An emotional read, check trigger warnings.
Also an important and powerful story that I’d recommend.

Thank you for my e arc

Trigger warnings for AMR: drug and alcohol addiction, mentions of repressed sexual assault, physical abuse, Islamophobia, racism, death, law enforcement.

This is a YA story with adult themes and so important. I'm still thinking about it.

I had high hopes because I love Sabaa Tahir's work and it lived up to it perfectly - the worldbullding was fantastically done

This was such an interesting and incredible read, there was such depth and intrigue. I found myself completely entranced by the story.

* Please be warned before picking this up of trigger warnings and be careful if you are sensitive to abuse, alcoholism, death, bereavement, drugs, overdose, addiction, bullying, and racism. *

^ I didn't know any of these apart from the death at the beginning (completely my own fault for not looking into it) but found this a very hard and emotional read from a few pages in because of many of the triggers hitting very close to home for me (especially having just lost two people myself).

Triggers aside, this is a gorgeous story following Sal, Noor, and Misbah's views. We go back in time with Misbah to her wedding and how she met Toufiq. Sal's story is set in the current day and shows his many struggles in the current day after losing his mother and having to take charge due to his father being an alcoholic. Sal goes through so much in this book, and throughout, we also get glimpses of some kind of trauma affecting Sal that he can not remember. Noor's story is another sad one. Orphaned as a child, Noor's uncle brought her to America and has raised her ever since but it becomes clear very early on that he sees her as a burden and is not a very nice man at all. Noor spent a lot of time from the day she arrived in America with Misbah and Sal, so her story is also interwoven throughout theirs. While her story is very sad and hard to read for a long portion of this book, it is very important and impactful and shows hope for many who may be in a similar position.

This book had me hooked from the very beginning and while I had to keep putting it down to look after myself with topics in the book, it never left my mind and I needed to pick it up again to see what was going to happen next.

I absolutely loved this book, I can tell why it's become such a bit hit. Would definitely recommend!

A love story and a tragedy all rolled into one. This book was compelling and I couldn’t put it down. After reading it in two sittings I had to take a breath and give myself time to truly let the story sink in. A fever dream of a book in all the right ways.

Tried this a second time after not being in the right head space for it in the summer. This is a powerful and emotional read. It has a lot to say and deals with a whole range of issues well. Very much an older teen read and one that will make you think.

A moving tale of love, loss, relationships and trauma. I really enjoyed the characterisation in this book - I felt connected to them from the outset.

I don’t want to keep using the word wow so let’s go with amazing, raw and captivating.

I still can’t understand though why it is only categorised as YA. The depth of raw emotion, seamlessly woven and layered plot and easy reading style make this a standalone fantastic non fiction book for anyone.

Most of the characters in the book are damaged in some way or another and they each lean on one another to cope but when one thread goes everyone and everything slowly falls apart.
I loved the character or Noor and how she has to repeat what her uncle did to balance what he has also done (sorry for being vague but I don’t want to give away spoilers).
I also loved the authors way of narrating the time by simply using ‘then’ and ‘now’ rather than putting specific dates on the story.

The only slight criticism is it takes a little while to connect with the story , but once that slow burn builds it’s impossible to put down

The concept of everyone looking for that American dream at any cost really was a great plot construct and the alternate darkness of the world these characters inhabit is truly heartbreaking.
The book also has so much hope and forgiveness is prevalent on every page, it really made me think though of what I personally could be prepared to forgive.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers atom for this arc in exchange for an honest review


Trigger warnings : abuse, grief, drugs and alcohol, Islamaphobia, racism

A beautiful read, memorable and relatable characters who I could not stop thinking about for days afterward. Some trigger warnings should be mentioned as this book deals with a range of different themes; alcohol, grief, and abuse to make a few. However the book is written so beautifully and sensitively that it makes these difficult topics easier to digest.

This book is devastating and often I found tears spilling out onto the page. While the topics are sensitive and the book itself devastating; I still find myself recommending this to everyone I speak to.

Thank you NetGalley for your kindness in providing an ARC.

All my rage is a heartbreaking and emotional story of love and loss, grief and hope and the true cost of the American Dream.
This book is just astounding. I had so many emotions while reading this. I laughed and I cried, more often the latter. Sabaa weaves the two timelines perfectly and I loved seeing Misbah and Toufiq romance blossom alongside Salahudin and Noor's. The romance between Sal and Noor was so sweet.
You really get invested and feel and root for these characters so much. I was devastated at the events in the final few chapters. I think if the ending hadn't have been what it was, I would really have struggled finishing this book. It was so incredibly sad. Saying this, I think you definitely need to be in the right headspace for this book, it's not one to take on lightly. I would also strongly suggest looking up the TWs.
All in all this book is an achingly honest, beautiful story that I think everyone should read.

