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Salaam, with Love

Salaam, with Love

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  • Author：Sara Sharaf Beg
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Summary

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua， who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family， faith， and first love。

Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to New York City。 But here she is， spending the holy month of Ramadan with extended family she hasn’t seen in years。

Dua struggles to find her place in the conservative household and to connect with her aloof， engaged-to-be-married cousin， Mahnoor。 And as if fasting the whole day wasn’t tiring enough， she must battle her hormones whenever she sees Hassan， the cute drummer in a Muslim band who has a habit of showing up at her most awkward moments。

After just a month， Dua is surprised to find that she’s learning a lot more than she bargained for about her faith， relationships， her place in the world—and cute drummers。 。 。 。

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Reviews

Ayushi （bookwormbullet） ，

Thank you to Random House Children's for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review！THIS WAS THE CUTEST BOOK EVER AHHH。 I was so excited to read Salaam， with Love after seeing that it was a contemporary romance following a Pakistani-American teen during the month of Ramadan。 There aren’t many YA novels out there following Pakistani characters to begin with， so I was thrilled to hear about this debut from Sara Beg。 If you love books about family， new relationships， and learning abo Thank you to Random House Children's for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review！THIS WAS THE CUTEST BOOK EVER AHHH。 I was so excited to read Salaam， with Love after seeing that it was a contemporary romance following a Pakistani-American teen during the month of Ramadan。 There aren’t many YA novels out there following Pakistani characters to begin with， so I was thrilled to hear about this debut from Sara Beg。 If you love books about family， new relationships， and learning about religions and cultures other than your own， I would definitely recommend this book。 Seeing Dua’s relationship with each of her relatives and the Mousawis was so wholesome。 As someone who doesn’t have many cousins and also rarely interacts with them， I loved the “big family” vibes of this novel and the deep bonds that Dua formed with each of her cousins。 And Hassan and Dua were so adorable--I loved their little moments and I wish we had seen more of them in the epilogue。I think my favorite part of this book was learning more about Islam through Dua’s celebration of Ramadan。 Being exposed to Islam from South Asian culture and through courses I’ve taken in school， I’ve definitely heard of and know of different aspects of Islam， but this book really solidified the aspects of celebrating Ramadan that I do know and taught me other aspects of Islam that I didn’t know。 I do want to highlight a major trigger warning， though， for Islamophobia and hate-fueled gun violence related to Islamophobia。Overall， if you’re a fan of books by authors like S。K。 Ali and Uzma Jalaluddin， you’ll definitely love Salaam， with Love when it comes out in January！ 4。5 stars from me :） 。。。more

Amar。_。Reads ，

this book has my entire heart， soul， mind， and existence， but if we don't get a review soon which includes， but is not limited to;- if Dua gets into her dream university- Mahnoor and Dua's weddings- more Kat content- Ibrahim， Mahdi and Adam interactions/contenti will sue， since i feel attached to the characters themselves this book has my entire heart， soul， mind， and existence， but if we don't get a review soon which includes， but is not limited to;- if Dua gets into her dream university- Mahnoor and Dua's weddings- more Kat content- Ibrahim， Mahdi and Adam interactions/contenti will sue， since i feel attached to the characters themselves 。。。more

Samira ，

I adored this book and am so happy it exists。 I wish I had more books like this available to me as a teenager growing up。 The only thing I really disliked about this book is the last scene - well to be honest， the whole last chapter … we could’ve done without it。 It just felt too *perfect*， rushed and unnecessary。 As a reader， I wish I had a little something left to think about。

Robyn ，

SALAAM， WITH LOVESara Sharaf BegThis is a cute， quick read about a Muslim girl who spends the religious holiday of Ramadan with her extended family。 Boy， is it different with a more religious side of her family！ Dua learns a great deal about life。 This was a bit too YA for me， not that I didn't enjoy the read， but not as much as some。 3 starsHAppy Reading！ SALAAM， WITH LOVESara Sharaf BegThis is a cute， quick read about a Muslim girl who spends the religious holiday of Ramadan with her extended family。 Boy， is it different with a more religious side of her family！ Dua learns a great deal about life。 This was a bit too YA for me， not that I didn't enjoy the read， but not as much as some。 3 starsHAppy Reading！ 。。。more

