about it because if my heart is outside my body i'm as good as dead)
anyway, i love it. I LOVE IT. i love it SO MUCH i don't know what to say about it except that i love love love it and that everyone should read it and now i finally found The One. by 'the one' i mean my favorite romance of All Time and the fictional character that i can truly say the love of my life: adam chen. because forget fictional men written by women, this is Fictional Muslim Man Written by Muslim Woman. so you understand the effect it had on me, because of course the writer got EVERYTHING RIGHT.
oh my God i just love it. did i say i love it? because i'm gonna say it again. i love it. the characters, the plot, the discussion on islamophobia, racism, terrorism, activism, the way the story covers the topic on grief as well, the friendship that grows between the characters, the flow of adam and zayneb's relationship, the ups and downs, their interactions, everything. i love that zayneb and adam are solid characters where their story can stand on each their own but also when it blends together it was amazing as well. the fierce zayneb and calm adam argh they are just perfect for each other. the way they yearn for each other. hAAAA. i was really ready to throw a fit if they didn't sort out their misunderstanding and decided to never talk to each other again.
the writing is so honest i wanted to punch myself. i don't know why, i just really wanted to punch myself lmao. i ABSOLUTELY LOVE the water metaphor that's one of my favorite parts and when adam said 'my water' i was about to slam my head on the wall for real (i did get twisted in my blanket, it almost choked me because i was rolling on my bed in such intensity). the marvels and oddities journal, the main aspect of their very lovely fate, i just. that's it. i'm gonna start one now let's see if i can commit to it, whether it will bring me to my own adam chen or not because the concept of it does seem interesting. (the journal concept, i mean)
the elements of islam are written and represented so very accurately that i teared up several times. there were parts where the author quoted qur'an verses (my favorite was the sky one) and i opened my qur'an application and bookmarked them. i also really like that talk between adam and his father when he was eleven, about his father looking for peace through islam. cried on that part too. i think if we're going to talk about how many times i cried during reading the book this will go on pretty long so i'm gonna stop.
anyway, this is so fitting to be a ramadhan read and i'm kinda pissed off at myself for not picking this up sooner but well better late than never!
after i finished this book at one in the morning, i went to sleep with my heart felt as if it was floating in the air like a giant balloon. (which is crazy if you think about it because if my heart is outside my body i'm as good as dead)
anyway, i love it. I LOVE IT. i love it SO MUCH i don't know what to say about it except that i love love love it and that everyone should read it and now i finally found The One. by 'the one' i mean my favorite romance of All Time and the fictional character that i can truly say the love of my life: adam chen. because forget fictional men written by women, this is Fictional Muslim Man Written by Muslim Woman. so you understand the effect it had on me, because of course the writer got EVERYTHING RIGHT.
oh my God i just love it. did i say i love it? because i'm gonna say it again. i love it. the characters, the plot, the discussion on islamophobia, racism, terrorism, activism, the way the story covers the topic on grief as well, the friendship that grows between the characters, the flow of adam and zayneb's relationship, the ups and downs, their interactions, everything. i love that zayneb and adam are solid characters where their story can stand on each their own but also when it blends together it was amazing as well. the fierce zayneb and calm adam argh they are just perfect for each other. the way they yearn for each other. hAAAA. i was really ready to throw a fit if they didn't sort out their misunderstanding and decided to never talk to each other again.
the writing is so honest i wanted to punch myself. i don't know why, i just really wanted to punch myself lmao. i ABSOLUTELY LOVE the water metaphor that's one of my favorite parts and when adam said 'my water' i was about to slam my head on the wall for real (i did get twisted in my blanket, it almost choked me because i was rolling on my bed in such intensity). the marvels and oddities journal, the main aspect of their very lovely fate, i just. that's it. i'm gonna start one now let's see if i can commit to it, whether it will bring me to my own adam chen or not because the concept of it does seem interesting. (the journal concept, i mean)
the elements of islam are written and represented so very accurately that i teared up several times. there were parts where the author quoted qur'an verses (my favorite was the sky one) and i opened my qur'an application and bookmarked them. i also really like that talk between adam and his father when he was eleven, about his father looking for peace through islam. cried on that part too. i think if we're going to talk about how many times i cried during reading the book this will go on pretty long so i'm gonna stop.
anyway, this is so fitting to be a ramadhan read and i'm kinda pissed off at myself for not picking this up sooner but well better late than never!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Islamophobia
Moderate: Death