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A review by chajonas
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
5.0
I love everything in this book. I think I even love this more than Saints and Misfits. Because now the love interest is also a muslim. So yeah, it gives me more hope of romance between YA muslim trope. Like c'mon, the whole A and Z interaction are cute and sweet and beautiful, but also you can feel the pain and the hurts. Idk why at some point, reading their love story is kinda remind me of prophet Muhammad and Khadija. You know when you love someone in a muslim rule, you don't allow to touch like when in another YA romance, the main couple can easily hold hands and eager to kiss their crush or being really alone with them. So all you can do is talk to them, knowing more about them while hanging out with your friends or your family. But when the time comes, all those waits will be worth it. Like, even a touch of hand feels so much more, let alone a kiss. I remember crying when I read about prophet Muhammad showed his love to his wife only by held her hands and looked her in the eyes, then it felt like all the sins that had been hurt both of them faded away. And this book felt almost like that.
Now, let's talk about the activist that Zayneb is. I maybe bias, because I feel more like Adam. I'm not a shouter, I'm more like a helper, a behind the scene kind of girl. I believe there's more than one point of view of every subjects. So when Zayneb suddenly blew up to Adam when he said about his thoughts about Fencer, I kinda lost it too. BUT...that doesn't mean I'm trying to find excuses to islamophobia. God forbid, I'm a muslim myself, that kind of toxic behavior will also hurt me. So when Adam reached out first to her and he's the one that realized he need to understand what it feels like being Zayneb, I was so glad. Go get your strong verbally water back! I wish I was more like Zayneb, know what she wants, fight for what's right and to everyone who did her wrong. No wonder Adam likes her so much. Because I know his character, we need a pushover character in our life. And that's why I love this pairing so much.
Now, let's talk about the activist that Zayneb is. I maybe bias, because I feel more like Adam. I'm not a shouter, I'm more like a helper, a behind the scene kind of girl. I believe there's more than one point of view of every subjects. So when Zayneb suddenly blew up to Adam when he said about his thoughts about Fencer, I kinda lost it too. BUT...that doesn't mean I'm trying to find excuses to islamophobia. God forbid, I'm a muslim myself, that kind of toxic behavior will also hurt me. So when Adam reached out first to her and he's the one that realized he need to understand what it feels like being Zayneb, I was so glad. Go get your strong verbally water back! I wish I was more like Zayneb, know what she wants, fight for what's right and to everyone who did her wrong. No wonder Adam likes her so much. Because I know his character, we need a pushover character in our life. And that's why I love this pairing so much.