Love from Mecca to Medina
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- Author：S.K. Ali
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Summary
On the trip of a lifetime， Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted， wildly charming” （Becky Albertalli， New York Times bestselling author） Love from A to Z。
Adam and Zayneb。 Perfectly matched。 Painfully apart。
Adam is in Doha， Qatar， making a map of the Hijra， a historic migration from Mecca to Medina， and worried about where his next paycheck will come from。 Zayneb is in Chicago， where school and extracurricular stresses are piling on top of a terrible frenemy situation， making her miserable。
Then a marvel occurs: Adam and Zayneb get the chance to spend Thanksgiving week on the Umrah， a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina， in Saudi Arabia。 Adam is thrilled; it’s the reboot he needs and an opportunity to pray for a hijra in real life: to migrate to Zayneb in Chicago。 Zayneb balks at the trip at first， having envisioned another kind of vacation， but then decides a spiritual reset is calling her name too。 And they can’t wait to see each other—surely， this is just what they both need。
But the trip is nothing like what they expect， from the appearance of Adam’s former love interest in their traveling group to the anxiety gripping Zayneb when she’s supposed to be “spiritual。” As one wedge after another drives them apart while they make their way through rites in the holy city， Adam and Zayneb start to wonder: was their meeting just an oddity after all？ Or can their love transcend everything else like the greatest marvels of the world？
Adam and Zayneb。 Perfectly matched。 Painfully apart。
Adam is in Doha， Qatar， making a map of the Hijra， a historic migration from Mecca to Medina， and worried about where his next paycheck will come from。 Zayneb is in Chicago， where school and extracurricular stresses are piling on top of a terrible frenemy situation， making her miserable。
Then a marvel occurs: Adam and Zayneb get the chance to spend Thanksgiving week on the Umrah， a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina， in Saudi Arabia。 Adam is thrilled; it’s the reboot he needs and an opportunity to pray for a hijra in real life: to migrate to Zayneb in Chicago。 Zayneb balks at the trip at first， having envisioned another kind of vacation， but then decides a spiritual reset is calling her name too。 And they can’t wait to see each other—surely， this is just what they both need。
But the trip is nothing like what they expect， from the appearance of Adam’s former love interest in their traveling group to the anxiety gripping Zayneb when she’s supposed to be “spiritual。” As one wedge after another drives them apart while they make their way through rites in the holy city， Adam and Zayneb start to wonder: was their meeting just an oddity after all？ Or can their love transcend everything else like the greatest marvels of the world？
Reviews
Afifa
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Appeal for a third book pleaseee！！！！！！
iamaunicornwithyellowfeet
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Words cannot describe how much I loved this bookMay Allah grant us all the opportunity to go for Umrah and Hajj one day
M。
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It was a good read。
Nadeen Naqaweh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was extremely disappointing and annoying to read。 When I finished Love from A to Z， I did not like it and told myself not to expect much from this one （because I unfortunately bought both books at the same time）， but I wanted to read it。 Because I REALLY wanted to love them。 I gave this book two stars because if it wasn't for the mentions of the beautiful Islamic stories of the Prophet （PBUH） and the （better done than the first book） Muslim rep， it would have been a one star read for m This book was extremely disappointing and annoying to read。 When I finished Love from A to Z， I did not like it and told myself not to expect much from this one （because I unfortunately bought both books at the same time）， but I wanted to read it。 Because I REALLY wanted to love them。 I gave this book two stars because if it wasn't for the mentions of the beautiful Islamic stories of the Prophet （PBUH） and the （better done than the first book） Muslim rep， it would have been a one star read for me。 I was actually enjoying the first part of the book。 The writing wasn't as cringey because the characters were older， and Zayneb wasn't completely unbearable。 Until her character took an all-time low and I just could not like any part of her character。 The parts I did like:- As I mentioned before， the Muslim rep in this book was not as "on-the-nose" as the first one。 It felt natural and subtle， and the educational tone it took when explaining aspects of the Pilgrimage was well done。 It made more sense in this context because it's something that not everyone knows the details of， even Muslims， so I appreciated that it taught， but in a "show， not tell" way。 - There was more romance in this one because they are engaged， but it was not as cute or touching because I feel like it was forced。 Idk I wanted to see more chemistry between them， more reasons about why they love each other。 What they feel when they are in each other's company。 