tw: racism, islamophobia, xenophobia, death of a loved one (in the past), mentions of rape/honour killings, discussions of victims of war (drone killings), cultural appropriation, chronic illness (multiple sclerosis).

rep: Hijabi, Muslim, biracial MC (dad is from Pakistan and mum's parents are Guyanese and Trinidadian), another biracial MC (mum was Finnish/Canadian and Dad is Chinese/Canadian), lots of diverse side characters (biracial, black and others)

“Never, ever quake in the face of hate, Zayneb.”

This was absolutely phenomenal. I felt so much for these characters and got so upset and angry reading this (but also goofy smiles for the romance). Also, shoutout to Zahid and the theme of the kindness of strangers - those parts really had me tearing up