But right now, his need for oblivion is greater than that love.” The characters are so well written that it’s easy to feel their pain. This book dealt with very heavy subjects. I like the escape of fantasy where it entertains me but isn’t heavy. YA Contemporary is very hit and miss for me.

Different genres, different characters, different feelings brought about. However, I cannot see the same author in this book. When I heard she was writing a contemporary novel I was hesitant to read it. (4 / 5) Tahir’s Ember series is one of my favorites. But grief gnaws at you slow, a termite nibbling at your soul until you’re a whisper of what you used to be.” When Sal’s attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth-and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst.įrom one of today’s most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness-one that’s both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity.Ĭheck Goodreads to see the book’s ratings. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle’s liquor store while hiding the fact that she’s applying to college so she can escape him-and Juniper-forever. Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah’s health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding.

Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends they are family. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start.

Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary YA novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents.

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir