This is a book that I will be thinking about for a long time. While this book is fiction, it sheds so much light on arranged marriages and Arab culture. It changed my perspective and taught me to not be so quick to judge other cultures. Etaf Rum was able to lure the reader in with a great story while also teaching so much about the difficulties of being a woman in her culture.

To me, the story got a bit repetitive towards the end, but it was still so great. I think everyone should read this to open their eyes to a different way of thinking.