Thank you so much @Soubhiville I loved the letter, catching up with you is such a wonderful afternoon of friendship. Thank you for the present. I‘ve wanted to read this book for ages! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season xxx
pick🥲 As someone who was raised as a practicing Muslim, reading this brought back so many warm and delightful memories. I was intrigued about how this love story was going to play out and appreciated the modern day spin while bringing in real issues that impact people regardless of faith paths. The author was dynamic in her challenges to check our own biases when it comes to people who believe and are different from us.
pickAyesha's cousin Hafsa doesn't want to help with the planning of the Muslim conference and asks Ayesha to go in her place just this once... but Ayesha then has to maintain the facade to keep her auntie and uncle from knowing that Hafsa isn't keeping up with her responsibilities. This leads to mistaken identities, friendships based on a lie, and feelings getting hurt.
#LitsyLoveReads
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge: Audrey Horne @Yuki_Onna
pickA teen Syrian refuge is murdered and posed in her mosque in a town beset by racial tension. Inaya, a Muslim-Americans, is part of a special police unit on the case. I really enjoyed the exploration of different facets of this community as well as getting to know Inaya and her family a bit. I definitely look forward to future installments!
“Because while it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single Muslim man must be in want of a wife, there‘s an even greater truth: To his Indian mother, his own inclinations are of secondary importance.”
A little time on the patio before it gets too hot. This is a team book for August‘s Trope-Ical Readathon.
You can still join all the fun, registration closes tomorrow. https://jenjenreviews.wordpress.com/tropeical-readathon/
pickIt's a basic overview of Islam and why stereotypes and myths have developed. There are chapters on politics, Europe, women, the faith, life of Mohammed, and jihad / terrorism. A good little book to read to avoid Islamophobia.
Starting this YA book on Islam that I found (and I have 2 others I should read). It is Muslim Heritage Month here in July. Hope those of you in the U S have a good holiday today!
#VolumesAndVocals
One of my favorite Pride and Prejudice retelling, recently reread with the #PemberLittens 💜💛
I love how the book cover coordinates with the record cover for #AtLast by Etta James. Such a gorgeous song and this part especially matches Ayesha‘s story:
“I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I've never known, oh, yeah, yeah”
pickA modern Pride & Prejudice retelling set in Toronto‘s Muslim community. School teacher Ayesha is a poet at heart who gets guilted into helping the local mosque with a conference by her cousin, Hofsa. Unfortunately, now everybody thinks she‘s her cousin.
Traditional Khalid is also helping with the conference & slowly starts falling for “Hofsa” but things get complicated when his mom arranges his engagement to the real Hofsa.
Slow burn and adorable.
