A review by specificity
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

5.0

I talk about how I sobbed or I cried at certain scenes in books or movies but usually those are just times when I've felt a phantom knife in my heart. I'm not a crier for media. In fact, I've only ever cried for three pieces of media before: The Bridge to Terabithia, Dead Poets Society, and The Book Thief.

This book made me cry harder, and burst into tears more times, than all three of those put together. I'm usually embarrassed to cry in front of my roommate, but this time I just burst into tears in my dorm room, shaking as I took in what happened.

It's an exceptional and very difficult read, but it's so, so worth it.