
“When people don‘t like themselves, it makes them mean. “
“When people don‘t like themselves, it makes them mean. “
For Razia, growing up is complicated by being Pakistani in 1980s NYC, highly religious parents, & her developing feelings for a fellow classmate @ her new high school.
Oh, but this broke my heart. My parents weren‘t as religious as Razia‘s, but her complicated friendships w/ the girls in her community, academic pressure, the feeling that you need to follow your parents‘ plan, & the fear you‘ll disappoint them, all felt familiar to me.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I gave this a try, but I really dislike the main character. David arrives for his first year at Harvard and becomes obsessed with another student. He enrolls in a class he doesn‘t care about in order to follow her, then starts a relationship with her roommate to hopefully see her in her room.
I don‘t want him to win her over, and I don‘t want to watch him stalk her anymore, so I‘m out.
The writing is good, the topic just isn‘t for me.
Enemies to lovers trope as a high school teacher returns to her small town and still hasn't dealt with her feelings for her unrequited, bearded childhood crush. After a faux pas pairs her with her crush's loathsome twin brother, a comical courtship ensues as the pair navigate small town politics and personal ambitions in this steamy rom-com.
Switching to fiction now that my hold for this anticipated read came in from the library. A little March Madness in the background
Thank you so much @AmyG for the birthday gift. I just finished packing for a couple nights away and am tempted to switch out the books I am bringing because I have really been wanting to read this one. I am already bringing another book you gifted me that I part way through! I am so grateful and excited!
“So I‘m thinking I‘m ready for that college transfer. California with my grandad‘s money?”
I link my arm through his. “I thought you‘d never ask.”
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Starting this one this morning on audio 🎧 It‘s a nice morning to sit on the porch! Rain is coming ☔️ 🌼 🌱
Happy Sunday 💛💗