Stephanie Ridiculous ，

3。5 rounded upSuper cute， feel good coming of age/faith story。 There was some unexpected heaviness in the middle， and there were quite a few scenes that kind of fell flat/missed the landing for me， but overall it was enjoyable & heartwarming。 I in particular enjoy learning more about how other faiths live out their practices and Salaam， with Love has that in spades。

Alexis ，

I loved this book！ It had amazing family dynamics。 The relationship aspect was adorable。 I really enjoyed getting more of an insight into Islam。 And really， I can’t get over the family dynamics。 They were amazing。

M ，

OH MY GOD I LOVE IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH， THANK YOU FOR CREATED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STORY I'M CRYING ;;_______;;; OH MY GOD I LOVE IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH， THANK YOU FOR CREATED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STORY I'M CRYING ;;_______;;; 。。。more

Dahlia Rose ，

OMG ！！ Such a masterpiece ！ I wish this book is more then 288 pages *huwaaaa I need more Maam。 As a Muslim， I really approve this book compared to other authors explaining what is Islam， Muslim's lifestyles。 I fell hard as you can see ，，Salaam， with Love follows Dua， seventeen years old girl who live in small town， Virginia。 She's the only child in her family and one day， her parents decided to spend their Ramadhan with her uncle's family in Queens， New York。 As we all know， Ramadhan is a whole OMG ！！ Such a masterpiece ！ I wish this book is more then 288 pages *huwaaaa I need more Maam。 As a Muslim， I really approve this book compared to other authors explaining what is Islam， Muslim's lifestyles。 I fell hard as you can see ，，Salaam， with Love follows Dua， seventeen years old girl who live in small town， Virginia。 She's the only child in her family and one day， her parents decided to spend their Ramadhan with her uncle's family in Queens， New York。 As we all know， Ramadhan is a whole month and that period feel so long for Dua to spend there。 She quite scared because her lifestyle is different than her cousins。 Mind as well， she hasn't seen them in five years。 Her parents are hoping that Dua can gain benefit from spending time with family， approaching others， living closer to Muslim and enjoy the holy month。 That makes Dua need to have little progress and setting goals for Ramadhan- to change herself become a better one。 Also she become a bit overwhelmed by all her family members。 She learnt lot about Islam and this where the sweet romance comes in， Hassan a sweet drummer。 I love how the author describe the beautiful of Islam。 How Muslim practice our religion， praying， spending time during Ramadhan。 What to do- what dont。 I also love how author approached the romance between Dua and Hassan。 Not to forget Mahsoor and Azhar。 No touching or kissing。 Just a pure love story just like how we as a Muslim should practice。 （NGL， I feel like I was watching how my friends fall in love during high school years hshshs）。 How each family members treat each others and not to forget， how Muslim are being seen as terrorist。 （I know this issue is quite heavy but kudos to the great author ever！ <3） This is a very sweet story and how I wish I can reread this back。 Might as well， but yes。 I can say I put this as my comfort book。 Anyways， please put this on your top of TBR， my loves ！1 。。。more

Navneet ，

What a beautiful book。 I loved so many things about this book， the characters， the story， the writing style。 Dua and Hassan are so cute。 If you’re someone who loves learning about a religion through contemporary books， this is for you。 I love seeing the representation in books， considering growing up I didn’t see characters that reflected who I was or how my friends were。 This book is set during the month of Ramadan， so you get to see a lot about character development， relationship building all What a beautiful book。 I loved so many things about this book， the characters， the story， the writing style。 Dua and Hassan are so cute。 If you’re someone who loves learning about a religion through contemporary books， this is for you。 I love seeing the representation in books， considering growing up I didn’t see characters that reflected who I was or how my friends were。 This book is set during the month of Ramadan， so you get to see a lot about character development， relationship building all while learning more about Islam。 If you liked Hana Khan Carries On， From Love A to Z， you HAVE to read this book。TW/ Islamophobia 。。。more

Kathryn Steffen ，

HOLY HECK was this book and emotional roller coaster。 It took me a minute to get into the book。 The beginning was rather slow but M-A-N did it pick up。 I cried， I 'uwu-ed'。 It had everything。 I loved this book so much。 HOLY HECK was this book and emotional roller coaster。 It took me a minute to get into the book。 The beginning was rather slow but M-A-N did it pick up。 I cried， I 'uwu-ed'。 It had everything。 I loved this book so much。 。。。more

