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This book is about a modern Muslim family living in Toronto, which explores various important issues, such as family businesses, casual racism and hate crimes. This book was absolutely beautiful. Such an amazing and quick read with not a single dull moment in it. It had the perfect balance of family drama and dynamics and love. The love story part of this book was a classic enemies to lovers trope without focusing too much on it and taking away from the book's intentions. From the start you are rooting for Hana and Aydin, not realizing the twist that is to come at the end. This book taught me so much about Muslim culture and religion in such a beautiful and interesting way. It touched on very serious topics in a somewhat lighthearted way, but it still stuck with you. i love how deep this book got in not only how often cultures/races have to deal with so much hatred, but also the stereotypes that others assume represent a whole group of people. i could 100% understand the frustration the main character was feeling when it came to ideas of what to broadcast about Muslims, the options being only the stereotypes people have hear and nothing else. it made me happy seeing Hana refuse to back down from what she believed to be right.