You Truly Assumed
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- Author：Laila Sabreen
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Summary
In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel， after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs， three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths。
Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-coded glory， but those plans go out the window after a terrorist attack near her home。 When the terrorist is assumed to be Muslim and Islamophobia grows， Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort。 You Truly Assumed was never meant to be anything more than an outlet， but the blog goes viral as fellow Muslim teens around the country flock to it and find solace and a sense of community。
Soon two more teens， Zakat and Farah， join Bri to run You Truly Assumed and the three quickly form a strong friendship。 But as the blog’s popularity grows， so do the pushback and hateful comments。 When one of them is threatened， the search to find out who is behind it all begins， and their friendship is put to the test when all three must decide whether to shut down the blog and lose what they’ve worked for…or take a stand and risk everything to make their voices heard。
Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-coded glory， but those plans go out the window after a terrorist attack near her home。 When the terrorist is assumed to be Muslim and Islamophobia grows， Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort。 You Truly Assumed was never meant to be anything more than an outlet， but the blog goes viral as fellow Muslim teens around the country flock to it and find solace and a sense of community。
Soon two more teens， Zakat and Farah， join Bri to run You Truly Assumed and the three quickly form a strong friendship。 But as the blog’s popularity grows， so do the pushback and hateful comments。 When one of them is threatened， the search to find out who is behind it all begins， and their friendship is put to the test when all three must decide whether to shut down the blog and lose what they’ve worked for…or take a stand and risk everything to make their voices heard。
Reviews
Joy
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Amazing。 This was a friendly reminder to everyone that Black Muslims exist。 Yes， they do。 I liked the book！ Yes。 That's it。 That's the tweet。 Amazing。 This was a friendly reminder to everyone that Black Muslims exist。 Yes， they do。 I liked the book！ Yes。 That's it。 That's the tweet。 。。。more
belle ☆ﾐ （thisbellereadstoo）
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rep: Black Muslim MCsrtc
Misa
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。I'm so disappointed with this book， it started with a good plot and the themes discussed here were really important mostly the point that terrorism doesn't equal Islam and Muslims， I thank the author for treating such a hard subject which I don't see a lot doing。 I have to be honest there are a lot of things that I didn't like about this book ， the most important thing is that it seemed that the author m Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。I'm so disappointed with this book， it started with a good plot and the themes discussed here were really important mostly the point that terrorism doesn't equal Islam and Muslims， I thank the author for treating such a hard subject which I don't see a lot doing。 I have to be honest there are a lot of things that I didn't like about this book ， the most important thing is that it seemed that the author might know nothing about Islam religion and also about real muslim girls， Masjids， Imams （there is no Imam woman and surely not one wearing eyeliner/make up in a masjid）， there is no such a thing as bells to the call for the prayers， it's even forbidden， it's not christianity don't twist things。 Also， there is two entrances for any masjids， one for men and one for women。 There is no "Rose" as a name in Islam， it's christian， in Islam there is Zahra or Warda。There are a lot of things that she wrote that she got wrong or the muslim people around her are not doing things correctly in explaining or behaving， stop imagining and writing things that are not true。 Also， Hijab is not only a veil that you put on your head， it is so much more for the muslim girl， it's also about acting in a good way and so on。 The only， perhaps， character that I felt have really acted as a real muslim could be Zakat but the author succeeded in using her to say some wrong things about Islam。I really felt like the author really tried to play a double game， yeah， she is talking about Islam and that it's not related to terrorism and the growth of Islamophobia but at the same time， she is trying to normalize a lot of forbidden things in Islam about muslim girls that they would not do if they were real muslims。 Also， I would like to know why the author chose only Black muslim girls and their families being touched by that attack？ I'm just curious and I'm not implying anything about the author but why only three black teenage muslim girls。"People have to know that in Islam we don't look at your skin's color， the concept of racism doesn't exist， it is forbidden by Allah， we only see your deeds and we don't even have the right to judge you， just Allah has the right to do so。" Anyway， I respect the author's effort for her book and work but I can not not critisize her when she wrote a lot of untrue things about Islam and Muslims and making innuendos that I didn't like， it's my right as her reader to express my opinion， so respect it。 。。。more
Hasini | bibliosini
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Review to come。
Karaamour
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I truly loved，you truly assumed （you get it😂）As a non-Muslim， I recommend other non-Muslims to read this book。 It gave me some incite on the lives of muslims （the younger ones more specifically） but especially young black muslims。 I love that this centered around young black women muslims by the way。 And what made it even better was how different their journeys in their religion and life were like， which makes it super interesting。 This book was written amazingly and made me feel a lot of things I truly loved，you truly assumed （you get it😂）As a non-Muslim， I recommend other non-Muslims to read this book。 It gave me some incite on the lives of muslims （the younger ones more specifically） but especially young black muslims。 I love that this centered around young black women muslims by the way。 And what made it even better was how different their journeys in their religion and life were like， which makes it super interesting。 This book was written amazingly and made me feel a lot of things。To end this review， I just want to say go buy this book （and actually read it） and also that I ship bri （one of the main characters） and Hayat together！！！！！ 。。。more
Francesca
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People should stop being mean to each other; and start to treat everyone as their equal， eventhough we're from different background， ethnics， gender or even religion。 tThat’s what comes to my mind after reading a few chapters on You Truly Assumed tOn You Truly Assumed， we follow the story of three Black Moslem girl named Sabriya， Zakat & Farah。 Three of them were raised in different environment and community but the one thing they have in common is the discrimination & hate towards their communit People should stop being mean to each other; and start to treat everyone as their equal， eventhough we're from different background， ethnics， gender or even religion。 tThat’s what comes to my mind after reading a few chapters on You Truly Assumed tOn You Truly Assumed， we follow the story of three Black Moslem girl named Sabriya， Zakat & Farah。 Three of them were raised in different environment and community but the one thing they have in common is the discrimination & hate towards their community。 After a bombing took place in Washington DC， these three girl’s life turn into something they never thought it would be。 Longtime plan were reschuled， insecurities and despair taken over their family & communities。 And no outlet to voicing out what they feel as the adults want them to focus on anything but themselves。 tSabriya then make You Truly Assumed， a blog to voicing out her heart & thought。 It slowly caught Zakat & Farah’s attention， and three of them then work together to create a safe space for anyone who wants to their story without being judged or getting any hate speech。 It’s not easy as it looks， between juggling their personal life， taking care the blog & battling the prejudiction， Sabriya， Farah & Zakat become bestfriend & support each other through thick & thin First of all， You Truly Assumed is definitely worth reading。 Eventhough I don’t come from the same background as our character， but I could feel the despair and sadness these trio shown。 The confusion on society; how majority of people want to judge them by their identities either ethnic or religion。 Salute for Ms。 Laila Sabreen for being so brave to brought such a heavy and triggering topic on her debut novel tSecond of all， the way this novel being told to reader。 There’s three POV; Sabriya， Zakat & Farah。 Each of them tell their story， how they cope with life after the bombing incident & their YTA blog。 Usually， it’s difficult to maintain a steady plot when you have two or more POV but in YTA， I never felt that each POV overlapping with one another。 Smooth & steady， that’s what I could conclude about the plot tThere are two thing I want to point out tough tThe ending feel a little bit bland for me; not that I’m anti-happy ending but everything feel too easy for me。 While we know in the books， everything run smoothly & our character could overcome their problem; in real life， it doesn’t always run that smoothly。 Help doesn’t always come in the right time， friend doesn’t always be there for you， love doesn’t always strengthen you and hope could turn into double-edge sword if you rely on it too much tIt’s nice if we have an ending where we could relate to what happened in real life tAlso some parental guidance are needed， especially if some of you coming from the same background as our YTA trio。 There some scene or words that could triggered & I think it’s wise to have a guardian or parents that could guide you through it 。。。more