Yara ，

I had a lot of issues with this book， but don’t want to get into them because they’d be giving away major plot points。 I feel that the author attempted to introduce key important issues to non-Muslims， but the execution and follow up explanations/ addressing said issues （or lack-there-of） made the book fall flat for me。 However， even though I felt several things were lacking in this book， I’d still recommend reading it to expose young ones， or non young ones like me :） to desi/ Muslim culture an I had a lot of issues with this book， but don’t want to get into them because they’d be giving away major plot points。 I feel that the author attempted to introduce key important issues to non-Muslims， but the execution and follow up explanations/ addressing said issues （or lack-there-of） made the book fall flat for me。 However， even though I felt several things were lacking in this book， I’d still recommend reading it to expose young ones， or non young ones like me :） to desi/ Muslim culture and some of the plight they have to experience living around people who are prejudiced/ racist/ violent， and refuse to accept anyone different， and to open their eyes to the injustice that goes on in our own country， or even as localized as our city or neighborhood。 。。。more

Noel ，

Kinda predictable， dripping with traditionalism。 I wish Dua was a bit more rebellious。 Also I was hoping that Sara Beg would challenge some of the conservative views and roles of Muslim women！

E-Lynn Kok ，

This is a coming of age story about a music-loving teen that spends her Ramadan in NYC reconnecting with her distant relatives。"Ramadan is about trying， Dua。 Trying to be better versions of ourselves， to nurture our faith。 It's not impossible， but it is easier if you have others to support you。 I'm always here; all you have to do is ask" I love how family orientated it was。 It revolves around Ramadan activities in a Muslim household and familial love。 It is about a teen separated from her roots This is a coming of age story about a music-loving teen that spends her Ramadan in NYC reconnecting with her distant relatives。"Ramadan is about trying， Dua。 Trying to be better versions of ourselves， to nurture our faith。 It's not impossible， but it is easier if you have others to support you。 I'm always here; all you have to do is ask" I love how family orientated it was。 It revolves around Ramadan activities in a Muslim household and familial love。 It is about a teen separated from her roots， learning how to be a good Muslim while discovering what she aims to achieve in her life。 It is a conservative and personal story that many Muslims living in non-muslim countries will surely relate to。 This is a fast and easy read， suitable for beginners。 I appreciate that the author took this opportunity to showcase islamophobia in her book。 I liked that the author emphasis on self-growth by making her characters identify their passions。 It is up to them to take control of their lives， not live up to their family's expectations regardless of disappointing them。 "I realised I didn't want to play the comparison game anymore。 I didn't want to live my life by someone else's standards， and I didn't want her to be hurt because of them， either。 That left me to do the one thing I could think of: offer comfort。" There is a strong use of Arabic and Islam in the book， I cannot comment on whether it is an accurate representation since I'm not Muslim。 Since I live in Malaysia（ a multi-racial country）， I am familiar with the basics of Muslim culture。 There's not much to say except this is a great learning opportunity for non-Muslims that wish to learn more about Islamic culture。 I surely did！ It is a very suitable Ramadan / Eid al-Fitr read。 Thank you @times。reads for sending this review copy my way。 。。。more

Basma ，

First of all， the TITLE。 I will never stop getting a thrill from seeing Arabic/Islamic words on mainstream books （you should have seen my face when the title of Love from Mecca to Medina dropped）。This was such a cute and heartwarming book！ While I do think it’s slightly inaccurate to call it a romance， the romance that was there was adorable and I loved it！ But this book was really about finding your faith and your family amidst struggle， especially in the month of Ramadan。 Honestly this book ju First of all， the TITLE。 I will never stop getting a thrill from seeing Arabic/Islamic words on mainstream books （you should have seen my face when the title of Love from Mecca to Medina dropped）。This was such a cute and heartwarming book！ While I do think it’s slightly inaccurate to call it a romance， the romance that was there was adorable and I loved it！ But this book was really about finding your faith and your family amidst struggle， especially in the month of Ramadan。 Honestly this book just really made me miss Ramadan and had me checking my countdown to it。As far as Muslim rep goes， I really enjoyed this one， aside from some minor things。 I really liked the emphasis on our holidays and the core of our faith， that Allah never burdens us beyond that we can bear。 TW: intense Islamophobia， gun violence 。。。more

tellacnders ，

very very pleasantly surprised with this one！ it addresses all the bittersweet topics of belonging， religion， desi culture， etc etc and i definitely learnt SO MUCH。 all the characters were so lovable and i was rooting for every single one of them and the respective character relationships， esp DASSAN？？？ MY LOVES？？？ HASSAN AND DUA MY BBYS， that ending was so entirely perfect and was precisely everything i needed。 where's the wedding（s） novella？？？ just kidding！ （unless。。。。！！？？） highly highly HIGHL very very pleasantly surprised with this one！ it addresses all the bittersweet topics of belonging， religion， desi culture， etc etc and i definitely learnt SO MUCH。 all the characters were so lovable and i was rooting for every single one of them and the respective character relationships， esp DASSAN？？？ MY LOVES？？？ HASSAN AND DUA MY BBYS， that ending was so entirely perfect and was precisely everything i needed。 where's the wedding（s） novella？？？ just kidding！ （unless。。。。！！？？） highly highly HIGHLY recommend， zoomed thru this so fast bc i couldn't put it down。 immediate favourite and got me out of my slump so I'll forever be grateful :'）） 。。。more

Sophie ✨ ，

I absolutely devoured this book！ Not only is it extremely sweet and romantic， but it gave such an educational insight into the Muslim faith and how they are treated in our society。 It broke my heart at times， made me cry， laugh and squeal and I just couldn't put it down！ I absolutely devoured this book！ Not only is it extremely sweet and romantic， but it gave such an educational insight into the Muslim faith and how they are treated in our society。 It broke my heart at times， made me cry， laugh and squeal and I just couldn't put it down！ 。。。more

Esha • CapsuleStories ，

Salaam， With Love is the book 14 year old me was yearning for when growing up but one still got to relish now nearly a decade later。 It was a super sweet story that just felt so relatable in so many different ways， like the Desi/Arab/Muslamic/Immigrant facets of the book were accurately on point。 Loved the banter between cousins and the beautiful way in which familia relationship was explored。 The joint family dynamic is pretty common Asian/Middle Eastern cultures and at times it does get overwh Salaam， With Love is the book 14 year old me was yearning for when growing up but one still got to relish now nearly a decade later。 It was a super sweet story that just felt so relatable in so many different ways， like the Desi/Arab/Muslamic/Immigrant facets of the book were accurately on point。 Loved the banter between cousins and the beautiful way in which familia relationship was explored。 The joint family dynamic is pretty common Asian/Middle Eastern cultures and at times it does get overwhelming but there's a certain joy in moments of togetherness and I loved how the author expressed that。 The plotline was pretty dramatic with cute moments between MCs and a surprise emotional climax。 The only thing that pulls back a bit is the writing， which was straightforward with no frills or fuss。 I personally felt little bit of more descriptive writing would have brought out the Desi/Arab flavors a lot more。 Overall， loved that this book hit well with different cultures represented。 And honestly some parts brought back nostalgic memories that I'd had with my extended family。 Fans of S。K。 Ali and Uzma Jalaluddin would love this ✨ 。。。more

Heather ，

4。5/5 stars - I loved this book。 LOVED it。 This story had realistic spiritual growth， two sweet （and halal！） romances， loving families， some hunger-inspiring food descriptions， and was woven through with Qur'an and Islamic teachings。 Dua was such an enjoyable character and I was sad when the book ended because I wanted to spend more time with her。 I hope there's a sequel！The only thing I found unrealistic was the concert at the Muslim community center， given how adamant some Muslims are that mus 4。5/5 stars - I loved this book。 LOVED it。 This story had realistic spiritual growth， two sweet （and halal！） romances， loving families， some hunger-inspiring food descriptions， and was woven through with Qur'an and Islamic teachings。 Dua was such an enjoyable character and I was sad when the book ended because I wanted to spend more time with her。 I hope there's a sequel！The only thing I found unrealistic was the concert at the Muslim community center， given how adamant some Muslims are that music is haram in general and especially so for a woman performing for a mixed audience。 。。。more

