Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

Love, Hate & Other Filters

by Samira Ahmed

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019

A romantic and relevant debut about Islamophobia and
how it affects the normal life of a teenage girl.

Maya Aziz dreams of being a film maker in New York. Her family have other ideas. They want her to be a dutiful daughter who wears gold jewellery and high heels and trains to be a doctor. But jewellery and heels are so uncomfortable . . .

She's also caught between the guy she SHOULD like and the guy she DOES like. But she doesn't want to let Kareem down and things with Phil would never work out anyway. Would they?

Then a suicide bomber who shares her last name strikes in a city hundreds of miles away and everything changes . . .

Perfect for fans of Annabel Pitcher, WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI and THE HATE U GIVE.

Reviewed by Joséphine on

4 of 5 stars

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January 16, 2018

Full book review is up on Word Revel.

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January 5, 2018

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

Initial thoughts: For the most part, I've outgrown cute, fluffy romances. I used to devour them years ago but not anymore in recent times. Love, Hate & Other Filters though, slipped past for I enjoyed it a great deal. It was cute but also remained grounded, which I think was a crucial element that led to my enjoyment. At the same time, it dealt with current affairs of Islamophobia and extremism, and how these have a far-reaching impact even beyond those directly affected.

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Note: I received a review copy from a local distributor in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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