Written in the Stars: A Novel

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Anyway, Aisha Saeed wrote Written in the Stars beautifully and it teaches young people (or any audience of this book because, really, someone of any age can read it) to have empathy and tolerance towards the sorts of situations Naila goes through. The most important part of this book, I think, is what it teaches the reader. It definitely taught me a lot. But no matter what you tell yourself, no matter what society wants you to be, sometimes you cannot help fall in love. I have been in a relationship for seven years – SEVEN – with a guy in Pakistan. I moved to the US almost three years ago, and since then I’ve been in a long-distance relationship. I have seen him twice since I moved, and if I were to count all the hours I’ve spent with him in the last three years, I’d say it’s less than two days. Less than two days. Does that make my feelings less valid?

Nonetheless, I recommend this book to everybody particularly the readers who appreciate a good book on a social vice. The book carries a strong message that needs to find its way to everybody's shelf. For fans of Casey McQuiston and Abby Jimenez comes a bold, hilarious, and out-of-the-box novel about mixing business with battery-operated pleasure . . . That’s not how it’s done,” she had said. “Just because we live in a different place doesn’t change how things should be.” I really liked the characters and identified with both in certain ways. This is an enemies to lovers/fake dating trope type of romance book (I’m not an expert on the genre but I know tropes are a thing!) which I thought was well executed and written. While it has a predictable ending you can’t help to root for them. it honestly pains me to not give this book 5/5 stars. i wanted to love this book more than i actually did and that was a bit disappointing for me. i liked this book a lot, but i felt less and less engaged with the plot as the book reached the end.

Even though this is a love story yet it is more theme-driven. The area it focuses is forced marriages. Unfortunately, the plague of such marriages against will is deeply enrooted in many parts of the world and knows no boundaries of country, race or religion. Naila is just one victim of this narrow-mindset and her story is significant because she is the representative of such girls going through such unfairness. If you love the romance genre you’ll like this one! It is set around the holidays so I think its a great book to read in the winter. Get the Book! Astrology and magic and soul mates.Darcy has had to deal with her overprotective younger brother for all her life...and recently, he's become more meddlesome than she can handle. "Quit trying to marry me off like I'm some Regency spinster in one of your favorite Austen novels." This book, I devoured it in only a little more than three hours. I didn’t do anything else once I started reading it.

Arranged marriages remain a worldwide concern, not only in less developed countries. As the author has put it, this problem presents itself as a silent epidemic. We love you. We want what’s best for you. If we see you doing wrong, we have to stop you. Even if you hate us, and I know you do right now, one day, you will see we did what was best for you. That is what we have always

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Elle was so cute and chaotic, with her heart on her sleeve, and Darcy was just a loveable mush ball surrounded by spiky thorns for her own protection! I loved Elle's vulnerability, but equally understood where Darcy was coming from. It was full of telling and filler text that bored me to death. On day 11 (80% in) I decided to only read the dialogues. And that's how I was able to finish. That's what I should've done from the start. That's what I recommend, actually. This way it finally had pacing and I didn't even miss out on anything important. It’s also sad to think that there are people out there whose most personal decision in life (to choose the person they will love) is dictated by culture, by parents who blindly uphold their culture to the point of cruelty and disregard of their children’s feelings. For me, that’s when it becomes wrong. Elle was technicolor chaos and the feelings she inspired in Darcy were a hazard straight out of Pandora’s box.”

This book has a cast of authentic characters. Take our main character for example. Naila wants to be strong, but sometimes she doesn't really have a choice, especially where her parents are concerned. A lot of us are this way in real life, yeah? The last thing I want to do is harsh your vibe or rain on your parade, but I take no shit on your behalf.” I vividly remember a time when one of my friends told me that when her mother discovered she had a boyfriend, she slapped her. For my friends and me, corporal punishment was a distant reality. Our parents had never raised their hands on us, and we always believed they never would. But for my friend’s mother, the real life existence of her young daughter’s boyfriend had been a turning point. Moments like those are representative, because they teach you that some issues are bigger than your imagination could conceive. Even though for years and years we are told to sit properly and not laugh loudly and stay away from boys because boys will be boys and it is on girls to protect themselves, the misogyny of Pakistani society is still hard to digest in all its extremes. but, anyway, the chemistry! the sexual tension and smut are impeccable, the romance is lovely and sparkling, and the emotions are big and intense. it's refreshing that the book doesn't shy away from any big emotions - the good or the bad. Before I begin my review, it is interesting to note that although Aisha herself was fortunate enough to find love in her arranged marriage, she chose to reveal the other side to it: penning a tale about the horror and trauma of forced marriage, some of which are brought about through coercion, pressure, threats and sometimes outright violence.Nalia’s family tells her a trip to Pakistan to spend time with all their extended family is just want they all need. Their stay should be only a few weeks. What happens when weeks become months and then a marriage is arranged? elle and darcy themselves have amazing chemistry, although i think elle's character is more developed than darcy's? or perhaps elle is just more relatable to me. her growth is phenomenal; her deep loneliness and desire to be seen and wanted, and her gradual realization that she deserves better than the bare minimum. so inspiring to see elle struggle to know her worth, and finally commit to believing in herself. We follow our protagonist Naila as she forced to go on a holiday to Pakistan to reconnect with her roots, after her incredibly strict parents find out that she has a secret boyfriend. Little does she know, this trip isn't merely a holiday and her life is about to change completely. From there develops a, quite frankly, terrifying tale about the reality for some women living in South Asian countries and the culture pressures and norms around marriage. Why she was so in knots over this impossible woman who had her head in the clouds and wore her heart on her sleeve. A woman with the world’s least refined palate and an inability to sit properly in a chair like a normal person.”