i guess i owe this book my left lung because it got me so engrossed in reading that i finished it within a week (this hasn't happened in x amount of yi guess i owe this book my left lung because it got me so engrossed in reading that i finished it within a week (this hasn't happened in x amount of years)
so let's get into it
my first and only disclaimer i'm going to offer: yes i understand this is one muslim girl's experience and we are all on different paths in our journeys, but one thing you must understand, Muslims are people and people are flawed, but Islam is a religion and you can't pick and choose and change that as u please
so if you're going to have your character do flawed thing and make up her own rules, all i'm saying is ADDRESS IT, don't just brush it under the rug
that is all
moving on. (and you're in for spoilers, so watch out)
Maya is truly the villain of this story. my god this girl is so dense. she thinks the whole world is out to get her and to judge her, but honestly NO ONE REALLY CARES
she makes it seem like her mom and her community have judgmental stares on everything she does, but in reality (and you see it on paper) they genuinely don't give 2 craps about her life. and her mom isn't the witch she is made out to be. she's actually very understanding and loving
like Maya is the only one restricting her own life and then she whines about it????
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next up, for our main course we have.....Cheating as the Plot
that's right, you didn't misread that (though i wish i did)
I cannot forgive the act of cheating on a normal day, and i think we can all agree that cheaters = bad bad bad, but it's ESPECIALLY bad for Muslims bc we have very restricted interactions with the opposite gender to start with, so SO KISSING A BOY WHILE YOU'RE ENGAGED
NOT EXACTLY GONNA MAKE YOU THE HERO OF THIS STORY
and guys it gets better
the guy she KISSED, the guy she CHEATED ON HER FIANCE WITH.....
IT'S HIS ESTRANGED BROTHER
so excuse me when i think that maya, the main character, is a bad person. she's trying to play this off as like omg im with my fiancé bc of convenience bc being a brown muslim girl is so hard and no one lets you do anything unless your married and omg this guy i just met on the airplane makes me FEEL THINGS and thats why i need to live my teenage years and kiss him
and imagine it ended there guys, imagine i would be able to sleep well at night
but no
after this girl, flies her whole family out to Pakistan for this wedding, she tells her mom HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY that she doesn't love her fiance, her fiance (a hero in all this mess btw) overhears and is like 'ok no problem at all, i will take the blame so no one talks bad about you and btw since ur into my brother... let me GIVE YOU A RIDE ON MY MOTOCYCLE TO CATCH UP TO HIM BEFORE HE LEAVES'
what in the dayooth behaviour is this
anyways, my main qualm with this whole story is that it just seems like any time Maya is opposing my religion or culture, then it's celebrated
like maya breaks off her engagement and starts DATING her ex-fiance's older brother and somehow everything is good with her life
WHEN THE WHOLE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HER ALWAYS AND FOREVER SHE WILL BE THE PROBLEM
and the forced proximity trope was used like 1482981 times. im not even kidding, how were they forced to share a bed 3 separate times??? life is truly insane
and this is not a dig at the author, i love seeing muslim written stories and i want to support them, but it's also my right to speak out about them and the representation
one good aspect about the book, it was entertaining and it lowkey cured my reading depression lol
screaming, crying, and throwing up. this book made me sob for hours, it is quite literally the opposite of my happy place. emily henry, you will be hescreaming, crying, and throwing up. this book made me sob for hours, it is quite literally the opposite of my happy place. emily henry, you will be hearing from my lawyers ...more
Ali Hazelwood if you ever stop writing this marshmallow fluff nonsense, it's on SIGHT Ali Hazelwood if you ever stop writing this marshmallow fluff nonsense, it's on SIGHT ...more
- Kippa is pure and needs to be wrapped in a blanket 25/7 - The book is fricken messed up - The art is so beautiful, I sometimes forgot the plot and ju- Kippa is pure and needs to be wrapped in a blanket 25/7 - The book is fricken messed up - The art is so beautiful, I sometimes forgot the plot and just stare at the artwork - The images will haunt my nightmares forever - So much gore dud, im just a little baby - The plot is interesting, maybe if it didn’t progress into a twisted, disturbing plot, I would have enjoyed it more
2.5 stars ?? idk
Merged review:
- Kippa is pure and needs to be wrapped in a blanket 25/7 - The book is fricken messed up - The art is so beautiful, I sometimes forgot the plot and just stare at the artwork - The images will haunt my nightmares forever - So much gore dud, im just a little baby - The plot is interesting, maybe if it didn’t progress into a twisted, disturbing plot, I would have enjoyed it more
not to be a goblin who doesn't like seeing anyone happy, but this didn't hit like i thought it would
the story was good, it was great in theory, but innot to be a goblin who doesn't like seeing anyone happy, but this didn't hit like i thought it would
the story was good, it was great in theory, but in reality the characters just didn't win me over like Poppy is supposed to transform from a self-centered rich brat to a caring empathetic giver,,,,,and i'm supposed to eat that up like ramen?? i'm good thanks
also the romance went too far too quick and they start saying things like 'there's no one else in the world as caring or good as you' ...more
this main character didn't need a villain to gaslight her bc she did that all by herselfthis main character didn't need a villain to gaslight her bc she did that all by herself...more
representation is sooooooooo important but i dont identify with rich suburban white moms so i'm sure it was an important story but i just couldnt connrepresentation is sooooooooo important but i dont identify with rich suburban white moms so i'm sure it was an important story but i just couldnt connect with it ...more
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