Reviews

Alma's Loyalty by Amra Pajalic

darkfantasyreviews's review

4.0

The cover photo of the book is very attractive and I was intrigued into reading it because of it. Аlma's life changes drаmаticаlly when shе discovers that shе hаs a half-sister, Sаbihа, who gоes tо the sаme school аs her. As Аlma tries tо adjust tо her new environment and mаke new friends, shе alsо hаs tо deal with the comрlicated fееlings of having a sibling shе never knew abоut. How will Аlma and Sаbihа gеt along? What seсrets will thеy uncover abоut their family? Find out in this eхciting stоry of sistеrhood, friendshiр, and identity.

This is the first time I am reading a book by this author and I definitely loved it. I really loved the writing skills of the author. Тhe book exрlores variоus thеmеs such аs family сonfliсts, friеndship dilemmаs, rоmance аnd abuse. It аlso pоrtrays the clаsh of сultures between the parеnts аnd their children who have different values аnd exрectations. Тhe writing stylе is engaging аnd reаlistic.

I will definitely recommend this book to everyone. Grab your copy today. You will definitely love it.

socorrobaptista's review

4.0

Um mergulho no mundo de uma adolescente muçulmana que vive na Austrália, sendo sua família originária da Bósnia. Conflitos, descobertas, hipocrisias, novas amizades, tudo junto em uma bela história, marcada também por algumas diferenças culturais e preconceitos. Gostei bastante.

_lozzieloves's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

chaptersofvicki's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

Having listened to the audiobook of Sabiha’s Dilema, which is book one in the series I was really looking forward to listening to book two. In fact I think I enjoyed book even more. 

I really liked Alma, I did feel for her having moved to a new area and changing schools. Along with finding out she has a half sister, who also goes to her new school! 

This book touches on a lot of subjects that teenagers come across. Such as sneaking out, going to parties, drinking and drugs. 

I love the way the narrator brings the story to life. I hope there will be another book in the series as I’ve really enjoyed the first two in the series. 

nic_readsbooks's review

fast-paced

3.0

This book is a young adult coming of age story aimed at teenagers. It deals with some really important issues including changing family dynamics, friendships, relationships and exploitation. The author also deals with the issues of cultural expectations and where parents hold very different views to those of their children. It’s well written and easy to relate.