Jessi ，

3。5 stars。 A very quick， sometimes superficial feeling read。 First， let me say that I'm really glad that there's been an influx of Muslim-centered YA contemporaries over the past few years。 I feel like I'm learning a lot about Islamic culture and family life （not to mention all the information about foods and celebrations from countries other than my own！） through these books， which is really neat。 I haven't read a lot about Islam before， and I am always happy to vicariously experience different 3。5 stars。 A very quick， sometimes superficial feeling read。 First， let me say that I'm really glad that there's been an influx of Muslim-centered YA contemporaries over the past few years。 I feel like I'm learning a lot about Islamic culture and family life （not to mention all the information about foods and celebrations from countries other than my own！） through these books， which is really neat。 I haven't read a lot about Islam before， and I am always happy to vicariously experience different cultures through the media I consume。 That being said， it was hard not to compare this book to others I have read over the past two years， also featuring Muslim young women， written by Muslim authors。 I think that this predisposition to categorizing books that are new territory for me will fade the more that I read （and the more that are published）， but as I read， I thought of others， by other authors， and was reminded that I enjoyed them more。 The story here was very sweet， and sometimes unbelievable。 The characters didn't feel as real to me as other recent reads; their feelings and motivations felt a bit more shallow， less realistic。 I didn't ever find myself wishing these were real people or that I could follow up on their stories because I was very aware the entire time that I was reading a work of fiction。 The story did not extend beyond the pages of the book for me。 I am leaving this at 4 stars， rather than rounding down to 3， because there's a very good chance that a lot of my issues （not even complaints， just "this isn't working for me as well as some other things） are completely subjective。 This book has been on my to-read list for a little while because some reviewers I respect recommended it， even before it was officially published。 All in all， a clean， sweet， reverent read。 I will keep an eye out for more by this author。 。。。more

Bre ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I absolutely loved this book！ It’s quick paced and enjoyable throughout。 As a non-Muslim， I loved reading about Ramadan and was excited to learn more。 This book does a beautiful job of showing details of the cultures represented， Islam， the traditions， while also giving us characters you can’t help but become invested in。 I would absolutely recommend this book， especially if you enjoy a sweet romance。

faatima ，

Salaam， with Love is a sweet， simple look into the life of Dua Sheikh: an incoming high school senior from Virginia who travels to New York City to visit her cousins for the month of Ramadan。 As a member of the only Muslim family in her hometown， Dua initially feels out of place among her cousins and their friends， who sport a comparatively close relationship with their faith。 In an effort to understand their practices and love for Islam， she sets out to accomplish a few spiritual goals during t Salaam， with Love is a sweet， simple look into the life of Dua Sheikh: an incoming high school senior from Virginia who travels to New York City to visit her cousins for the month of Ramadan。 As a member of the only Muslim family in her hometown， Dua initially feels out of place among her cousins and their friends， who sport a comparatively close relationship with their faith。 In an effort to understand their practices and love for Islam， she sets out to accomplish a few spiritual goals during this month of fasting， all while discovering more about herself， her anxieties， and her dreams。 CW: explicitly described Islamophobic hate crime。 REP: Pakistani MC， Pakistani SC's， Lebanese SC's， and visually impaired SC。 I don't necessarily have much to review about this book in detail; it was fairly straightforward and mostly kept to the surface in terms of dynamics， so I finished listening to it relatively quickly。 I really appreciate the approach that Beg took with allowing Dua to gradually understand and grow closer to her faith， especially amid her confusions about standing out at her own expense or harm。 The events of the spiritual narrative were wrapped up in so much kindness， love， and patience， which is definitely something that Muslim youth are desperately in need of。 I only wish there had been some more depth afforded to the contents of the book in general; the plot moved forward quickly and most of the characters， aside from Dua， felt more like archetypes rather than real， tangible characters that I could get heavily invested in。 I really wanted to be able to marinate in the atmosphere and the relationship dynamics， but the plot and purpose of the book with its spiritual message seemed to take ultimate precedence。 It was a bit disappointing， because I think fleshing out these general aspects could have afforded an even greater poignancy to Dua's relationship with her faith and how the people around her helped her establish a concrete connection to it and to her personal desires。 FINAL RATING: 3 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Audiobook: 3。5 - I want to thank the Bad Bitch Book Club for putting this book on my radar that I normally would not have picked out myself。 I have very limited knowledge of Ramadan so that was refreshing to read about a holiday that isn't normally spotlighted。 This was such a quick listen & the book isn't too long if you are looking for a quick， cute YA read。 Dua is visiting her family for a month in New York City during the holy month。 I had to chuckle with Dua when she talks about her struggl Audiobook: 3。5 - I want to thank the Bad Bitch Book Club for putting this book on my radar that I normally would not have picked out myself。 I have very limited knowledge of Ramadan so that was refreshing to read about a holiday that isn't normally spotlighted。 This was such a quick listen & the book isn't too long if you are looking for a quick， cute YA read。 Dua is visiting her family for a month in New York City during the holy month。 I had to chuckle with Dua when she talks about her struggle during fasting at the start of the holiday。 I would feel those same struggles。 Dua gets to meet other Muslims while visiting which is overwhelming as she is from a smaller town and doesn't know any other in her school。 She becomes smitten with a young man who is brother of her cousin's fiancee。 He helps Dua learns the text of Quran at which during this time they become close。 Along with Dua we also follow her cousin Mahnoor and her dilemma with being in an arranged marriage。 There is a moment that happens to her younger cousin as a result of Islamophobia。 I was surprised at the ending which I will not ruin but my gosh it seemed so rushed！！！！ I will admit that I rushed through the audio to make sure that I got through it before a discussion so my memory of everything is a bit foggy。 And now its been days since I listened， which makes writing this review a bit tougher。 。。。more