Ella
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For a while I thought that being 'Muslim enough' meant that I had to prove myself to people when they couldn't tell。 I thought that listening to gospel music or getting presents during Christmas as well as Ramadan meant that I was doing something wrong。What a book！ You Truly Assumed was my first preorder in years and it is save to say that I wasn't disappointed。 It's just a stunning YA debut novel with terrific writing。 I don't normally annotate my books but this is the kind of book that makes m For a while I thought that being 'Muslim enough' meant that I had to prove myself to people when they couldn't tell。 I thought that listening to gospel music or getting presents during Christmas as well as Ramadan meant that I was doing something wrong。What a book！ You Truly Assumed was my first preorder in years and it is save to say that I wasn't disappointed。 It's just a stunning YA debut novel with terrific writing。 I don't normally annotate my books but this is the kind of book that makes me want to。 The writing is just so excellent！ I could fill this review with nothing but quotes if I wanted to。 There are just so many beautiful lines。 If you still have any doubts about picking this one up; go buy it already！ I loved it。 PS: don't forget to check TW's。 。。。more
Shmoos
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This book was amazing！！ The message was beautiful and empowering。One of my favorite quotes: “don’t be afraid to tell your story， in whatever form that takes for you。 The world needs it。 - Farah aka Rose”
Šarlot
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3。5*/5 Nesmírně zajímavý námět， ale pro mě tomu něco chybělo。 Kniha řeší spoustu důležitých témat a nese zajímavé myšlenky。 Pracuje s rozdílem terorismu a islámu， islamofobií， agresí na internetu - aktuální a důležitá témata。 Oblíbila jsem si všechny hlavní postavy a pouto， které si postupem vytvářely。 Byť všichni řešili onu ústřední věc， líbilo se mi， že každá z dívek řešila vlasrní problémy， každá úplně jiné， a přesto všední。 Celé téma bylo skvěle zpracované， ale čekala jsem větš 3。5*/5 Nesmírně zajímavý námět， ale pro mě tomu něco chybělo。 Kniha řeší spoustu důležitých témat a nese zajímavé myšlenky。 Pracuje s rozdílem terorismu a islámu， islamofobií， agresí na internetu - aktuální a důležitá témata。 Oblíbila jsem si všechny hlavní postavy a pouto， které si postupem vytvářely。 Byť všichni řešili onu ústřední věc， líbilo se mi， že každá z dívek řešila vlasrní problémy， každá úplně jiné， a přesto všední。 Celé téma bylo skvěle zpracované， ale čekala jsem větší zaměření se na teroristický útok a menší na samotný blog。 Čekala jsem zkrátka něco trochu jiného。 Možná to bylo právě tím， co mi scházelo。 Přes mé výhrady to však bylo čtení， které jsem si užila a které je v dnešním světě nesmírně důležité。 （A taky bych se nejradši s hlavními hrdinkami kamarádila）。 。。。more
Shannon
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A powerful #ownvoices YA story about three Black Muslim teen girls who come together one summer through a blog designed to create a positive community for like-minded individuals to "shatter assumptions and share truths。" I loved that this book showed that there are many different Muslim experiences and served as a great example of the power of teen advocacy and the importance of speaking out against hate in all its many forms。 My favorite part was how empowering the girls' friendship was in hel A powerful #ownvoices YA story about three Black Muslim teen girls who come together one summer through a blog designed to create a positive community for like-minded individuals to "shatter assumptions and share truths。" I loved that this book showed that there are many different Muslim experiences and served as a great example of the power of teen advocacy and the importance of speaking out against hate in all its many forms。 My favorite part was how empowering the girls' friendship was in helping each of them find their voices and stand up for what they wanted， even against public hatred and resistance from some of their own families。 Highly recommended for fans of authors like Tahereh Mafi or Bethany C。 Morrow and great on audio with three narrators to voice each of the three girls。Favorite quote:"Don't let anyone or anything diminish your dreams。 They matter。 And they deserve to live and breathe and grow。"CW: Islamophobia， racism， hate crimes 。。。more
Samantha