They were just kissing and feeling physical attraction， but I wanted more of the emotional connection。 I guess this is more of a negative than a positive point， but I put it as a positive because at least this one had romance。 The first one barely did （and again I'm not talking about physical romance）。 The parts I didn't like:- the jealousy: Zayneb was pissing me tf off because she kept villainizing poor Sarina who literally never did anything。 We know that these chapters are biased because when the author wants to pull the bias away， she makes their cat tell the story （which was so weird too， like what）。 But yeah we know Zayneb is biased， so I never saw Sarina's "annoying" actions as wrong whatsoever。 She never made me think that she was actively trying to steal her mans。 She was just doing her job and helping him the same way she would help any other person。 Before Zayneb started seeing her as a threat， she was a wonderful， kindhearted girl。 But because we ALWAYS have to pit girls against each other， the author made it seem like Sarina was this monster。 Zayneb got so mad at Adam because he "wasn't spending as much time with her" on a UMRAH TRIP！ Like girl there is a time and a place。 If you wanna hang out with him so bad， MAKE AN EFFORT， and don't just ice him out because you're too insecure to realize that there is literally nothing going on between Adam and Sarina。 You are literally married to him， YOU won him over。 It's not like he chased after Sarina when she got engaged。 What are you so jealous about。 Grow up and go talk to him。- the miscommunication: a miscommunication plot is my absolute least favourite trope ever。 Every conflict that happened between them was so dumb and could have been easily resolved IF THEY JUST TALKED！- the weak plot: the whole thing about Zayneb living a hard life at uni and not being able to tell Adam about it was very infuriating。 Yes， it was horrible， but I feel like if you can't tell your partner these things， what kind of relationship is that？ I still don't understand why there were false allegations against her， and why that Mahmoud guy from Istanbul was so important but anyway。。。- the cringe: please dear god never let me read another book that mentions TikTok and Zoom meetings。 That physically pained me。 Also ZAYBY？？？ ew stop。 - SAND HOLDING HOMEWRECKER？？？？ My jaw was on the floor after reading that。 Zayneb is so rude to Adam I actually do not know what he sees in her。 She was rude to him when he helped take care of her when she was throwing up。 She was rude to him in that California flashback when they played would you rather。 She was rude to him when she mentioned （to her friend） that her family didn't like Adam at first IN FRONT OF HIM。 AND THE AUTHOR ALWAYS MAKES ADAM APOLOGIZE FIRST， AND MAKES IT JUSTIFIED THAT HE WAS IN THE WRONG。 HE DID NOTHING WRONG IT WAS ALL ZAYNEB'S FAULT。（the only thing that might have made Sarina look bad was when she sent the pictures of her and Adam to the group chat， but Zayneb was literally never trying to hang out with them so it's her fault she wasn't in any pictures）- the quote "wolfing down the flesh I sucked from the chicken wing" was so unnecessarily disgusting idk what the author was trying to convey with this line but it wasn't good。 - If we wanna name a snake in this book， its Sausan。 She was out of line for meddling into their relationship， and she had no right to tell Adam that he should leave and that Zayneb doesn't want to see him。 - again， the author kept victimizing Zayneb and blaming her hardships on the fact that she wears Hijab。 Like when she didn't get the internship she wanted， or when she was facing hardships with the allegations。 "It's because I'm a visibly Muslim brown girl who society deems as unworthy。" Girl stop pushing this narrative it is not painting hijab in a positive light。 Do you want young girls to read this and be like "well Zayneb's life is hard and she wears hijab so I don't want to wear it"？ Hijab is a blessing， so paint it that way。 Yes it has its difficulties， but why do you keep focusing on the fact that your life is difficult BECAUSE you wear hijab。 Don't blame the hijab on things that have nothing to do with it。 - the ending: all of the conflict got resolved （obviously） but I wish Zayneb had closure with Sarina。 She apologized "off-screen" and then continued to paint Sarina's character in a bad light。 Zayneb is still annoying and even after Umrah she doesn't grow as a person to learn how to be less angry and quick to jump to conclusions。 She was suddenly fine with Sarina and was like "she doesn't phase me anymore" but that didn't feel justified because again， there was no closure， and Adam never reassured her that there was nothing going on。 She never admitted that maybe she was overreacting， and Sarina wasn't actively trying to do anything， but because she came back from Umrah she was suddenly fine with it？ In a book， I wanna read about and see the character development， not just be told that "she's good now。"Also， it really rubbed me the wrong way when she implied that Sarina and Yasin （the haram police that she used to be interested in） would be a good match。 Sarina mentioned earlier that she wants someone who is focused on their religion， and so when you imply that the equivalent of that is a haram police， it puts a bad taste in my mouth。 It's like saying all religious people are strict and are always policing others。 What kind of "good Muslim message" is that？？？Anyways I hated this book。 Other than the heartwarming parts about Islam itself， and Adam's story （his relationship with his father and more about his past and his MS journey）， it was not a good book。 That's my opinion don't hate me ahhh 。。。more
Saniya
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I love how S。K。 Ali writes books that are good for introducing the world to the Muslim culture in a realistic way and not just an overview。 What's also amazing is that the details she goes into about various things （like the Umrah process， the translations of duas， the reasoning behind why we would do the simplest of things） are not just helpful for those new to learning about Islam but also serve as a refresher to those who are Muslims but may have forgotten about them （read: people like me） As I love how S。K。 Ali writes books that are good for introducing the world to the Muslim culture in a realistic way and not just an overview。 What's also amazing is that the details she goes into about various things （like the Umrah process， the translations of duas， the reasoning behind why we would do the simplest of things） are not just helpful for those new to learning about Islam but also serve as a refresher to those who are Muslims but may have forgotten about them （read: people like me） As an immigrant who has lived in the Gulf， I loved how she has written about how the countries there show the grandeur and peace that is present there for all as opposed to the misconception that many people have about it in the West。 Now， getting to the actual writing - There's still a long way that the author needs to go。 She still needs to find the incredibly difficult balancing line between going into the details in an interesting way and progressing the story。 The book felt like there was not enough character development or story progression in this book as compared to Love from A to Z。 All the pivotal moments in the protagonists lives （view spoiler）[ the courtship period， the family trips， the nikah， the graduation and choosing a Uni for Zayneb etc （hide spoiler）] were mentioned off handedly as flashback scenes and the main storyline covered just about a month。 Infact， the trip to Istanbul which proved to be a real thorn in the side for Zayneb was also not given enough details。 I was looking forward to a little bit more maturity and character development for the pair than we were given。 I hope that there's more books coming in the series as our young couple's lives have just begun and they still have a long ways to go 。。。more
Saira
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 S。K。 Ali made me feel like I was visiting Mecca and Medina with the way she described the cities and their eternal beauty。S。K。 Ali also made me fall more in love with my religion with the way she wove islamic teachings， stories and hadith within the story to help myself grow in my Iman as the characters were。I really loved how we got to see both Adam and Zainab grow in such a humane way alongside other characters we previously met or heard about。 Yes the storyline could have finished quicker whe S。K。 Ali made me feel like I was visiting Mecca and Medina with the way she described the cities and their eternal beauty。S。K。 Ali also made me fall more in love with my religion with the way she wove islamic teachings， stories and hadith within the story to help myself grow in my Iman as the characters were。I really loved how we got to see both Adam and Zainab grow in such a humane way alongside other characters we previously met or heard about。 Yes the storyline could have finished quicker when people communicated but I really love how S。k。 Ali showed we get so engrossed in the world around us and our wants for the future that we forget to appreciate and be grateful for what we actually have。She is one of my favourite Muslim authors simply because I feel her love for Islam through the pages and her eagerness to share it with others。 。。。more
Rawan
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an unapologetically muslim （+accurate！） YA book？！ and a cute story？！ 😭 teen me is freaking out。
Mehvish
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I loved it！ Adam please teach the Muslim men or men in general how to be emotional and vulnerable 😇
Dr。 Firdaus Samad
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As the acknowledgment part said 'love story in Mecca？ Is it even possible？'。 We never associate love stories with pilgrimage。 This book changed such an outlook。 The author brings the sequel to Adam and Zayneb's love story。 A life after they are nikah-fied （married）。 I enjoyed Love From A To Z thoroughly。 And this book was no less。 I finished it in a single sitting。 It gave me butterflies with all the cute moments。 It gave me goosebumps as the protagonists experience Umrah， their first sight of K As the acknowledgment part said 'love story in Mecca？ Is it even possible？'。 We never associate love stories with pilgrimage。 This book changed such an outlook。 The author brings the sequel to Adam and Zayneb's love story。 A life after they are nikah-fied （married）。 I enjoyed Love From A To Z thoroughly。 And this book was no less。 I finished it in a single sitting。 It gave me butterflies with all the cute moments。 It gave me goosebumps as the protagonists experience Umrah， their first sight of Kaaba， and Medina。 Above all， it gave me hope- a hope that it's possible to have a dreamy swoon-worthy love story that too in a HALAL way in today's world。 Girls just need to wait for their Adam Chen。 Guys just need to wait for Zayneb。 This book is like someone has written about my dream of going to Umrah and Hajj with my partner。 It's perfect。 。。。more
