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It was... fine? It's not the best book in the world, nor is it the best romcom, and it doesn't try to be. People already talked in length about how the setting doesn't give year 2000 vibes, so I am not going to repeat that.
What I want to mention however is how disproportionately the chapters between the 2 main characters are. There is a lot of things going on with Anna, but her chapters mostly focus on relationship drama and pseudo-love triangle between her, Nick and Josh. I wanted Marissa Stapley to delve more into Anna's relationship with Beth and by extension with Hanukkah. This book is about major holidays, so I assumed it would delve more into that.
Maryam's chapters have the opposite problem. Uzma Jalaluddin talks a lot about Ramadan and Maryam's relationship with the Holiday. Her relationship with Saif also flows relatively nicely. But I was disappointed that her passion for writing didn't play a bigger role. Maryam was shown more as a good event planner rather than a good writer. I wanted more focus on the whole writing a last minute The Christmas Carol retelling plotline.
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Mimosa: A Graphic Novel
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Wait, I just realized. Nick is dating Anna. And he has an ex girlfriend named Elsa. Are you kidding me?
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Wait, I just realized. Nick is dating Anna. And he has an ex girlfriend named Elsa. Are you kidding me?
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“Anna, please, let me come to your rescue. Don’t push me away. You need me.”
Go hug a landmine, Nick.
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“What exactly is it that you love about me? Can you give me one reason why you think we should spend our entire lives together?” “You’re beautiful, you’re classy. You look great in the clothes I buy you. We’ll have a perfect life, I’ll make sure of it . . .”
Prince Derek from The Swan Princess is that you?
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“Anna, please, let me come to your rescue. Don’t push me away. You need me.”
Go hug a landmine, Nick.
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