This book was phenomenal. I loved every aspect of it. The banter, the flirting, the conflict and the resolution, the depth to the characters. EverythiThis book was phenomenal. I loved every aspect of it. The banter, the flirting, the conflict and the resolution, the depth to the characters. Everything.
I love love love dual povs. They are my absolute favourite and I picked up this book, knowing very little about it. Imagine my delight when I find out that this is a dual pov AND it has two different covers to represent that!! I'm so happy I have the purple one!!
Said and Tia represent your classic best friends turned rivals turned mutuals turned lovers, with a poc cultural infusion. Ugh how I love this trope and this book did this trope pride. And seeing pocs in books is something that is so inherently special to me, especially rooted in the desi community. Not to mention the desi sapphic rep too!
This book does such a beautiful job of showing that people can be of any religion or faith, no matter their appearance. It follows Tia and Said, bringing a different perspective on the discrimination that can occur within your own community, purely based on race.
Tia and Said were such in-depth characters, who each had their own well-fleshed aspirations, struggles and personalities. Whilst Said was struggling with following his own dreams amongst familial and communal pressure, Tia was struggling with losing the Islamic centre and the aftermath of a tragedy that happened years prior. Tia was your girlboss queen who didn't let anyone get to her and Said reminded me of a little golden retriever who had no clue that he did actually liked Tia ...more
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