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Hajrar ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed this book overall with a few things that I didn’t quite enjoy as much。 I love when I can relate to the main character and I feel like Dua resonated with a version of myself; I thoroughly appreciate when the spiritual element is weaved into the the story， especially when an author takes the effort to include the five daily prayers in a respectful amount of depth rather than mentioning it for the sake of it or just as a second thought。 So I loved that element throughout the book！ But。。。 I enjoyed this book overall with a few things that I didn’t quite enjoy as much。 I love when I can relate to the main character and I feel like Dua resonated with a version of myself; I thoroughly appreciate when the spiritual element is weaved into the the story， especially when an author takes the effort to include the five daily prayers in a respectful amount of depth rather than mentioning it for the sake of it or just as a second thought。 So I loved that element throughout the book！ But。。。 I feel like I struggled with certain parts of the book like especially moments shared between Hassan and Dua。 Not to be overly conservative （lol but seriously）， I cringed at the alone moments and I felt like things moved a little too fast without much substance。 Or that could be that I felt things happened without much flow。 For instance Mahnoor’s character， I understand she’s reserved but I felt there wasn’t enough explanation around her being initially cold to Dua。 I felt like a little more around that would make her character feel more developed。 Side note: I felt like more could’ve been described about the characters and they had potential to be more developed。 I really resonated with Mahnoor’s feelings in regards to marriage， that was worded perfectly: ‘we’re primed to think about marriage since preschool， practically。。。’ But again， maybe marrying Azhar was too quick a resolution， which felt unrealistic - which I think is a little off-putting for me when I read a book that isn’t like a fantasy or sci-fi。 Maybe this isn’t in line with the genre of the book， but maybe it would’ve been nice to see Mahnoor potentially not going back to Azhar but instead for her to understand more about why her ideals were what they were。 It happened a bit too fast for her to realise that she wanted to be with Azhar。 BUT I enjoyed some real gems throughout the book where Dua would make dua （no pun obvs） and personally I’ve always struggled to put duas into words （an overwhelming task for a perfectionist） and so I appreciated those moments in the book。 I think that’s why I sometimes like reading books where the MC is muslim because it helps reconnect with God on character/personal mindset level （as opposed to the spiritual level that you would have when reading the Quran and seerah）。 Hassan’s character felt a tad problematic。 He’s a hafiz but I cringed when he helped Dua memorise surah from the Quran。 It just felt like it crossed a line， maybe？ I’m not sure but it didn’t feel right。 Cute sentiments but maybe not realistic。 Haya’s character was cute but borderline annoying， she seriously could’ve helped Dua with the surah instead trying to match make her brother with her friend in a context that seems kind of inappropriate。Also， she memorised those surah real quick！ I may just be terrible with memorising but I think it’s unrealistic for it to only take an hour or two to memorise surah。 It’s possible so I suppose that’s just my own struggle （lol）。 Overall， （not to ramble on but） I liked reading it despite the above， it only took me just over24 hours to read！ I enjoyed the whole family environment and the fact is was Ramadan throughout the book。 It just gave really warm vibes and kinda made me long for a big family！I’d probably give the book 3。5 because I couldn’t decide between 3 or 4 stars， but I would recommend you read the book if you were up for something lighthearted， a little relatable yet almost a little away from reality （which， I suppose， isn’t always a terrible thing）if you made it this far - WOW。 bless you and you can actually get a little closure by reviewing a book🥲😚 。。。more

