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Mirage
by Somaiya Daud
3.5 stars
This was a solid read. The writing was amazing, and I loved the Arab/Islamic influence. I can tell the author was influenced by the Palestinian occupation, so reading this book was so personal, since I'm Arab myself. I did find it to be rather slow, however, and I wasn't a fan of the romance; it felt too much like insta-love to me. The world-building was amazing, though, and it was so interesting reading about the complex relationship between Amani and Maram. Most of all, it was just amazing to read about a YA novel about my culture, because that is so rare.
This was a solid read. The writing was amazing, and I loved the Arab/Islamic influence. I can tell the author was influenced by the Palestinian occupation, so reading this book was so personal, since I'm Arab myself. I did find it to be rather slow, however, and I wasn't a fan of the romance; it felt too much like insta-love to me. The world-building was amazing, though, and it was so interesting reading about the complex relationship between Amani and Maram. Most of all, it was just amazing to read about a YA novel about my culture, because that is so rare.