This wasn't an easy book to read and it took me awhile to get into it. It was mostly in English but also had Arabic and French that weren't always translated. Sometimes the book would change scenes without a chapter change or symbol like I am used to, but it seems like it wasn't done in a "bad writing" way but a stylistic choice. It's also not easy because it's about heavy topics - parental abandonment, lost culture, the struggles Palestinians face and queer love in the 80s. This story broke my heart and I feel raw and want to cry with Nadia and Manal.