Modern and Muslim reimagining of Pride & Prejudice. Hits the right notes with humour and characters but too many similarities with the original for my liking.
Three stars
Read it for the haunting visuals of Prague and spark and joy of growing up with immigrant parents / grandparents who suffered much so their family could have better.
I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for a few months now after I read a glowing review from Emily May on Goodreads. I wasn’t disappointed but I wasn’t blown away either.
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