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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
So I first read this back in i think 2020, maybe the early pandemic days? And it was really one of the books that got me into romance novels, so re-reading it was a treat.
This is mainly a Pride and Prejudice retelling, with some other Austen and Shakepeare sprinkled in. It has a Muslim couple at the center, and I appreciate the conversation around how to be Muslim, especially for Khalid, who is much more visiby different - although Ayesha is a hijabi so really they are both navigating where and when and how to display their faith/culture.
Ayesha's cousin takes on the Lydia role, with some added mistaken identity and she is a ridiculous creature. Tariq is Wickham, and it is well done. Khalid's mother is horrible. I wish we saw more of Ayesha's mother.
Really lovely book in all
This is mainly a Pride and Prejudice retelling, with some other Austen and Shakepeare sprinkled in. It has a Muslim couple at the center, and I appreciate the conversation around how to be Muslim, especially for Khalid, who is much more visiby different - although Ayesha is a hijabi so really they are both navigating where and when and how to display their faith/culture.
Ayesha's cousin takes on the Lydia role, with some added mistaken identity and she is a ridiculous creature. Tariq is Wickham, and it is well done. Khalid's mother is horrible. I wish we saw more of Ayesha's mother.
Really lovely book in all