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This was a really good， fast paced new YA book that tackled some big issues。 Three Black， Muslim teens come together through a blog started in the wake of an attack in Washington D。C。 Together， and separately， they go through a roller coaster of emotions over the course of a month in the summer leading into their senior years in high school。 They find out a lot about their voice， what it means， and how others try to silence it。 They also try to figure out what direction their life is going in wi This was a really good， fast paced new YA book that tackled some big issues。 Three Black， Muslim teens come together through a blog started in the wake of an attack in Washington D。C。 Together， and separately， they go through a roller coaster of emotions over the course of a month in the summer leading into their senior years in high school。 They find out a lot about their voice， what it means， and how others try to silence it。 They also try to figure out what direction their life is going in with college on the horizon。 A really great read， especially in a time of such loud hatred in the world。 。。。more
Emma Caldwell
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Ironically， right before reading this book I was talking to a long time friend of mine about how hard it is to find Muslim representation in literature without it being along the lines of "Oh I'm so oppressed" or "My parents force me to wear the hijab it is such a burden， I need a white teenage boy to save me"。 Low and behold， I went to Barnes and Noble the next day and there in the new releases section of the YA shelves laid this book。 Of course me being skeptic， I was worried about buying it a Ironically， right before reading this book I was talking to a long time friend of mine about how hard it is to find Muslim representation in literature without it being along the lines of "Oh I'm so oppressed" or "My parents force me to wear the hijab it is such a burden， I need a white teenage boy to save me"。 Low and behold， I went to Barnes and Noble the next day and there in the new releases section of the YA shelves laid this book。 Of course me being skeptic， I was worried about buying it at first。 I decided after a lot of thinking （and I really didn't want to leave empty handed） I came to the conclusion to give it a try。 And I must say， I loved every second。 For a debut novel， this is very good， it had an interesting story plot and I must saw I enjoyed each of the characters stories so much。That being said， it is a debut novel。 There is a lot of tell don't show instead of show don't tell。 At times it felt rushed and not much depth was put into developing the story as a whole。 Now I'm not saying it is bad， these are just some things I noticed。 Other then that， representation in media is very important to me and many others and I hope I can see more works like this from the author soon！ 。。。more
Oliwier
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This book made me cry （good tears）。This story is full of love and hope， despite dealing with some harder elements。 The three main characters are powerful young women， who are loving and funny and full of ideas to make the world a better place。
Sai
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It’s hard finding a book with Muslim main characters， even harder to find ones with practising Muslims。 Even harder to find one with hijabis。 Even harder to find one with black Muslims。 But this book had it。 3 different girls with varying levels of practicing Islam but overall it was very good representation。 I mean it’s #ownvoices。 ❤️This book is so crazy I was literally already crying on page 23。 Amazing debut。 I love the 3 different POV layout with Blog entries in between them。 My favourite P It’s hard finding a book with Muslim main characters， even harder to find ones with practising Muslims。 Even harder to find one with hijabis。 Even harder to find one with black Muslims。 But this book had it。 3 different girls with varying levels of practicing Islam but overall it was very good representation。 I mean it’s #ownvoices。 ❤️This book is so crazy I was literally already crying on page 23。 Amazing debut。 I love the 3 different POV layout with Blog entries in between them。 My favourite POV was Sabriya。 She is ballet and hiphop dancer。 Farah is into tech and web designing and Zakat is a sketch artists / painter 。It was hard seeing them having to deal with the racism and islamophobia and the other serious topic this book touches upon but there were many happy moments too。 Just normal teenager stuff like friend ， parent and boyfriend drama or finding yourself and where to go to college。 The romances were so adorable！„But sometimes that comes at the expense of erasing or minimizing my Blackness because Black Muslims are often overlooked， not only in Lullwood but also the Ummah。“ （p。33） The characters are doing normal mundane stuff like going to the mosque & praying and my heart is melting because I felt represented and seen。 You know ， being a black Muslim woman ，that’s just so many intersections and sometimes I struggle to find spaces where I feel accepted but this book felt so comfortable。 The ending felt a little too perfect and unrealistic but the girls already went through enough ，so they probably deserved a Happy ending。 Thanks for providing trigger warnings。 One of the most gorgeous covers I’ve ever seen。 I loved the dedication because my mom also did weekly library trips with me。🧡Concept: ★★★★★ Characters: ★★★Pacing: ★★★★★ Feels: ★★★★★ 。。。more