This is a powerful novel, which I'm keen to start recommending to young people that I know. It relates to discussions we've had about identity, not losing the past while embracing the present and changing to meet the future. I loved the inclusion of music into the story and how important it is to the individual characters, but also how it added an extra depth for readers. An excellent read for young people and adults.

This book completely blew me away. I felt all of it - the grief, the pain, the anger.

The first part was incredibly sad, and after that I just couldn't put the book down.

It was heartbreaking but at the same time so beautiful. I was crying because it made me sad, but there were so many bittersweet moments too.

The alternating time lines and points of view worked very well, and whilst rage was present most of the time, it ended up being overshadowed by love.

All the music and books mentioned were such a great way for Noor to escape and I had to check them all out as soon as I finished reading.

This is one of those books that are difficult but so worth it, and it will stay with me for a very long time.

An emotional read. Deals with lots of subjects that can be hard to read about by the author has a beautiful style of writing. I felt every emotion while reading this book. Deals with racism sexism and a lot of emotional trauma. Tread carefully and read trigger warnings but definitely worth reading the book

I cannot recommend this book enough, it’s not easy reading, no light and fluffy tiger found, this is raw and emotional but worth every bit of emotion. This is real, raw, it’s full of injustices, prejudice, anger, pain and frustration, this is why I say it’s ‘real’ there’s no sugar coating in this, but it’s a stunning piece of writing, craftsmanship from Sabaa Tahir, dealing with racism, addiction, sexual and physical abuse and death, you want there to be so much more happiness for these characters then they receive, but if they did then I think it wouldn’t be as real as it is, this is a must read.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This book🥺

Very well written. Well rounded characters. Highly recommend. This book made me so emotional. The resilience of the characters in the face of adversity is truly admirable. I love how faith is incorporated in the story, how it inspires them to be strong. The heartbreak of parents who want the world for their children but still failing in some way, I could go on.

This is a book everyone should read. There’s no sugar-coating; it’s not a gentle story. It’s full of injustice, prejudice, the absence of karma. At times it’s upsetting, frustrating and agonising. At all times it’s human and relatable. Noor (say it like lure, not more, and roll the r) is a young woman with a lot of promise and a looming cloud. Salahudin is a young man with huge potential and a heavy burden. Misbah is a wonderful mother with a destiny she won’t be able to escape.
As their stories unravel, it’s impossible not to feel drawn to these characters, whose fates are intertwined.
A brilliant piece of writing, well-worthy of the five stars I’m giving it.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group U.K. for the chance to read an ARC in return for an honest review.

Wow. All My Rage is a painstaking voyage, an emotional journey that takes you through love and loss, rage and grief, and all the spaces in between.

The story explores three narratives, one set in the past, and two set in the present, with the first revolving around Misbah Auntie's life that takes her from Pakistan to America, and the many burdens she bears along the way, including her alcoholic husband, Toufiq, who drinks to forget his many traumatic memories. The second narrator is her son with Toufiq, chronicling his struggles to run the Cloud's Rest Inn Motel while adapting to life with an ailing mother and alcoholic father, feeling adrift after a major fight with his best friend, Noor, leaves them estranged. The last narrator is Noor, a Pakistani immigrant who struggles to contain her rage and fear at never being able to escape her uncle or the small town she has never quite belonged in, desperately hoping that one of her college applications will be successful meanwhile enduring the incessant taunts of a school bully who goes out of her way to make Noor feel uncomfortable in her skin.

There are so many things I could say about the novel but just like Noor, I don't have sufficient words to encapsulate the beautiful nuances and intricacies that Sabaa Tahir weaves into her narratives like magic to express the inevitability of loss, grief, and forgiveness. So much of the book left me feeling winded because of the respectful and profound manner in which Tahir deals with touchy subject matters ranging from addiction, sexual and physical abuse, death, racism, with all of the gravity that the topics deserve.

The result is a deeply moving exploration of what people of colour experience on a day-to-day basis, and I particularly enjoyed how Tahir uses food and language as a way to connect readers who are of a similar cultural background or demystifies it for those who may be encountering books of Pakistani culture for the first time.

An absolute 5/5 stars from me!

Sabaa just loves to make us suffer! 😂😭 Be prepared with a box of tissues.


In depth review coming soon but I would recommend this read!