Maddy McHugh
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4-4。5
Khadeejah
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Of course this book is a 5/5， like how could it not be。 I’m not gonna lie， in the beginning/ middle of the book there were some things I was not liking。 But the end was perfect and the actions were realistic and the whole book was just full of so much love。 All the characters from all her books had their wonderful endings and it was so heart fulfilling。 I finished this book at 3 AM and fell asleep smiling so wide。 I will forever thank you S。 K。 Ali for writing your amazing books。 For writing Mus Of course this book is a 5/5， like how could it not be。 I’m not gonna lie， in the beginning/ middle of the book there were some things I was not liking。 But the end was perfect and the actions were realistic and the whole book was just full of so much love。 All the characters from all her books had their wonderful endings and it was so heart fulfilling。 I finished this book at 3 AM and fell asleep smiling so wide。 I will forever thank you S。 K。 Ali for writing your amazing books。 For writing Muslims correctly so I， a Muslim teen， can actually be seen for once and believe that my dreams and goals are not unrealistic。 For writing us as actual people who’s only traits aren’t that we’re Muslim and people of color。 For writing us into normal stories and showing that we’re normal people with normal dreams and deleting the ridiculous stereotypes surrounding Muslims。 I loved this beautiful book and you should def read it even if you’re not Muslim。 It’s a story and a learning opportunity for everyone to enjoy。 。。。more
Aqsha
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Quick review: I loved everything about this book。 Such an authentic story。 I love that it embodied the emotional complexities that come with navigating life - trying to balance work， with commitments， with purpose and self， with spirituality， with love。 The last few were the heart of it all。 It’s a story of Adam and Zayneb feeling the struggles， joys and fears of life and newly married life。 Growing individually and trying to find a sense of cohesion as a couple， while fulfilling their own purpo Quick review: I loved everything about this book。 Such an authentic story。 I love that it embodied the emotional complexities that come with navigating life - trying to balance work， with commitments， with purpose and self， with spirituality， with love。 The last few were the heart of it all。 It’s a story of Adam and Zayneb feeling the struggles， joys and fears of life and newly married life。 Growing individually and trying to find a sense of cohesion as a couple， while fulfilling their own purpose and duties to God。 That’s what being Muslim is about。 （I also love that this made me miss and long for Umrah and visiting Mecca and Medina again。）I would follow these two anywhere。 insha’Allah we get more books of them at various stages in their life！ Need more adult books by s。k。 Ali， they’re always so realistic and relatable。 。。。more
USOM
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（Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） Love from Mecca to Medina is a story about love， loss， and possibility。 In some ways， this sequel has similar themes to Love from A to Z。 This world is full of curiousities and miracles， but can lightning strike twice？ Can we find our way back to each other when things get hard？ Because love is rarely easy and it's one of those things that requires communication， honesty， and work （Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） Love from Mecca to Medina is a story about love， loss， and possibility。 In some ways， this sequel has similar themes to Love from A to Z。 This world is full of curiousities and miracles， but can lightning strike twice？ Can we find our way back to each other when things get hard？ Because love is rarely easy and it's one of those things that requires communication， honesty， and work。 We have to confront pieces of ourselves we don't want to。 To have conversations that scare us。And I deeply appreciated seeing that perspective in Love from Mecca to Medina。 There can be lies， things we keep to ourselves， and conversations we don't know where to start。 My heart broke for both Adam and Zayneb。 For how long distance can bring us closer together and pull us apart。 The immense stress Zayneb is in which she doesn't even know how to articulate for fear of breaking down。 Or for Adam who has his own struggles and feelings of being adrift。 。。。more
t s a r
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“Sometimes humans needed to set out on a journey to find their way to the point of it all。” Thank you， S。 K。 Ali， Salaam Reads， and Between the Spines Tours for giving me a digital advanced copy of Love from Mecca to Medina in exchange of an honest review。Love from Mecca to Medina ★★★★★Trigger warnings: …（review to come）
