The Hidden Bloom Cottage sits in the midst of an old forest in Sussex—renowned for its deer-hunting grounds in the Middle Ages, for being the home of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, and now, a protected, sacred space for wildlife and… lovers. But in addition to the joy I felt following Adam and Zayneb, I also loved that this takes place in Mecca. So the story started where Zaydam had to do long distance marriage—Adam in Doha for his art projects and Zayneb in Chicago for her law school. Ones I want to see in books because sadly nowadays, there is so much ignorance regarding Islam from Muslims.

Having lived in Medina for 10 years I can say that this is culturally unheard of, especially in Saudi homes.It comes with Understanding your partner, Being Honest and mostly, Working as a We rather than as an I The problems that Zayneb and Adam had seemed menial and can be solved, but I liked that they somehow worked through their problems with the reliance of faith and mostly of their families and the people that cares about them. This story was written with such a profound love for our most holiest places of worship that I can't wait to perform my own pilgrimage. Ali is the author of "Saints and Misfits", a finalist for the American Library Association's 2018 William C.

I give 2 stars because the ending was mildly cute after the excruciating read, and because I feel bad for rating a book where they do Umrah lower than a 1 LOL. I expected their omra as a newly married couple would bring them closer and they would be more aligned in their hearts. Because love is rarely easy and it’s one of those things that requires communication, honesty, and work.Wish I could quote some of it right here but I'll leave that for you to discover when you read it :)).

Love from Mecca to Medina is a sequel to Love from A to Z in which we stumbled across Zayneb and Adam's journey before their nikkah (which I absolutely ADORED). Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! i saw a looot of criticism regarding the premise of this book a while ago, and though i didn't take any of it seriously, it's still very nice and heartening to know every bit of it was unfounded. Not to mention this was such a realistic take on performing umrah while struggling with real life issues.

Just off this charming, hygge-ful space is the master bedroom: a lush, intimate oasis of peace and comfort. While there may have been some quick solutions to material difficulties, she really took the necessary time to allow the emotional struggles – both in their relationships and their self-perception – to stew, develop and reach their resolutions in an authentic way.

I have seen some Muslim readers out there feeling a bit apprehensive with the story because it takes place when both characters are performing Umrah and going to Medina and so, in their minds, it was coming off as “sacrilegious” and “blasphemous” because the two main characters are in love and a married couple while visiting Meccah and Medina. softest, prettiest couple<3 there are so many specific (and big) parts of both of them that i related to so much, that i've needed to read about very badly, all so i could reflect, which is a recurring factor i have always appreciated in sk ali books. I had loved the explanations of the Prophet and the explanations of Mecca and Kaaba, makes me want to go there right this instant as I was reading the book.

So this inaccurate cultural detail caused another major issue/conflict in the book and it just made it less convincing and more plot-driven than anything. On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the "bighearted, wildly charming" (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author) Love from A to Z. Okay so when I first heard that SK Ali was writing a sequel to one of my favorite Muslamic books and that it would take place in MECCA AND MEDINA I was psyched. So if you were living in Mecca, you could pop in for a Umrah every day (granted if you follow the rules of Umrah). No worries, I can ensure that the boundaries follows the sunnah and also showed a side of Medina of the people that has lived there and make a home there.