Love, Hate and Other Filters

UPDATE 18 2 18 I see many of you chanced upon this book looking for a good Muslim rep I did too But this book was far from it I have added some recommendations at the end of the review for those who are looking for good Muslim reps BELIEVE ME, this is not the book you re looking for Hear that faint shriek in the distance Yeah, that s probably me screaming over this book.H O R R I B B L EWhen I saw this book on my feed The MC is an Indian Teen Indian Teen In UPDATE 18 2 18 I see many of you chanc [...]

I was anticipating this release Islamophobia is so present in our society today that I find it important to have teen books with Muslim main characters that can give us their opinion on the issue and make us understand how they feel living in a world in which they are often seen as other , illegal and even terrorist This is then a story that matters Maya, the seventeen year old Muslim American heroine of this book, matters Her voice is strong and her feelings are true She sheds l I was anticipat [...]

I guess I don t know how to live the life I want and still be a good daughter Maya Aziz is a 17 year old high school senior, the American born daughter of Muslim Indians Her mother expects her to be the perfectly obedient daughter, intelligent and demure, ready to head to college not far from her Illinois home and study medicine Of course, that will do until her parents find the man she ll marry.Maya, however, has utterly different plans for her future Ever since her father gave her a video I gu [...]

When I initially heard about this book and the attention it was getting, I was excited I mean, finally, we have books where a Muslim is our main character I really did enjoy this book I loved that Maya was adamant on pursuing her passion I understood the suffocation she felt when it came to her parents, though they never mean her harm As a 17 year old, you will not understand the irrational fear immigrant parents constantly feel At that age, your concern aren t your parents, it is yourself When [...]

This was basically a 50 50 split between fluffy romance feels and a very personal look at racism and hate crimes I think it was a great balance because it full on tackles some heavy topics, plus it s an ownvoices author and I think it s amazing and needed My only problem was honestly the romanceit just didn t work for me on any level lmao but remember I am basically an unfeeling bucket.I know this book is super important to a lot of people I m really happy it exists I have mixed feeli Thi [...]

First and foremost, this book is exquisitely authored Beautiful, not in a flowery, colorful sort of way but rather in a raw, natural, simple yet stunning kind of way And so, a snap shot of Maya s senior year dating, spring break, planning for college as an Indian Muslim American would be wholly satisfying, entirely engaging and enlightening But it would only scratch the surface With a wide lens, Ms Ahmed provides perspective contrived categories soften into truer compilations To most of First an [...]

Gosh, I don t know where to begin I already know this book will be on my top books of 2018 I feel like this is one of those books that has changed how I see the world a little bit That taught me things.I fell in love with Maya s character immediately I wanted to be her best friend I wanted to stand by her side through everything she went through The writing was perfect and in every sentence I could feel that this was the story of Samira Ahmed s heart I m so grateful that she shared this s Gosh, [...]