4.03 AVERAGE


This was one of the best books ever written and that's all.
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional reflective sad

kaydanai's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

Could not follow the two storylines.

projectmarley's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

Missed the moment to keep reading. Will definitely try again but this is a summer book to me so it’s going back to the library for now 
challenging emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wish Rawiya and Nour were narrated by different people in the audiobook. It was very confusing at first when it switched between the stories. There is no transition to tell you it's one or the other.
adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

Colorful descriptions in a powerful story. I really enjoyed how the two narratives were intertwined. This is a book I want to reread again at some point. 
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A really lovely story. Sometimes the writing style was a little too flowery for my liking, but overall I loved the parallel stories and how it captured the journey of a family that becomes refugees. I listened to it as an audiobook but I think I would have preferred to read it.
adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes