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A review by sleepysamreads
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
5.0
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Special thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this so so so much. I don’t even know how to explain why. But I will try.
The book starts with Zayneb enduring another attack from her Islamophobic high school teacher. This one ends with her being suspended for a week. Her parents decide that she may as well leave early for their upcoming spring break trip to Doha, where she’ll be visiting and staying with her aunt.
Right off the bat I LOVED Zayneb. She’s fiercely protective of her culture and I admire that a lot. I have a respect for Muslims and their practices, but I don’t know a ton about it. I loved that this book helped teach me some and was easy enough to follow.
I have a very difficult relationship with religion. I grew up in an extremely conservative area and was taught that Christianity was the only ‘real’ religion. As I got older I let my faith slip away from me and identified as an atheist for a long time. I’m at a point now where I’m curious about religion, but still hesitant. Books like this are like a breath of fresh air. I love stories that allow me to glimpse the beauty in religion, in the Muslim religion in this particular story. Zayneb and Adam’s faith is absolutely wonderful and made me feel warm.
Zayneb and Adam’s relationship was so so cute and I loved that they respected the practices of their religion and there was no kissing/sex. I felt like if an author can make you love a couple without having to write steamy make-out/sex scenes than they are an excellent writer.
Another thing I really really loved was the disability representation. Adam has multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease he watched kill his mother as a young boy. I don’t think I have read a book with a MC who has MS. It was interesting and heartbreaking. One scene where Adam is remembering one of the last days he had with his mother had me in tears.
I just really loved this book and I am really looking forward to more stories from S.K. Ali.
Special thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this so so so much. I don’t even know how to explain why. But I will try.
The book starts with Zayneb enduring another attack from her Islamophobic high school teacher. This one ends with her being suspended for a week. Her parents decide that she may as well leave early for their upcoming spring break trip to Doha, where she’ll be visiting and staying with her aunt.
Right off the bat I LOVED Zayneb. She’s fiercely protective of her culture and I admire that a lot. I have a respect for Muslims and their practices, but I don’t know a ton about it. I loved that this book helped teach me some and was easy enough to follow.
I have a very difficult relationship with religion. I grew up in an extremely conservative area and was taught that Christianity was the only ‘real’ religion. As I got older I let my faith slip away from me and identified as an atheist for a long time. I’m at a point now where I’m curious about religion, but still hesitant. Books like this are like a breath of fresh air. I love stories that allow me to glimpse the beauty in religion, in the Muslim religion in this particular story. Zayneb and Adam’s faith is absolutely wonderful and made me feel warm.
Zayneb and Adam’s relationship was so so cute and I loved that they respected the practices of their religion and there was no kissing/sex. I felt like if an author can make you love a couple without having to write steamy make-out/sex scenes than they are an excellent writer.
Another thing I really really loved was the disability representation. Adam has multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease he watched kill his mother as a young boy. I don’t think I have read a book with a MC who has MS. It was interesting and heartbreaking. One scene where Adam is remembering one of the last days he had with his mother had me in tears.
I just really loved this book and I am really looking forward to more stories from S.K. Ali.