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Written in the Stars
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bookshelves: fictional-non-fiction, romance-shomance, emotionally-damaging-so-worth-it, feels-inducing, quick-reads, sob-sesh, top-of-the-list-baby
Oct 13, 2015
bookshelves: fictional-non-fiction, romance-shomance, emotionally-damaging-so-worth-it, feels-inducing, quick-reads, sob-sesh, top-of-the-list-baby
4.5 stars. Review to come once I've collected my thoughts - all I can say is that this has officially been deemed one of my personal favorites in a long time.
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Being a Pakistani myself, I'm all too well aware of some of us unfortunate souls trapped under these circumstances. (I'll admit - I have my own occasional moments where I have to battle relatives suffocating me with prospects of future arranged marriage and I'm only 17!)
Although, I feel the need to shed some positive light over this too, as it should be noted that not all cases of consensual arranged marriage end up in lifelong misery or forced adjustment, of course. There's no denying that following this line of tradition can and has (as I've witnessed firsthand) led to a remarkably successful and love-filled espousal.
Definitely interested in seeing the author's take on the matter.
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Being a Pakistani myself, I'm all too well aware of some of us unfortunate souls trapped under these circumstances. (I'll admit - I have my own occasional moments where I have to battle relatives suffocating me with prospects of future arranged marriage and I'm only 17!)
Although, I feel the need to shed some positive light over this too, as it should be noted that not all cases of consensual arranged marriage end up in lifelong misery or forced adjustment, of course. There's no denying that following this line of tradition can and has (as I've witnessed firsthand) led to a remarkably successful and love-filled espousal.
Definitely interested in seeing the author's take on the matter.
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Reading Progress
October 13, 2015
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to-read
October 13, 2015
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October 13, 2015
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romance-shomance
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fictional-non-fiction
October 13, 2015
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0.72%
"Two pages in and we have secret dating, apprehension towards going away for college and having to walk on eggshells around your parents - never have I honestly related so much with a character before."
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"HE WORE A SHERWANI TO PROM FOR HER HARDCORE SQUEALING GOING ON RIGHT NOW OMGDJDJJSSKKSKSDN (I'm going to cry out a waterfall sooner or later, I just know it)"
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19.86%
"Aw, a small part of me was hoping this could have been set in Karachi - now that would have felt even more surreal for me. But this way I get to have more insight on Lahore too! :)"
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October 14, 2015
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emotionally-damaging-so-worth-it
October 14, 2015
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sob-sesh
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quick-reads
October 14, 2015
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feels-inducing
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August 17, 2016
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top-of-the-list-baby
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Feb 15, 2017 03:03AM
I really need to read it!!!!!
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Made for a good - albeit at time unbelievable story but this book truly peeve'd me.
I've been wanting to read this book for very long, and I guess I need to put this one on top of my tbr!
I think the author talks about her views on it a bit at the end of the novel, in the back of the book.
