A review by aforestofbooks
Diana and the Island of No Return by Aisha Saeed

4.0

AHHHHHHHH IS THIS WHAT PEOPLE FEEL WHEN THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN A BOOK??!! I’m not going to lie, I only picked this up because I heard there was a character named Sakina and I’ve never ever seen a book with a character that has the same name as me. And omg I swear the author has been spying on me because Sakina is an actual copy of me. She has brown eyes, she’s a part of the Scholars (aka they own the largest collection of books), she loves cats and has a pet cat named Aria, and she also loves cake. I mean,,,, this book was everything.

Besides Sakina, I actually really enjoyed the overall story. My only complaint was I wish it took place over the course of a few days instead of 12 hours. A lot happens during that time and at the end I was kind of shocked when Diana points out it’s been only 12 hours.

Diana and Sakina’s friendship was super cute. I love how they work together and lift each other up. I also really enjoyed Augustus’s character. Honestly anyone who brews potions will become a quick favourite for me lol

The book does leave you with a lot of questions, and it sort of ends on a small cliffhanger. I’m excited to see what happens next. This book was reminiscent of PJO in many ways, and I wish I had a book like this when I was little.

(Also, lets support this book instead of the Wonder Woman movies featuring that Zionist actress