From the beginning I knew I would like this book and I can see why Uzma has had a bestseller before!
This book was a really honest and eye-opening account of Hana’s life as a brown Muslim woman, who wears hijab, living in a white western country, and what this means in the community and the astonishing racism she has to deal with constantly, like having white people educate her on her own faith.
I really enjoyed this new concept for me, it was really eye-opening and I loved learning about the Muslim faith and culture, the Urdu language and all the South Asian foods I had never heard of before. All this information was written in a fun and clever way and was really easy to understand.
This was a really diverse book, giving a voice to lots of different cultural perspectives.
The enemies-to-lovers romance was really funny and entertaining, especially when Aydin was teaching Hana how to crush his own business. However, what I really liked was that this modern rivalry/romance was not the main focus and other plotlines had a big impact. It was really satisfying that every plotline was tied up nicely with a bow by the end of the book, even the plotlines which took me by surprise.
This book had so many themes which are undoubtedly relatable to everyone in some way – racism, money problems, the tough shift to adulthood, evolving friendships, family, changing relationships and coping with changes in life.
I really loved the format of the podcast and the messages, which I still haven’t seen that much in novels. Having the podcast as a main focus is also a really modern and cool concept, I loved it.
Another focus which I loved was the strong, powerful, brave women. I especially loved Kawkab Khala! The women in this book would make excellent role models and I would encourage any woman to read this sassy and hopeful novel.
I don’t know how to put into words how special this book is. This was a really contemporary, inspiring, heartwarming and joyful read. Uzma beautifully created relatable characters, who I became friends with and championed.
This book was a really honest and eye-opening account of Hana’s life as a brown Muslim woman, who wears hijab, living in a white western country, and what this means in the community and the astonishing racism she has to deal with constantly, like having white people educate her on her own faith.
I really enjoyed this new concept for me, it was really eye-opening and I loved learning about the Muslim faith and culture, the Urdu language and all the South Asian foods I had never heard of before. All this information was written in a fun and clever way and was really easy to understand.
This was a really diverse book, giving a voice to lots of different cultural perspectives.
The enemies-to-lovers romance was really funny and entertaining, especially when Aydin was teaching Hana how to crush his own business. However, what I really liked was that this modern rivalry/romance was not the main focus and other plotlines had a big impact. It was really satisfying that every plotline was tied up nicely with a bow by the end of the book, even the plotlines which took me by surprise.
This book had so many themes which are undoubtedly relatable to everyone in some way – racism, money problems, the tough shift to adulthood, evolving friendships, family, changing relationships and coping with changes in life.
I really loved the format of the podcast and the messages, which I still haven’t seen that much in novels. Having the podcast as a main focus is also a really modern and cool concept, I loved it.
Another focus which I loved was the strong, powerful, brave women. I especially loved Kawkab Khala! The women in this book would make excellent role models and I would encourage any woman to read this sassy and hopeful novel.
I don’t know how to put into words how special this book is. This was a really contemporary, inspiring, heartwarming and joyful read. Uzma beautifully created relatable characters, who I became friends with and championed.