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Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed
3.0
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
The magical town of Moonlight Bay is stripped of its magic after an unexpected tragedy. Yas and Raf come from two different sides of town. Raf i a Golub, a refugee that works in the local diner but dreams of going to school for architecture. Yas is a local, who uses shells from the waters to help her mother create healing necklaces which have been hard to come by since Moonlight Bay began struggling. Despite their differences, they fall for one another.
I thought this was an okay story, nothing special in my opinion. I felt that the world building was a bit lacking, and I wanted more background on the magic of Moonlight Bay. I thought the leaf tattoos on the Golub's wrists were really intriguing, but again, I wanted to know more. I do think the imagery in this book was exceptional though! I would love to visit Moonlight Bay with its lavender sea. Childhood friends to lovers was at play, and it was definitely a slow burn romance, which I enjoyed. I did think that the pacing was too slow for my liking though. This novel has bigger conversations about grief, loss, refugees and the treatment of immigrants, which I think was well done.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
The magical town of Moonlight Bay is stripped of its magic after an unexpected tragedy. Yas and Raf come from two different sides of town. Raf i a Golub, a refugee that works in the local diner but dreams of going to school for architecture. Yas is a local, who uses shells from the waters to help her mother create healing necklaces which have been hard to come by since Moonlight Bay began struggling. Despite their differences, they fall for one another.
I thought this was an okay story, nothing special in my opinion. I felt that the world building was a bit lacking, and I wanted more background on the magic of Moonlight Bay. I thought the leaf tattoos on the Golub's wrists were really intriguing, but again, I wanted to know more. I do think the imagery in this book was exceptional though! I would love to visit Moonlight Bay with its lavender sea. Childhood friends to lovers was at play, and it was definitely a slow burn romance, which I enjoyed. I did think that the pacing was too slow for my liking though. This novel has bigger conversations about grief, loss, refugees and the treatment of immigrants, which I think was well done.