A review by toriedawn1
First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story by Huda Al-Marashi

5.0

This book was so much better than I could have imagined. This book walks us through a young muslim girls life. Her struggles trying to find her way in the world and navigate romance as a muslim woman. She talks about how much she loves her cultures format of relationships but also how she envys certain aspects of western ideals of romance too. We see her grow and learn that it doesnt have to be all or none and that not everything can be perfect in life. I felt a little sorry for Hadi, ||he always loved her so much and she had to learn to care for him, she loved the idea of love more than the reality||. Overall I really liked this book, as someone who shares no cultural or religious background I cant speak on how accurately it depicts these things however as it is based on the authors true story I am inclined to believe it is fairly accurate.