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A review by thecozyarchivist
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
As much as I wanted to like this book, all these two needed to do was have a 5 minute conversation and everything could have been worked out on page 1. Instead we get them being passive aggressive towards each other for 8 hours.
Another issue for me was that there were just too many stories trying to be told at once. We kept jumping around and it was hard to keep up with everything.
My final complaint is that the adults in this book were acting dumb the whole time. Like they let two kids take charge of trying to save the Islamic Center while they all just ignored everything that was happening. I get that parents are often absent in YA books, but this actually felt unreal.
I do think the duel narrators did a good job on the audiobook and that the core of the story was sweet. I just wanted more from it all.
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the audiobook copy to review. #MacAudio2024
Another issue for me was that there were just too many stories trying to be told at once. We kept jumping around and it was hard to keep up with everything.
My final complaint is that the adults in this book were acting dumb the whole time. Like they let two kids take charge of trying to save the Islamic Center while they all just ignored everything that was happening. I get that parents are often absent in YA books, but this actually felt unreal.
I do think the duel narrators did a good job on the audiobook and that the core of the story was sweet. I just wanted more from it all.
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the audiobook copy to review. #MacAudio2024
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Islamophobia, and Grief