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Oct 27, 2020alexqise rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Saeed and Nadia live in a deteriorating city where danger flourishes and their lives could be gone any second. Despite this, they still both go to school and form a relationship together even with their contrasting personalities. However, things take a turn for the worse when the militants start fighting the government in their city, and Saeed’s mother is killed in the crossfire. They receive a tip that there are magical doors that lead to different parts of the world and go through one to escape the city. I liked this book because on the surface, it may just seem like it’s about a relationship that doesn’t work, but the author, Hamid, also explores many other concepts such as religion, immigration, and harassment.