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A review by richrosh3
Good Intentions by Kasim Ali
4.0
AHHHHH I LOVED THIS BOOK UNTIL THE LAST CHAPTER
This was an amazing love story that was brought to ruin because of the lack of courage and selfish acts of our main character Nur.
I loved all the characters in the book. Nur is the eldest son of a Pakistani Muslim household, and although I am neither Pakistani nor Muslim, I lowkey understand the pressures he goes through as the eldest son of a South Asian family. He has anxiety due to his habit of overthinking and isn't the best with his words despite graduating with an English major and aspiring to become an author.
Yasmina is the eldest daughter of a Sudanese Muslim household. Her family is pretty chill, but she also has her own issues regarding her younger sister. Yasmina's dialogue throughout the book made me fall in love with her personality (also because as I read the book, the image of what she looked like in my head was absolutely gorgeous).
They met at Nur's ex's party and they hit it off from there. Their love story felt natural and made me smile as I read the book. They were quite literally meant for each other, but Nur basically had a thought in the back of his head that told him it was never meant to be due to the color of their skin. Although I liked Nur's character, I despised him as a person for some of his reckless words and cowardly actions. ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE LAST CHAPTER.
The other side character progressed the story perfectly. One of my favorite aspects of the book was seeing these side-character relationships grow and diminish with Nur; specifically with Rahat and Imran.
This story could have ended with a perfect romantic ending - but it didn't. Maybe that's exactly the type of ending this generation of Muslims, South Asians, etc. need. I just wish Nur did more.
Can't wait for more work by Kasim Ali :D
Overall Score: 4.5/5
This was an amazing love story that was brought to ruin because of the lack of courage and selfish acts of our main character Nur.
I loved all the characters in the book. Nur is the eldest son of a Pakistani Muslim household, and although I am neither Pakistani nor Muslim, I lowkey understand the pressures he goes through as the eldest son of a South Asian family. He has anxiety due to his habit of overthinking and isn't the best with his words despite graduating with an English major and aspiring to become an author.
Yasmina is the eldest daughter of a Sudanese Muslim household. Her family is pretty chill, but she also has her own issues regarding her younger sister. Yasmina's dialogue throughout the book made me fall in love with her personality (also because as I read the book, the image of what she looked like in my head was absolutely gorgeous).
They met at Nur's ex's party and they hit it off from there. Their love story felt natural and made me smile as I read the book. They were quite literally meant for each other, but Nur basically had a thought in the back of his head that told him it was never meant to be due to the color of their skin. Although I liked Nur's character, I despised him as a person for some of his reckless words and cowardly actions. ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE LAST CHAPTER.
The other side character progressed the story perfectly. One of my favorite aspects of the book was seeing these side-character relationships grow and diminish with Nur; specifically with Rahat and Imran.
This story could have ended with a perfect romantic ending - but it didn't. Maybe that's exactly the type of ending this generation of Muslims, South Asians, etc. need. I just wish Nur did more.
Can't wait for more work by Kasim Ali :D
Overall Score: 4.5/5