Rosanna

Sometimes hard to get through but so worth it

Revisado: 12-30-23

Wow! Just finished it and I know that I will be thinking about this book for a while. Now this book is long and a little hard to get through truth be told, but the reader made it lovely to listen to. Part of why it was hard for me to get through was because of all the details, but it makes sense based on how this character is like so I wouldn’t change a thing. I think that anyone who reads this book would learn something about themselves, even if they don’t identify with the main character. I myself learned that we need to be true to ourselves and the importance of female relationships. Highly recommend.

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Beach read

Revisado: 11-23-23

Light read and enjoyable. Good escape from harshness of the world right now. Loved the complexity of the mother daughter relationship.

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Love love this sequel!

Revisado: 08-02-21

I finished this book with a big smile on my face. I highly recommend this book. I loved learning about where the characters turned up in 12 years. The author did a great job bridging the past and the current time. Other reviewers have said that the author did too much retelling of the last book, but I don’t feel that way at all. I thought that it was crucial and relevant as it helped the reader understand the whys of the current situation. I still would recommend to read the first book then this one.
Just when you wonder how the 2 major problems in the book are related, the author ties it together perfectly.
The readers for this book were great too and I loved the different voices for each character.
I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

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Simply beautiful

Revisado: 06-21-21

I don’t usually read YA books but I read this for a book club on diverse authors. I loved this book. It opened my eyes to the Muslim immigrant experience and at the same time brought me back to how I felt with my first love. Would recommend for everyone to read. Loved it.

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Great writing, furiously idiotic characters

Revisado: 05-04-20

This book certainly gave me a lot to think about and wishing that I could process it with other readers! Well written. As a counselor, I was maddened by the fact that the main characters thought it was ok to still live together after finding out that their children were messing around. And then to be shocked that they got pregnant! Really? How stupid and self centered can you be? Just move out! But that is beside the point. I definitely want to read another book by the author. I recommend this book.

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Extremely funny!

Revisado: 01-04-20

As a mom of her generation that is also a minority, her book really made me feel seen. From her tales of growing up in an immigrant family, her tales abroad, how she met her husband, and children, she tells her stories with such hilarity that I found myself laughing out load many times, even while I would listen when I was running outside. While most of it is so inappropriate, I really appreciate that she put it all out there. It is so funny and I would recommend this book to any woman. I wished that I heard this book earlier so I would have caught her show when she was in my city. Great job Ali! Can’t wait to see the rest of your work.

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