* salma *
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At this point i lost faith in every YA books with muslim characters。
faatima
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You Truly Assumed is one of the most heartwarming， inspiring debuts I've read in recent years， with a much needed focus on an often overlooked demographic。 The novel follows three， young Black Muslim women in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in Washington， D。C。。 The perpetrator of the attack is incorrectly thought to be Muslim due to his name， and an onslaught of Islamophobic hate crimes ensues in the communities that Sabriya， Zakat， and Farah are a part of。 The uncertainty and fear prompts e You Truly Assumed is one of the most heartwarming， inspiring debuts I've read in recent years， with a much needed focus on an often overlooked demographic。 The novel follows three， young Black Muslim women in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in Washington， D。C。。 The perpetrator of the attack is incorrectly thought to be Muslim due to his name， and an onslaught of Islamophobic hate crimes ensues in the communities that Sabriya， Zakat， and Farah are a part of。 The uncertainty and fear prompts each of them to respond and take action in their own way before the premise of running a blog for Black Muslims brings them together， uniting them in the face of Islamophobes' hate。 CW: verbal Islamophobia， Islamophobic hate crimes， Black death， anti-Blackness， and brief misogynoir。REP: Black Muslim MC's and Black SC's。 PROS: - The audiobook narrators！ A common complaint I noticed while reading other reviews is how the voices of the main characters felt indistinguishable of each other， but I didn't encounter this problem personally， and I think the narrators did a fantastic job of making sure of that！ There was a distinct emotional tone to each character that really defined the way she approached her thoughts or problems - Sabriya felt earnest and pragmatic， Zakat a little anxious but daring， and Farah simultaneously guarded and passionate。 Following the separate threads of development wasn't difficult at all with these distinctions of voice in mind， and the characters felt real and tangible in their reactions to various situations。 - The varied portrayal of the Muslim experience。 It can at times be so rare to see anything other than one kind of Muslim portrayed positively in novels from the Muslim YA genre， but I was so pleased to see how casually a range of experiences was touched on by Sabreen， especially since these were further distinguished by how they existed within Black or non-Black communities。 I appreciate that there wasn't any extra effort made to try to justify why any of the experiences existed - they just did， and they touched on each character in a slightly different way。 - The open conversations and systems of support！ Although the subject matter the novel concerns itself with was pretty heavy， there was a constant， powerful， hopeful undercurrent of forward action and resistance to oppression。 It was so refreshing to see all of the threads of support the main characters had to hold onto， from family and friends to lovers and anonymous commenters。 It never felt like the main characters were truly alone in their struggles against Islamophobia， and although there could be disagreements between them and other characters， they were tended to with a lot of cognizance and care。 It felt like Sabreen really understood how to showcase different perspectives on the response to Islamophobia without outright excusing some in the name of simply allowing all people to be heard。 - Black girl power！ I was so， so happy to see each of the main characters come into their own and put a firm foot down about refusing to be silenced！ The ways in which each of them contended with situations where they risked being suppressed for the fact of being Black Muslim women were incredibly inspiring， and Sabreen did a masterful job of showcasing their hope and fury。 Obviously， there was an understanding that the three girls could hardly solve racism and Islamophobia all on their own， but they were proud of the small steps they were able to take to combat these phenomena in their individual communities， and to see them hold onto that resolve all the way through to the end was so gratifying！ CONS:- Lack of depth in certain areas。 I think my main grievance with the novel is definitely the fact that it left me wanting more; I adored reading about the girls， the blog， and their experiences， but it also felt like there wasn't enough that I got to know about them as individuals。 