Kendall's Reviews > A Place for Us

How do you write a review for a book that takes your breath away and leaves you speechless?

There is something I know that is true.... my review cannot do this book justice in how powerful and beautiful this piece of literature truly is but I will try! :)

A Place for Us is a place for ME, a place for YOU, a place for EVERYONE. Fatima Farheen Mirza's debut explores an inspiring masterpiece about love, identity, culture, and a sense of belonging.

Fatima's writing is absolutely flawless.... the onion keeps peeling and the tears continue to drop as you take in each poetic sentence.

This novel is an intimate character driven story at it's finest that will leave you falling in love over and over again with this Indian- American Muslim family. I think this has been one of the most complex and honest portrayals of a family I have ever experienced within a novel. I absolutely LOVED this family.

This story is told from alternate perspectives of Amar, Hadia, and Layla. The author ever so beautifully interweaves the story of their lives through each character's perspective chapter by chapter.

With all the struggles in this world, this book instilled faith, hope, and inspiration like I never would have imagined. This is SUCH a powerful piece that I will never forget.

I was absolutely honored to join my traveling sisters with this one and the connections/discussions we had over this book made the experience even more priceless.

"There's a place for us, Somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air. Wait for us. Somewhere."

5 flawless stars!!! This has easily become one of my favorite reads for 2018. I definitely wasn't expecting that... it was a lovely surprise :).

A huge thank you to Goodreads, Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint SJP for Hogarth, Fatima Farheen Mirza, and Penguin Random House for kindly providing a physical copy in exchange for an honest review.