The most important characteristic of this book to note before reading is that it is YA Fiction. This means that there are going to be some parts of the novel that adults find immature/hard to relate to. However, this book was not written for you (20, 30, 40+ somethings). I only wish that there was this type of representation in YA Fiction when I was part of the genre's target age group. The main character in this story, Nishat, is Bangladeshi and not only that, she is a proud and confident young woman of color. This is the type of character YA Fiction was missing back in 2013 when I started reading the genre. There was representation, but there was always doubt that came with those "differences" - (example, a black character feeling unsure about her hair because it looks different than her white friend's hair). Not only is Nishat confident in her culture, but she is also confident in her sexuality. In the very early chapters of this novel, she comes out to her conservative Muslim parents as a lesbian. While they have their own reservations about her sexuality, Nishat never once questions why she feels attraction towards women rather than men. It is this self-assurance that makes Nishat such a powerful protagonist. Instead of dwelling on what makes them different, Jaigirdar, the author, uses her character's differences to empower them. I highly recommend buying this book for yourself and any YA aged readers in your life.