Reviews

10/10 i’ve nevr felt so accurately represented as a Pakistani british girl. there’s no over the top use of stereotypes and it’s so so accurate to a lot of Pakistani families living in England.
I loved every single character and i think i cried at every 3rd page but wow i’m obsessed

barbiesdream's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

bookloves's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

almas's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

newman_m3gan's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

hlee1534's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

Content Warnings

august_ambrosia's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

woo the longest book of my year so far! i picked it up because i knew i would deeply resonate with the characters, being muslim and indian myself. i really wanted to enjoy this book, and genuinely i started off loving it. the characters are so human and make such human mistakes! however, there was moments i could tell that this was a debut. moments turned into chapters, and the last part of the novel was just... not it.

(1) what happened with ehsan? was he or was he not attacked! why is it so relevant that he was not seen! (2) there was a lot of medical talk, and it felt slightly unrealistic at times! i dont know that people can stay in vegetative states for 10 years! and (3) zahra was so ... not nice !!!!! her reactions to saahils story felt SO unrealistic, and the story itself was sort of tricky to follow because saahil's narration said things that he hadn't told zahra, so it felt quite disjointed.

so its uh 1 star for plot, 1 star for characters and half for a compelling story + idea.

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