I was given an advanced-readers copy of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

5 ⭐️

I fell in love with this book. It is such a beautiful way of showing a Muslim teenager's life in Canada. I liked that Sadia is not a refugee. She was as much an observer of Amira's life as we are. She was just as shocked from what Amira's family had gone through as the reader. It's an interesting perspective to read the story from a Syrian girl who is not a victim. Is she subjected to racism at some point in the story? Yes. But this is not a novel about how badly Muslim people can be treated. It's a story of hope and love and kids coming together because they don't care about these kinds of differences. Who cares if a girl wears a hijab, if she's comfortable with it.

I will gladly buy this book when I get a job as a librarian!