Their hobbies were mentioned more as throwaway character traits instead of being expanded on in depth， and while I understand such an expansion wasn't necessary to the central plot， I do think it would have helped ground them as holistic characters who existed for more than just their identity and still had a life outside of the blog。 - The development of the blog。 In a related complaint to the above， I was a bit thrown off by how quickly You Truly Assumed gained attention and exposure。 The fact that a random blog was able to gain enough attention to attract people across the globe in the span of a single week made me a little skeptical。 I understand the blog needed to develop quickly in order to line up with the plot's one-month timeline， but I do wish it had been more drawn out so we could actually see how the girls' constant， dedicated efforts slowly but surely contributed to the blog's growth。 I actually wish I had been able to read more blog posts， too， although this was likely also impacted by the plot's one-month timeline and Sabriya only posting twice a week （which， again， further piqued my skepticism at the blog's exposure， because how do you really gain that much attention with less than ten posts in a month？）。 FINAL RATING: 4 。。。more
kennedy
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this is easily going to be one of the best books i’ve read this year
Morgan
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Even though it begins with a traumatic event， this is actually a really sweet and hopeful book。 I liked the 3 different Black Muslim perspectives that all came together。 It was great to read about how they navigated intersectionality and to read how they each uniquely dealt with the issues。 It was a little unbelievable that a blog became so famous in 1 day after 1 post in present day， but that’s okay， it was still really good！
Rajaany
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3。5/5
Lucia
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Everybody needs to read this book once in their lifetime。 This book was truly eye-opening。 I learned a lot about Islam and their culture。 I loved the way that the girls deal with anything that comes their way。
Jessica Wilder
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loved the different perspectives of each of these amazing young Black Muslim women; even though it’s fiction， it hits harder knowing that the subject matter is unfortunately very real。 Please remember to spread love， kindness， and positivity。 The world desperately needs it
thtBlkLibrarian
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First Impressions: Loving the intersectionality of this writing。Three Black Muslim girls start a blog that goes viral after a recent terrosist attack was assumed to be Muslim by his name。 Sabriya （who goes by Bri on the blog） begins You Truly Assumed （YTA） As a private online journal to express her feelings after the recent rise in islamophobic things happening after the attack。 After she realizes it was accidentally public and other Muslim girls of color resonate with her words。 Soon Zakat （who First Impressions: Loving the intersectionality of this writing。Three Black Muslim girls start a blog that goes viral after a recent terrosist attack was assumed to be Muslim by his name。 Sabriya （who goes by Bri on the blog） begins You Truly Assumed （YTA） As a private online journal to express her feelings after the recent rise in islamophobic things happening after the attack。 After she realizes it was accidentally public and other Muslim girls of color resonate with her words。 Soon Zakat （who goes by Kat on the blog） is working on the icon & drawings for the blog & Farah （who goes by Rose on the blog） works on the coding & website design。 I really loved this book and how clearly and seamlessly Sabreen is able to express intersectionality。 All three MC’s are Black， Muslim & Girls none of those identities can be seperated but that doesn’t stop society from trying。 I also really appreciated the realistic way Sabreen talks about Islam; Americans/ non Muslims tend to think of islam as an “unchanging and oppressive”。 However just with all religions the interpretation of the holy texts change slightly over time。 As more women and non male scholars gain respect in the field， changes can be and are made。 For example when Zakat’s Masjid removed the gendered entrances as it alienated a part of their community and they even added a third prayer room for people who don’t find themselves fitting into binary genders。 That truly warmed my heart to read and I’ve only read about things like this in college as an outsider of the religion。 Also the first time I've ever read any mention of the way those colleges have predatory loans targeted at low income people of color in a fiction book。 Like the realness is so appreciated Sabreen！！ This is an amazing book for Black Muslim Representation & and introduction to intersectional oppression and how difficult it is to experience Anti-Blackness/ Racism， Islamophobia & Misogyny all at once。 。。。more
