A sweet romance story. I liked Maya - mostly. I did think she was sometimes a little whiny. She reminded me a little of Marilyn from In Search of Us with her habit of framing everything as a movie scene. It was a good way to get the descriptions across without spending a lot of time on it.
The things that happened to Maya and her family were awful. I hate that this is reality for a lot of people nowadays. I devoutly hope that one day people will read this and talk about how unrealistic it is.
Like a lot of reviewers, I thought it was strange in a novel that was about Muslimophobia that Maya's faith was basically non-existent. However, for all I know that's extremely accurate for teenagers raised in America.
A great read, and hopefully not the last one by Samira.
The things that happened to Maya and her family were awful. I hate that this is reality for a lot of people nowadays. I devoutly hope that one day people will read this and talk about how unrealistic it is.
Like a lot of reviewers, I thought it was strange in a novel that was about Muslimophobia that Maya's faith was basically non-existent. However, for all I know that's extremely accurate for teenagers raised in America.
A great read, and hopefully not the last one by Samira.