A review by katyb24
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

3.0

I wanted to love this book. The premise was original and I liked Rukhsana's character. However, the plot plodded along and I found, for a relatively lengthy book, more development was needed. After reading, I was left wanting to know how Rukhsana had even met her girlfriend and how she came to be so confident in her sexuality - with such strict parents and a rather sheltered life, I imagined it took her some time to be comfortable with it, but the book never even mentioned any conflict in that regard. Dialogue was awkward and many of the relationships seemed superficial. Finally, (and here I acknowledge I am being too critical) the story was set in my hometown of Seattle, but there was never any description/specific locations mentioned beyond the name of the city that made me feel like the book even took place there. It made me wonder why the author even bothered to choose a fairly well known city (or maybe that's my own bias