Reign _ Awakening
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I definitely knew that the teacher was full of cookies and cream。 I can only imagine how these three young ladies feel。
lucy♡
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3。5Things I liked: - Sabriya being a ballerina （as a dancer， I always love seeing characters who I can relate to in this aspect！）- the interesting hobbies the characters have （coding， web-design） - the premise of the story - discussions of race/terrorism/islamophobia and it also highlights the value of online communities and friendships - the cover （like…wow。）Things I didn’t like: - the characters have their own narratives but it was hard to tell them apart because their voices weren’t distinct 3。5Things I liked: - Sabriya being a ballerina （as a dancer， I always love seeing characters who I can relate to in this aspect！）- the interesting hobbies the characters have （coding， web-design） - the premise of the story - discussions of race/terrorism/islamophobia and it also highlights the value of online communities and friendships - the cover （like…wow。）Things I didn’t like: - the characters have their own narratives but it was hard to tell them apart because their voices weren’t distinct enough， their stories blended into each other， leaving me very confused。 - the middle kinda dragged a little bit， the beginning and ending were engaging but the middle fell flat in my opinion 。。。more
Dalal
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the idea was rlly good。 and this book rlly had potential。 but the writing style was rlly bad and rlly bland。 the was no "flavor"in it。 the idea was rlly good。 and this book rlly had potential。 but the writing style was rlly bad and rlly bland。 the was no "flavor"in it。 。。。more
Ameema S。
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I really loved this book！ The characters were great， the writing was engaging， and it felt （at times unfortunately） so relatable。 Heartfelt， thoughtful， tender， and lovely - reading this book felt a bit like a love letter to my community， and i’m so grateful for it！I can’t wait for more from Laila Sabreen。
LiteraryMarie
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How many times has tragic news broke and you wished the terrorist was not a brown person？ That the victim was not a black person？ That the nation will not point a finger at an entire religion？ Too many for me to count。 I am not alone in this thinking。 When a terrorist attack hits the mainstream news， the first name is a common Arabic name。 But it doesn't necessarily mean they're Muslim。 Nonetheless， Islamophobia grows。Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort。 You Truly Assumed was meant t How many times has tragic news broke and you wished the terrorist was not a brown person？ That the victim was not a black person？ That the nation will not point a finger at an entire religion？ Too many for me to count。 I am not alone in this thinking。 When a terrorist attack hits the mainstream news， the first name is a common Arabic name。 But it doesn't necessarily mean they're Muslim。 Nonetheless， Islamophobia grows。Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort。 You Truly Assumed was meant to be a private blog but soon turns into a public online safe space for Muslim teens。 Soon Zakat and Farah join Sabriya in making the blog a successful community。 The popularity grows along with their friendship。 But with viral success comes hateful comments。 The girls must decide whether to shut the blog down or make their voices heard louder than ever before。Laila Sabreen has written such a thought-provoking motivational debut novel for young adults， especially Black Muslim girls。 As a 40-year-old Black female blogger， I could personally relate。 The themes explore the sentiment of minorities that our dreams don't matter; that we are all alike。 As the author states in her note， we are out here！ Represent proudly and recommend this book to the minority young adult in your life。 You Truly Assumed is social justice fiction done right！Happy Pub Day， Laila Sabreen！ You Truly Assumed is now available。Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins。~LiteraryMarie 。。。more
Barbi
