I received a free ARC of this book through Net Galley, but my review is completely honest.

I stayed up late last night to finish this book because I just couldn’t put it down! I’m giving this book 4.5/5 stars because although I loved it, it started out a bit slow for me. Once I got into the story though, I really enjoyed it.

Danyal is such a lovable character, and I liked that Bisma spoke her mind. Their relationship was so cute and awkward, so I loved it! Also, there were some parts that made me laugh a lot, which is always a plus for me.

This story is also very relevant to what’s going on in the world right now. I liked how the author was able to incorporate history that isn’t discussed very often and should be made known. It was also interesting to learn more about Islam even if the characters didn’t exactly practice it completely.

There were a few characters that were hard to deal with because of how harsh they were. I felt that almost everyone in Danyal’s life was cruel to him and didn’t actually care about him as a person.

Overall, this book was definitely worth reading and I would recommend it to everyone because of the relevance of the topics discussed in it.