A review by sinasbooknook
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

just wow. there was something so simple yet so captivating about etaf rum’s writing that made this such a compulsive read. if you’re looking for plot, you won’t find it here but it was still hard to put this book down. i felt so connected to yara and invested in her healing journey i needed to know that she would be ok in the end. 

the ending was almost too picture perfect given the circumstances and personalities laid out from the start. but i loved how this wrapped up so many fragile subjects — navigating culture, marriage, motherhood, identity and belonging, and expectations placed on women — into such a beautiful story that was easy to read and absorb without feeling banal.
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