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You Truly Assumed is told from the perspectives of three unique young black Muslim women。 At the open of the book， there is a terrorist attack in Washington， DC， where the terrorist is presumed to be Muslim based soley on his name。 Sabriya， Zakat， and Farrah live in different part of the country， have different socioeconomic backgrounds， and family dynamics。 We follow the individual journeys of these three young women as they navigate society in the aftermath。 Their worlds intersect once Sabriya You Truly Assumed is told from the perspectives of three unique young black Muslim women。 At the open of the book， there is a terrorist attack in Washington， DC， where the terrorist is presumed to be Muslim based soley on his name。 Sabriya， Zakat， and Farrah live in different part of the country， have different socioeconomic backgrounds， and family dynamics。 We follow the individual journeys of these three young women as they navigate society in the aftermath。 Their worlds intersect once Sabriya posts an online journal entry expressing her feelings--but little did she realize that it wasn't a private entry， but a public blog。 The three young women work together on the blog to be a safe space for other young Muslim women to interact， though the comments with hate continue to increase。 A few bumps happened along the way， but over the course of a few week， Sabriya， Zakat and Farrah grew immensely as people。 While I couldn't identify with their voices on a personal level， the message of standing up for things you believe in and show your support， really resonated with me。 。。。more
Giovanni
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ahhh such a good book and pretty realistic if I’m being honest in the sense that the world is full of villains ready to kill and destroy our light so that we sit in darkness like them。 But like Sabriya （Bri）， Zakat （Kat）， and Farah （Rose） I saw screw those villains stand up for what you believe as they will only continue to bring you down till they have win。 Let them lose by staying strong and not giving up。 This is what this book is about staying strong against all odds defying the evils of thi Ahhh such a good book and pretty realistic if I’m being honest in the sense that the world is full of villains ready to kill and destroy our light so that we sit in darkness like them。 But like Sabriya （Bri）， Zakat （Kat）， and Farah （Rose） I saw screw those villains stand up for what you believe as they will only continue to bring you down till they have win。 Let them lose by staying strong and not giving up。 This is what this book is about staying strong against all odds defying the evils of this world。 You Truly Assumed is a novel that mirrors how it feels to be poc growing up in today’s society。 It’s scary as sh*t because even those your closest to （like Lucy & Asher for Kat） can betray you and turn out to be xenophobic， homophobic， racist， etc towards you。 This book gives hope that even when your light， your fire is almost out you’ve got to let it rage and fight back。 That’s what our MC’s did， they fought back with their blog finding those they can relate to creating a safe space。 Find your A to your Z， the Hayat to make you smile， the Riley to make you laugh， and your family and community to keep you safe。 I mean go famous and viral to create something new with your fire and share it with the world。 Each character faced a struggle when the country became islamophobic and targeted Muslims， they united and fought those white supremacists who made them targets。 A heartwarming story of unity and family， 4。9/5 ≈ 5/5！！！！ Almost forgot 😅 it’s my halfway mark 25/50 for this year’s reading goal， a perfect story to mark the end of the first half and start of the second half！！ 。。。more
Cristina Elena | LaaA
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“You Truly Assumed” is one of those rare books that is 100% young adult appropriate and covers multiple themes （spirituality， standing up for one beliefs， reaction to bullying， YA-parents relationships， many more！） in a way that is both easy to listen to and follow-up。 The fact that each character has another narrator is also a big plus， as it makes it much easier to identify the character。I’m not going to go into many details about the spiritual side of the story， but I can tell you that the pa “You Truly Assumed” is one of those rare books that is 100% young adult appropriate and covers multiple themes （spirituality， standing up for one beliefs， reaction to bullying， YA-parents relationships， many more！） in a way that is both easy to listen to and follow-up。 The fact that each character has another narrator is also a big plus， as it makes it much easier to identify the character。I’m not going to go into many details about the spiritual side of the story， but I can tell you that the passages related to faith are there to familiarise the reader/listener with basic concepts and is not pressing the audience to accept one faith in the favour of another。All in all， it was a great listening experience and I can’t wait to hear/read what Laila Sabreen’s second novel will bring！Special thanks to NetGalley， RB Media， and the author for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC in audiobook format and to you， my reader， for taking the time to read this honest personal book review。If you are interested in other of my book reviews， make sure to follow me on GoodReads！#LifeLongLearning #YouTrulyAssumed #NetGalley 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,You Truly Assumed&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0