A review by anna_f_wagner
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

2.0

I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Getting to read about a queer Bengali was exciting but this book is rough! It is INCREDIBLY full of trauma and pretty horrific emotional and physical violence, but then it wraps up with a pretty bow. You also don’t really root for any of the characters or relationships because the writing is soo dry. I appreciate getting to read the queer diaspora experience but this just wasn’t it for me (and I think will be incredibly triggering for a lot of queer folks, especially queer youth)