Reham
dnf at 32%
I really, really tried to read this. I have been reading this since last year or so. i have seen people gush about this, give this 5 stars and cry about how great this series is but I cannot find my self finishing it. Every time i sit down to read it, i get bored. There is nothing remotely interesting about jude, or cardan. I thought the second book would get interesting but nothing is picking my interest. I am giving up.
2.5/5
Better than The Hating Game, but it still lacks quite a bit elements to it. The mc is a heart patient, but her twin brother is rude to her and says the most hurtful things to her that made my heart ache. There was little to no chemistry between the mc and her love interest. Everything felt too vague.
to begin with, the writing was terrible. it took me a while to understand what she was talking about
as a diaspora myself, this did not connect with me and in no way did I feel nostalgic.
most memoirs are disturbing i get it, but just because someone has published their life stories doesnt mean i need to read them, right?
besides, this felt more like a practice writing exercise than a proper book
there is not a single character, let alone the main narrator, that i felt relatable to or that had intrigued me
maybe the dadi was someone who I understood better
i had recently read somewhere that translations could never fully do justice to the original work and i suppose thats true while reading this book.
This book was...in simpler and shorted words, complex and heavy. It was interesting but traumatizing. I completely hated natsuki's family, her mother and sister, her dad for being a silent freak yelling. The end of the book is kind of confusing but oh well
this one is my favorite of all 3!!!!
Jacob is so fucking cute, like i just wanted to kiss him almost in every scene. And eve, i loved her the best. I felt more related to her than the other 3 sisters. I sympathized more with her than anyone else.
One thing I thoroughly enjoyed about this series is that talia hibbert never gave dramatic plot twists. There is no cheating, there is no inappropriate shit. Just completely wholesome vibes. And excellent smut in this one.
DNF at 46%
the writing is AWFUL, you hear me, just awful!!! the main character has no depth, shes fucking boring as is the love interest. they share no chemistry, not with each other and not with anyone else. i tried to get through but i felt like my brain was about to fry with how stupid these characters were and the terrible writing.
was given a free copy by the author upon signing up for her newsletter
I really loved her sports romance books, hence, i wanted to see how she did small town but even tho it was a light and sometimes nice read, it was not my cup of tea. I did not like the age gap that was shown of 9 years. but as tho it was not enough, there was cheating? I dont care how terrible her husband to be was, or how he didnt love her, cheating IS cheating.
Disappointed.
at first, i was sort of skeptical because it's interesting seeing how other people view muslims and how well they do their research, and even though there was a usage of ‘inshallah' in a sentence that didn't make sense, but it was fine. I guess. I did like that the zafir clearly stated he wasnt connected with religion, so his actions were not based on what he believed. In a way, i felt like my religion was being respected in that regard. To me, zafir seemed like a regular pakistani male i come across and i liked him. If only actual british paki people were like him lol
However, i did find a lack of chemsitry between danika and zafir. There was attraction but maybe im used to reading that raw, intense burning chemistry but not every book has to have that. Despite it all, i did enjoy reading this. I did like this more than chloe's book and i found danika more interesting than chloe to be honest. Zafir is wayy better than redford.
With that being said, i will definitely read the next in the series.
PS. i have seen some people review this book and stating how zafir does not resonate with them and they dont feel that he represents muslim accurately then i guess they havent really met enough muslim people? I found zafir's rep fine
completely disappointed with this one. it lacked melanie harlow's usual style, even the smut off. the dialogues were so cringy, plus the part where he is just introduced to his son sucked because the forbidden part felt meh in that regard. i really wanted to read a book with this trope by melanie harlow but i guess i can find others
Merged review:
completely disappointed with this one. it lacked melanie harlow's usual style, even the smut off. the dialogues were so cringy, plus the part where he is just introduced to his son sucked because the forbidden part felt meh in that regard. i really wanted to read a book with this trope by melanie harlow but i guess i can find others
