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A review by pagesfromhome
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you're looking for a quietly inspiring domestic fiction, look no further.
Sara Nisha Adams does a beautiful job of building a community around, of all things, a reading list. While it was pretty clear to me from that start who wrote the reading list, the mystery of that still does a solid job of weaving through each chapter. Mukesh and Aleisha are lovely main characters who build their friendship and trust with each other during some incredibly difficult times and I loved the views into some of the side characters as well. This book covers some difficult topics, but it does so with care and compassion.
I did find some stumbling blocks, as I do with most dual POVs, where I just found myself more attached to Mukesh and found myself waiting for his chapters to pop again. It also at points felt a touch repetitive, but there was good character development once things started moving along. Even in the heartbreaking moments, it was lovely that the characters learned to lean on each other and love each other.
Sara Nisha Adams does a beautiful job of building a community around, of all things, a reading list. While it was pretty clear to me from that start who wrote the reading list, the mystery of that still does a solid job of weaving through each chapter. Mukesh and Aleisha are lovely main characters who build their friendship and trust with each other during some incredibly difficult times and I loved the views into some of the side characters as well. This book covers some difficult topics, but it does so with care and compassion.
I did find some stumbling blocks, as I do with most dual POVs, where I just found myself more attached to Mukesh and found myself waiting for his chapters to pop again. It also at points felt a touch repetitive, but there was good character development once things started moving along. Even in the heartbreaking moments, it was lovely that the characters learned to lean on each other and love each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Death