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Awakened by Love
by Azin Sametipour
Rating: 4/5
Genre: New Adult Romance
Recommended Age: 17+ (slight maturity needed since this book does deal with culutral differences. Please go into this book with an open mind).
I received a free copy of this book from the author! Thanks! All opinions are my own.
From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Azin Sametipour, comes a breath-taking story about forbidden love, heartbreak and identity. Born in California into a Muslim family from Iran, Zoha Farzam thought she had her entire life planned. Graduating from UC Davis in just three years, and attending Stanford Medical School. Even removing her scarf without her parents knowing was a carefully planned rebellion, but she never in her wildest dreams planned Ethan. Ethan Renard was everything she was not, and when he made her question everything she believed in, Zoha found herself being torn between her happiness and her duty. Would she risk everything, her family, her faith, and even her reputation for him? A moving portrait about the challenges one faces from being in two cultures, or falling in love with someone who is, and the hard decisions one must make to be true to oneself. Awakened by Love is astonishingly beautiful and frighteningly honest. Critics call it captivating, powerful and a novel for everyone. The first in a trilogy, Awakened by Truth comes next! - Amazon.com
I've never realized until this year that there is a huge lack of diversity in books. I've probably said that before, but it's always true. That's why I loved when I got a chance to read this book for review because this book follows a muslim family from Iran, particularly Zoha who has went to college and is secretly rebelling against her family. I loved learning about the culture of this book and I loved reading how hard it is to marge two very different cultures together. This book is also an own voices novel, which is awesome. I thought that the characters were very well developed and the plot was interesting throughout the book. I also thought that the pacing was really well done and that while the book isn't one of my favorite genres I enjoyed it regardless.
The only small things I didn't like about this novel was that I thought that she mentioned the character was Muslim a little too much and I thought that Ethan was a bit rude and rubbed me the wrong way. Ethan's character didn't seem to grasp how hard it was for Zoha to rebel against her family and didn't seem to give her a chance to figure out what she really wanted. While I don't think that this was... fair? I did feel like it was realistic. I like to think that while everyone would have an open heart and open mind I don't think as many people would, which I think is what the point of Ethan's character was.
Verdict: I thought this book was a really cute and romantic story, but it's also a really good tale on how different cultures can be, how hard it can be to move between the two, and how surprisingly impatient some people can be. I thought the book was very interesting in those regards and it would be a perfect read for any lover of romance or diverse reads or of a quick read that will put you in an inspirational mood.
Genre: New Adult Romance
Recommended Age: 17+ (slight maturity needed since this book does deal with culutral differences. Please go into this book with an open mind).
I received a free copy of this book from the author! Thanks! All opinions are my own.
From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Azin Sametipour, comes a breath-taking story about forbidden love, heartbreak and identity. Born in California into a Muslim family from Iran, Zoha Farzam thought she had her entire life planned. Graduating from UC Davis in just three years, and attending Stanford Medical School. Even removing her scarf without her parents knowing was a carefully planned rebellion, but she never in her wildest dreams planned Ethan. Ethan Renard was everything she was not, and when he made her question everything she believed in, Zoha found herself being torn between her happiness and her duty. Would she risk everything, her family, her faith, and even her reputation for him? A moving portrait about the challenges one faces from being in two cultures, or falling in love with someone who is, and the hard decisions one must make to be true to oneself. Awakened by Love is astonishingly beautiful and frighteningly honest. Critics call it captivating, powerful and a novel for everyone. The first in a trilogy, Awakened by Truth comes next! - Amazon.com
I've never realized until this year that there is a huge lack of diversity in books. I've probably said that before, but it's always true. That's why I loved when I got a chance to read this book for review because this book follows a muslim family from Iran, particularly Zoha who has went to college and is secretly rebelling against her family. I loved learning about the culture of this book and I loved reading how hard it is to marge two very different cultures together. This book is also an own voices novel, which is awesome. I thought that the characters were very well developed and the plot was interesting throughout the book. I also thought that the pacing was really well done and that while the book isn't one of my favorite genres I enjoyed it regardless.
The only small things I didn't like about this novel was that I thought that she mentioned the character was Muslim a little too much and I thought that Ethan was a bit rude and rubbed me the wrong way. Ethan's character didn't seem to grasp how hard it was for Zoha to rebel against her family and didn't seem to give her a chance to figure out what she really wanted. While I don't think that this was... fair? I did feel like it was realistic. I like to think that while everyone would have an open heart and open mind I don't think as many people would, which I think is what the point of Ethan's character was.
Verdict: I thought this book was a really cute and romantic story, but it's also a really good tale on how different cultures can be, how hard it can be to move between the two, and how surprisingly impatient some people can be. I thought the book was very interesting in those regards and it would be a perfect read for any lover of romance or diverse reads or of a quick read that will put you in an inspirational mood.