Tahira in Bloom
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- Create Date：2021-10-03 07:19:06
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Farah Heron
- ISBN：B08ZMVCSX2
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Susannah
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Got this for free as an Amazon Prime first read， but devoured it in a few hours - light， escapist but ultimately had just enough depth to be a satisfying romance。 I might check out this author's non-YA stuff too as a result。 Got this for free as an Amazon Prime first read， but devoured it in a few hours - light， escapist but ultimately had just enough depth to be a satisfying romance。 I might check out this author's non-YA stuff too as a result。 。。。more
Vibliophile
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Blooming where you're planted The book is definitely directed at young adults raised with the "progressive" mindset。 Tahira is a high school senior of Indian descent who lives in Toronto。 She's driven internally， as well as externally by her parents， to succeed in the fashion industry。 She's been so focused on the goals & plans that her parents outlined for her that she eventually finds herself exhausted & miserable I didn't find her dislikeable - her self-focus is because she's driven to an unh Blooming where you're planted The book is definitely directed at young adults raised with the "progressive" mindset。 Tahira is a high school senior of Indian descent who lives in Toronto。 She's driven internally， as well as externally by her parents， to succeed in the fashion industry。 She's been so focused on the goals & plans that her parents outlined for her that she eventually finds herself exhausted & miserable I didn't find her dislikeable - her self-focus is because she's driven to an unhealthy level as opposed to being just straight up selfish， but I really couldn't find much to relate to or like about her until about 80% in when she gets her wake up call。 Her realization of what she doesn't want （with the help of her mentor） leads to her realization of what she does want。 And that epiphany leads to a universal truth， & some appreciable character development & maturation。 So the lead up had some interesting stuff & some nice touches， but it did drag at times - especially when it got preachy。 The pivotal moment was worthwhile。 And the ending was prosaically realistic yet mostly happy。 That's about a 25% ROI。 Hence the rating。 Potential Content:Language: Minor swearing - 3-4 dozen common swears + 7 f-bombsSame-sex secondary character relationship which includes a character who is a pansexualLots of SJW-flavored talk - microaggressions & safe spaces; villains aren't simply nasty individuals - they're part of those privilege-skinned peopleReligion: protagonist is part of a Muslim family， though not much talk about their faith other than discrimination & bigotry; author has characters use God's Name （God/Lord/Jesus） trivially - aka in vain - which is puzzling as it's supposed to be offensive to all of the Abrahamic faiths that adhere to the Commandments - Christians， Jews & Muslims 。。。more
nick （the infinite limits of love）
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4。5/5Wow！ Words can't express how much I loved Farah Heron's YA debut。 There's so much to love here！ Tahira， our Brown fashion designer/influencer， is a breath of fresh air。 She's goal-oriented but also very realistic。 I loved the supportive relationship she had with her family。 Yeah， they could put pressure on her at times， but they respected any boundaries she put up。 I also adored the romance here between Tahira and Rowan， a Black plant nerd！ It was a dislike-to-friendship-to-love romance and 4。5/5Wow！ Words can't express how much I loved Farah Heron's YA debut。 There's so much to love here！ Tahira， our Brown fashion designer/influencer， is a breath of fresh air。 She's goal-oriented but also very realistic。 I loved the supportive relationship she had with her family。 Yeah， they could put pressure on her at times， but they respected any boundaries she put up。 I also adored the romance here between Tahira and Rowan， a Black plant nerd！ It was a dislike-to-friendship-to-love romance and I loved the progression！ There were SO MANY swoony moments that I couldn't stop highlighting。Other things I loved:- Friendship - both toxic and very positive ones- The secondary romance between Juniper， Rowan's sister， and a certain girl！- FLOWERS！- Flower-arranging contestsContent notes: discussions of racism， racial microaggressions， bullying， mean girlsFull RTC 。。。more
Jaclyn
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Awwww adorable and sweet！
rein （project 863 is dead）
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I keep thinking about this bookI need it。 Now。
ivy♡
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a south asian muslim mc ？？ also this one has the prettiest cover ever ahhhh
Aimal （The Devils We Find）
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need， tbh。
roseinkedpages
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absolutely a cover tbr add
Sandy Lynd
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An interesting character， but I didn't find the mc much noteworthy。。 An interesting character， but I didn't find the mc much noteworthy。。 。。。more
julianna ➹
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please look at this cover。 thank you
⛅ Saniya （sunnysidereviews） ⛅
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-A South Asian MC-Stunning cover-Muslim repMy desi heart is so happy rn！
Fanna
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April 17， 2021: already invested when the mc is a south asian muslim but the author says it has 'fashion， flowers， friends' so I'm even more interested and not just because this promo line has alliteration。 April 17， 2021: already invested when the mc is a south asian muslim but the author says it has 'fashion， flowers， friends' so I'm even more interested and not just because this promo line has alliteration。 。。。more
rachel ☾
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