{"id":7496,"date":"2024-01-05T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T01:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=7496"},"modified":"2024-02-01T17:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T01:46:18","slug":"the-loophole-teen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2024\/the-loophole-teen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Loophole – Teen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Jasmine Sov<\/span>, age 17<\/p>\n

The Loophole<\/span> <\/em>by Naz Kutub<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ever since Sayyed\u2019s boyfriend Farouk left him to travel across the globe and \u201cfix the world\u201d, Sy\u2019s been depressed day and night. With Farouk, it felt like anything could happen\u2014but without him, Sy\u2019s stuck in a dead end. But when he wishes for one more chance, a strange girl comes crashing into the coffee shop he works at and promises him three wishes, in exchange for a bit of help. Sy thinks she\u2019s bluffing\u2014until he suddenly gets a million dollars deposited into his bank account. With that, Sy summons the courage to fly across the world and find his missing ex, with the magical girl in tow\u2014or is she just rich and bored? And will Sy be able to find the love of his life and build a life of his own?<\/p>\n

The beginning of the book gives a thoughtful author\u2019s note and some content warnings about the story, which many (especially LGBTQ+ readers) will appreciate. Parts of stories can cause readers to recall some of their own traumatic experiences, so it\u2019s good to have content warnings to make sure they know what they\u2019re getting into. The representation in this book may also be appreciated by many since Sy is a gay Indian Muslim boy and his friend Dzakir is as well. While the premise is intriguing, the plausibility is questionable\u2014it made me concerned about just how emotionally attached Sy was to Farouk to fly all the way to London for him. The dialogue was definitely on the unrealistic side, especially with Sy\u2019s conversations with Dzakir and Reggie. Absolutely no one I know talks like that, although with Reggie it can be forgiven\u2014Reggie\u2019s just a bit odd like that.<\/p>\n

3\u00a0stars of 5 stars<\/p>\n

Find this book in our catalog:\u00a0The Loophole<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Catalog Number: YA FIC KUTUB,N<\/span><\/p>\n

326<\/span> pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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