Ryleigh ，

Salaam， With Love is adorable。 I loved Dua and her family and would absolutely read another book about her and Hassan。

Sara ，

It's wonderful to see more and more books about a range of ethnicities and religions。 This is a young adult book that any young woman would enjoy--and also learn more about Islam and the ins and outs of Ramadan。 It has romance， family relationships， a bit of intrigue， and a universal theme of generational differences when it comes to a young person going out in the world to college。 The family members are interesting and many different relationships are featured。 It's a sweet read and I'd recomm It's wonderful to see more and more books about a range of ethnicities and religions。 This is a young adult book that any young woman would enjoy--and also learn more about Islam and the ins and outs of Ramadan。 It has romance， family relationships， a bit of intrigue， and a universal theme of generational differences when it comes to a young person going out in the world to college。 The family members are interesting and many different relationships are featured。 It's a sweet read and I'd recommend it to any young person。 As an adult， I found it to be good reading and it held my interest from beginning to end。 。。。more

Caroline Builta ，

This will resonate with some young person out there。 This was not for me。 3。25 stars。

Shannon Lea ，

Loved this book， such a sweet way to start this year。 I loved how this book followed a character on a journey to deepen her connection to her widely-underrepresented religion， rather than fight against it。 I have thoughts on certain plot points and quick turns of events， but overall， I have a spot in my heart for Dua and her family ❤️

Megan ，

I'm not the intended audience for this book as an adult woman， but I think a teen girl would absolutely connect with this book。 I haven't read many books from the perspective of a Muslim character， especially a young person。 Salaam， with Love was very informative。 I learned so much about Muslim customs。 The main character， Dua， isn't sure how to feel when her family tells her that they will be spending Ramadan with her cousins， a more conservative and larger Muslim family。 But while she's there， I'm not the intended audience for this book as an adult woman， but I think a teen girl would absolutely connect with this book。 I haven't read many books from the perspective of a Muslim character， especially a young person。 Salaam， with Love was very informative。 I learned so much about Muslim customs。 The main character， Dua， isn't sure how to feel when her family tells her that they will be spending Ramadan with her cousins， a more conservative and larger Muslim family。 But while she's there， she grows in her faith and becomes close with her cousins and some new friends。 At first I was a little overwhelmed by all the characters， but I became familiar with who was who after reading further。 This book celebrates Muslim culture， but it also touches on hard topics such as Islamophobia。 I would definitely include this on my classroom bookshelf。 。。。more

Jantien ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is so cute！ I loved every single thing about it。 Dua really grows in this book。 Her devotion to Allah and to her family is absolutely admirable。 It shows islam as something so pure and good。 The connection she feels at the end of ramadan to her God warms my heart。 It's a story of hope。 Dua starts off as religious but not that strict with prayers and other traditions and she immerses herself in religion during ramadan。 What starts off as a gesture to her family， turns into a discovery o This book is so cute！ I loved every single thing about it。 Dua really grows in this book。 Her devotion to Allah and to her family is absolutely admirable。 It shows islam as something so pure and good。 The connection she feels at the end of ramadan to her God warms my heart。 It's a story of hope。 Dua starts off as religious but not that strict with prayers and other traditions and she immerses herself in religion during ramadan。 What starts off as a gesture to her family， turns into a discovery of how she wants to live her life， achieve her dreams and goals and above all a discovery of who she really is as a person。 This book holds a special place in my heart during a special time in my life。 。。。more

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