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

4.0

I enjoyed the beginning a lot, and loved getting an inside look into a family and culture that are so different from my own. It became harder for me to relate to the narrator over the course of the book, though. I don't understand the search for the perfect date, the perfect moment, the perfect wedding. It was easier for me to sympathize with Hadi, because I am quiet in similar ways myself. I was so relieved when she began to see her family more as individuals and became more thoughtful about her relationships with her family. I liked that her religion was so important to her. I enjoyed her breezy, direct, honest narrative style, but sometimes the honesty made it hard to read. This narrator went through a lot of inner turmoil, which was a painful ride to go along on. I found it very engaging and hard to put down. Look, I finished it in two days!