Diana jackson
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I didn’t want to finish this book because I never wanted it to end but in the end I finished it。 I need another book for their story because this book changed me。 Thank you S。K Ali for this story。
Dea Dwi
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A rollercoaster ride😭It was so angsty but I love how it evolved😭😭😭I never cursed so much reading a halal romance before （iykyk）It made me want to visit mecca and Medina for real。 To experience umrah myself。 Thank u for bringing the life or early marriage couple， its conflict， and striving with showing the beauty of islamic teaching。 AND I LOVE ALL OF THOSE HISTORICAL TRIVIAS🥺🥰 Even if I didnt see my people， these muslim folks bringing me joy！！！
Jakarta
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Kinda slow in some areas & didn't care for the drama BUT it was realistic and was resolved realistically so I can't be too mad。 Kinda slow in some areas & didn't care for the drama BUT it was realistic and was resolved realistically so I can't be too mad。 。。。more
shahd hazem
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If I could give it more believe me I would Adam and Zayneb are one of my favourite characters ever。 Ever since I read Love From A To Z I literally couldn't take them out of my mind so I was certainly dying to see more of them but honestly what I was more excited for was seeing their Umrah。 I visited Mecca and Medina one time when I was 8 years old and although I don't remember much but I do remember the feeling of awe and peace that I was in may Allah grant me another trip soon。 Also my trip lik If I could give it more believe me I would Adam and Zayneb are one of my favourite characters ever。 Ever since I read Love From A To Z I literally couldn't take them out of my mind so I was certainly dying to see more of them but honestly what I was more excited for was seeing their Umrah。 I visited Mecca and Medina one time when I was 8 years old and although I don't remember much but I do remember the feeling of awe and peace that I was in may Allah grant me another trip soon。 Also my trip like Zayneb's was complicated as me and my siblings got chicken box and were secluded in the hotel for most of the trip😂 but we made it through the last day at mecca and the rest of our trip to medina。 Anyways the author captured the spirit of the Holy place so well I teared alot from the beauty of the writing and descriptions also the stories of the prophet peace be upon him and our mother hajar。 I was so proud that our religion was being captured in the right way。 Was really happy to see the characters of both Adam and Zayneb develop and how they got through all the problems that faced them。 I could see myself re-reading the books every once in a while to get back to Zayneb's bravery and fierceness and Adam's kindnes and caring selves。 I'm not exaggerating when I say this might be my favourite book of 2022 till now。 。。。more
Macire Keita
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I absolutely LOVE Adam and Zaynab story。 A and Z are perfect for each other。 honestly， it was a good read。
Tammy （Wyse） Schoch
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A modern love story that is filled with Muslim history， culture， and themes。
Nour
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Thank you for the ajwa box <3
Alma Omeragic
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I liked this book less than the first one， but I still have nothing but love for A and Z。
S。R。 Ahmed
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What a beautiful continuation and completion of this series。 I've never felt so at peace with a story ending the way I have with Adam and Zayneb。 Loved the spiritual sanctity of Umrah while still involving characters and the plot progression。 It makes my heart yearn even more for Umrah， may Allah SWT always bless S。K。 Ali！ Ameen！ What a beautiful continuation and completion of this series。 I've never felt so at peace with a story ending the way I have with Adam and Zayneb。 Loved the spiritual sanctity of Umrah while still involving characters and the plot progression。 It makes my heart yearn even more for Umrah， may Allah SWT always bless S。K。 Ali！ Ameen！ 。。。more
Frayda
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3。5/5（2022 Around the World in 80 Books read for Saudi Arabia）
Safa
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*4。5
Soumii
