What do I even say? I wish I had this book when I was a little girl. It perfectly captures so much of my life. Being a Pakistani immigrant, growing up in Western society, visiting Pakistan and experiencing the culture shock... It was just SO GOOD.

I mainly picked up this book because one of the main characters is named Sakina. This is the second book I've read this year with a character who has the same name as me. I never thought the day would come that I'd get to experience that. Sakina's story absolutely broke my heart. I might be biased, but she also quickly became my favourite character. She's so selfless and kindhearted. She always puts others before herself, and the guilt she feels at trying to follow her dreams and disappointing her parents in the process was waay too relatable.

There are so many good family and friendship moments. It made my normally cold heart so happy, and I almost cried multiple times. I loved following Mimi on her journey of trying to find her father, and watching as it strained her relationship with her mom. I will admit, Mimi's grandmother annoyed me a lot, but I do like the character development we see with her character. The ending was so sweet and perfect and also bittersweet. I'm really glad we got a satisfying ending.

Overall, cannot recommend enough!