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Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
4.0

I really enjoyed this one! I've never been particularly drawn to the "enemies-to-lovers" trope but here it really clicked for me--their "enemyship" started from a misunderstanding when Sana tried to ask Rachel out but Rachel assumed it was a mean joke because Sana was obviously too beautiful and cool to be actually interested in Rachel. Cute??? Except Rachel really lashes out and holds a grudge. For years! Rachel!

Anyway so I really bought these two and their dramatique love story, and I loved what this book is doing against "Not Like Other Girls" syndrome. And I loved the way Sana and Rachel both find inspiration from their respective religious/cultural backgrounds--not in a huge way but it definitely shapes both of them and just like, perfectly spells out what's so lovely about #OwnVoices stuff and how great it is to read books from perspectives that are different from my own!!!