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3 stars for Adam & ZaynebContrary to the first book， which was an unapologetically cute Muslim romance novel。 Love from Mecca to Medina was a cute Muslim novel for non-Muslim readers。 70% of the story was explaining what Zayneb and Adam were doing in Mecca and Medina， in a “4th-grade Islamic jurisprudence book” way。 Too much explainings， all of the prayers in Arabic were translated， and some weird stuffs were said in Arabic， that nobody SAYS， ex: "Alhamdulillah。” I nodded， suddenly rememberin 3 stars for Adam & ZaynebContrary to the first book， which was an unapologetically cute Muslim romance novel。 Love from Mecca to Medina was a cute Muslim novel for non-Muslim readers。 70% of the story was explaining what Zayneb and Adam were doing in Mecca and Medina， in a “4th-grade Islamic jurisprudence book” way。 Too much explainings， all of the prayers in Arabic were translated， and some weird stuffs were said in Arabic， that nobody SAYS， ex: "Alhamdulillah。” I nodded， suddenly remembering Shaykh Murtaza was her paternal uncle。 “Rabbil alameen。" If somebody tells me "Alhamdulillah Rabbil alameen" I'll start reciting Al fatiha！！！ AND LASTLY， A WHOLE CHAPTER WHERE ZAYNEB WAS DOING TAWAF ？？？ I felt like the book was trying to teach me how to do Umrah， and trying so hard to be understood by non-Muslims， which is not what I signed up for。 Non-Muslim can use google to understand， just like I do when I read my Christian lit。 I wanted to read about their couple in Mecca， about THEM， not about the Sira of the prophet and a wiki how to do Umrah and Hajj， I already did that for 12 years， in school， Thank you very much。 The pros : 1。 Albaik 2。 Adam and Zayneb being cute 3。 Janna and Mila The Cons : 1。 Mrs。 Ramlah。 She was as annoying as the old ladies at the mosque。 2。 （view spoiler）[ Sarina is the nastiest skank bitch I’ve ever met。 Do not trust her。 SHE IS A FUGLY SLUT。 （hide spoiler）] 3。 The book was trying so hard to be “ Islam is a religion of peace and love， PLEASE HUG ME I’M MUSLIM” and that was annoying as hell。 4。 （view spoiler）[ The Niqabi Ninja “Sausun” is the kind of woman to avoid like the plague when married。 Why are you in couples’ affairs and emitting judgment with zero information， weirdo ？？？ （hide spoiler）] 5。 This quote “Clair clapped， Bilqis got up and hugged Janna， who was already being side-hugged by Ava， and from laptop， Nuah and Sumayyah…” SUMAYYAH， WHO WRITES THE NAME LIKE THIS ？？？ 。。。more
Jessica Fitzpatrick
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Book 2 in the Love from A to Z series！ We get to see Adam and Zayneb as they continue their relationship and go on the pilgrimage from Mecca to Medina。 Both are worried about different things and don’t communicate that with their partners and both hope that this trip will allow them to grow closer。 Instead of being close， wedges keep coming into their relationship。 So TBH I never read book one！ You didn’t need that to go fall in love with this story。 I loved the culture， the romance and sacrific Book 2 in the Love from A to Z series！ We get to see Adam and Zayneb as they continue their relationship and go on the pilgrimage from Mecca to Medina。 Both are worried about different things and don’t communicate that with their partners and both hope that this trip will allow them to grow closer。 Instead of being close， wedges keep coming into their relationship。 So TBH I never read book one！ You didn’t need that to go fall in love with this story。 I loved the culture， the romance and sacrifice that is told throughout。 Honestly this is just a beautiful love story。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more
andthenbehappy
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I loved it！！！ I feel like i cant move on and need part 3！！Only thing; i wish their problems were resolved more in depth。 Like it was suddenly resolved， even though they were hurt for so long。 I wish they talked it out more。 And maybe let them take out more of the umrah。。 it seemed wasteful honestly
Aisha
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4。75 rounded upy'all I really love this book and i can say that this is my fave from s。k。 ali。 The writing in this was beautiful and I think was a step up （for me） from the first book。 I liked seeing what adam and zayneb's relationship was like now that they had their nikah。 I feel like for the most part， their relationship felt real in terms of miscommunication。 I don't really get bothered by miscommunication trope， but I can understand why they acted the way they did towards each other。Its fun 4。75 rounded upy'all I really love this book and i can say that this is my fave from s。k。 ali。 The writing in this was beautiful and I think was a step up （for me） from the first book。 I liked seeing what adam and zayneb's relationship was like now that they had their nikah。 I feel like for the most part， their relationship felt real in terms of miscommunication。 I don't really get bothered by miscommunication trope， but I can understand why they acted the way they did towards each other。Its funny bc in the last book， I related more to zayneb and now I relate to adam on the sequel in terms of being avoidant and hiding emotions 😂。 Both of them don't make smart decisions， but honestly who am I to criticize 😭。 I will say that while I didn't mind the miscommunication at first， it started to drag a bit too long。 Also zaynebs personal conflicts were a bit confusing and a lot， so it was hard to keep up。 Nevertheless， I'm glad her （and adams） problems were resolved。 I think soon I'll read the misfits series bc some of the characters were in this book。 Idk that adam and zayneb were from that series so I think now I have some context going into the books。Overall， this book really proved how much I really like ali's writing。 Books like these make me feel seen as a muslim and long for reading more positive muslim rep in books and media in general。 。。。more
Another Chatterbooks
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