I loved the way Lamya wrote this, and incorporated stories from the Quran along with her own experiences. Her introspection about queerness and family was very powerful. Writing about religion and queerness, how it affects family, friends and relationships, is so important - I haven't read anything else that went as deep as this one did. 

I also really liked her writing on gay shame and queer indispensibility. This was so simply and beautifully written, I thought there would be at least a mention of Stone Butch Blues because of the title - there isn't, but the language reflects that style and it's clear this will be a classic✨💫

I'm glad I read it... But I don't see myself coming back to this anytime soon. It's weird how much significance we place on specific novels. I did like the survival story tho🙂a happy 3 stars (glad I listened to the audiobook bc if I didn't I never would have gotten through)

Reading some of the reviews and tbh I can barely remember half of the gorey scenes because I was so confused what was happening the whole book I couldn't even comprehend that there was something gross going on

It annoyed me a little more than it did when I first read it, but still so funny😭