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Ayesha at Last

Uzma Jalaluddin

Start date: May 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

Discussion: 2021 Monthly Group Reads

Why we're reading this: May 2021 monthly group read for "a book by a Muslim-American author" (or Muslim-Canadian, in this case - …more
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Jul 24, 2021 Jaime rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance-contemporary, new-adult, read-2021, popsugar-2021, 52-book-club-2021, year-of-smut-2021, poc-author, romance-clean, muslim-centered, mistaken-identity

This was a sweet, muslim-centered rom-com that centered around arranged marriages and how one chooses to follow their faith.

Ayesha and Khalid may live across the street from each other, but are on different ends of the religious spectrum. Khalid is very conservative, wearing traditional clothing and keeping his beard long and his head covered. Ayesha is also conservative, but wears secular clothing, goes out to bars, and has chosen a job over a husband at this point in her life.

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Jun 24, 2019 Kim rated it liked it

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3.5 stars. This is marketed as a modern take on Pride and Prejudice—which it is—but there’s also a lot of Shakespeare’s comedic mistaken identities in here. It’s cute and fun but didn’t fully stick the landing.

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