A review by menomica
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I got to say this book would have been a whole lot better if it was more centered around Reza. The story literally wouldn’t exist without him. I love Judy but what do she and Art bring to the table? What does Art bring?
There are so many aspects of Reza’s life that were mentioned but never really developed.
Hell, we could’ve talked about Saadi’s mommy issues that were sprung up at the end of the book.
But we didn’t get to that bc we had to do the stupid love triangle that literally everyone involved in knew was a farse :(. It was very unnecessary. It would have been so much cooler to see Reza’s family more in depth, Reza at school, or his relationship with Abba, or really just more of Reza.
Speaking of which; Art very much was the weakest link. As a character… I just don’t care for rich white men. As a boyfriend?? Very gross how he did not respect Reza’s not wanting to have sex. I know he said he was willing to wait, and for his part his did, but you do not need to bring it up all the time! He is clearly not ready, respect that! Yeah, his chapters were the weakest, queer activism aside. 
I like that they broke up though, that was nice. It felt realistic.
 
All in all, this book was kind of meh. Definitely had potential but just kind of fumbled the ball
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