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Amar and Joshua are engaged after two years of dating. You see they met in a bookshop a year after Amar's mother died. Amar has finally decided it's time to come out to his family. He knows it won't be easy especially because he is Muslim and their strong beliefs against same sex marriages. The next year however will prove to test Amar's inner turmoil between blending his religion and sexuality.
This was book was nothing short of beautiful, everything Amar had to endure family he lost as much as family he gained. At first it felt slow but it was as if it was a steady paced read, for the reader to truly understand what Amar as Muslim and as a human being had to endure to feel accepted by himself. Self acceptance is such an important feeling. It touched on diversity, LGBTQIA and mental health, grief. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
5⭐
Thank you to Netgalley, Tufayel Ahmed and Amazon Publishing for this ARC.
This was book was nothing short of beautiful, everything Amar had to endure family he lost as much as family he gained. At first it felt slow but it was as if it was a steady paced read, for the reader to truly understand what Amar as Muslim and as a human being had to endure to feel accepted by himself. Self acceptance is such an important feeling. It touched on diversity, LGBTQIA and mental health, grief. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
5⭐
Thank you to Netgalley, Tufayel Ahmed and Amazon Publishing for this ARC.
"Don’t go near the edge, though. Stay back here, darling. Safe with me."
Safe With You by R. M. Ward
Safe With You by R. M. Ward
When You Lose It: Two voices. One true story. A mother and daughter on the edge.
Roxy Longworth, Gay Longworth, Gay Longworth
"Iᴛ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ɢʟᴀssᴇs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴀᴅ ᴇʏᴇsɪɢʜᴛ"
At 13 Roxy was pressurized into sending explicit photos, there after blackmailed. The humiliation she felt coupled with self doubt lead her to a psychotic breakdown. Together Roxy and her mother Gay have to navigate this troublesome journey, making hard choices and following survival instincts.
This book is a memoir about a mother and daughters' relationship that was tested to the end, it was gut wrenching, raw and split wide open. I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone because you need to read this immediately. I felt every emotion both mother and daughter endured, from the happy moments, the little victories to the heart breaking one's too. It was truly an extraordinary book.
At 13 Roxy was pressurized into sending explicit photos, there after blackmailed. The humiliation she felt coupled with self doubt lead her to a psychotic breakdown. Together Roxy and her mother Gay have to navigate this troublesome journey, making hard choices and following survival instincts.
This book is a memoir about a mother and daughters' relationship that was tested to the end, it was gut wrenching, raw and split wide open. I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone because you need to read this immediately. I felt every emotion both mother and daughter endured, from the happy moments, the little victories to the heart breaking one's too. It was truly an extraordinary book.
She is the immortal assassin better known as Lady Fortune. After finishing her last mission, she is summoned by her handler to go undercover with none other than Orion Hong as a newly wed couple. With the Japanese trying to infiltrate Shanghai, they need to find the person responsible for the spike in chemical killings and what is exactly in those syringes but who can they really trust.
This book started out slow, not that it hindered me because 'hell' an immortal assassin, she didn't need weapons just poison! Rosalind Lang's character was, (there's no other word for it) badass! The plot twists were (mouth hanging on the floor literally). This story rich with history, a little touch of romance that leaves you with too much questions was oh so good.
This book started out slow, not that it hindered me because 'hell' an immortal assassin, she didn't need weapons just poison! Rosalind Lang's character was, (there's no other word for it) badass! The plot twists were (mouth hanging on the floor literally). This story rich with history, a little touch of romance that leaves you with too much questions was oh so good.
"They found a life, because they found each other. People save people."
Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas
Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas
“I don’t give up on things that matter to me.”