LitPick Review
Thirteen lives, all interconnected (whether they know it or not), are about to be altered for good. Aisha just found out her incredibly rich husband is gay, while Salma is realizing her husband isn’t the man she thought he was. Meanwhile, Mike and Meshary are both stuck on a girl that left them and broke their hearts, but while one wants her back and is doing everything he can to prove he’s good enough for her, the other claims to have moved on but truly seeks revenge. Everyone wants something they can’t have, but some are willing to go further than others to get it. Each individual must decide how they’ll let their religion, their family, and their background affect their future, and if they have the courage to go after what they truly want in life.
Opinion:
I enjoyed the individual stories, the glimpses into each character’s life, and I loved how they were all connected. Sometimes you had to read the next story to figure out how the previous two fit together. However, sometimes I was left hanging. I would really like a character, but then their story would end, and I never got to see how their problems were resolved. Additionally, sometimes the narrative was incredibly abrupt. Conversations that would normally take hours were finished in a couple of lines. Many of the characters acted as though their actions had no consequences, but I did enjoy that in the next story you’d often see the consequences of the previous character’s actions. I greatly enjoyed being able to see the same event from multiple perspectives, and it really shows that life isn’t black and white; everyone is going through a different struggle, whether they show it or not.
I would recommend this book to mature readers who enjoy drama and thought-provoking novels.
