Can't Wait Wednesday (37)

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created by Jill Breaking the Spine.

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Release date: January 29th, 2019
Amazon / Book Depository / Indiebound

Summary (from goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents’ expectations, but lately she’s finding that harder and harder to do. She rolls her eyes instead of screaming when they blatantly favor her brother and she dresses conservatively at home, saving her crop tops and makeup for parties her parents don’t know about. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life in Seattle and her new life at Caltech, where she can pursue her dream of becoming an engineer.

But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Ariana, all of Rukhsana’s plans fall apart. Her parents are devastated; being gay may as well be a death sentence in the Bengali community. They immediately whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh, where she is thrown headfirst into a world of arranged marriages and tradition. Only through reading her grandmother’s old diary is Rukhsana able to gain some much needed perspective.

Rukhsana realizes she must find the courage to fight for her love, but can she do so without losing everyone and everything in her life?

The part where I talk: This sounds amazing! And heartbreaking. But amazing. I also adore this cover. It's got nice simplicity, but still speaks a lot about the book, and reflects the main character.

Okay, since this one is so serious, how about a little bit of a lighter question topic? I think this cover's colour would be an amazing nail polish. What book cover would you make into a nail polish or lipstick or other cosmetic?

Also, tomorrow's my birthday. So there's that. Wanna buy me something off my wishlist? That would be cool. Book wishlist here, "stuff" wishlist here.

Peace and cookies,
Laina