tell me how you really feel by aminah mae safi

we have eli, whose heart is in the right place despite being a little clumsy, and aj, a quiet and thoughtful artist. The side characters are also equally lovable. this process was so well written and natural, and i loved seeing the three girls slowly warm up to each other and pool their talents together for the sake of the bookstore! the story begins with the girls disliking each other, but as it progresses, they get to know each other better and eventually form a sisterhood of sorts.

in short, they appear to be as different as can be, but are actually more alike than they think. Our main character trio consists of rinn, a sweet girly girl who seems to radiate positivity 24/7 but is secretly dealing with anxiety, imogen, a feisty and honest badass who loves poetry and is learning to cope with her depression, and daniela, a bossy tough cookie who keeps her feelings to herself all the time and pours her heart into her writing.

I also loved the diverse characters in the book: this is all your fault by aminah mae safi or the woman who came in every week looking for a selection for her book club. the young mother – imogen didn’t know her name, but she had to be just out of college – who was sitting reading business books while her child read picture books out loud. Where would charlene get her regular feminist fix from? where would myrna go with her morning pastry? there were other regulars, too. i haven’t been to a physical bookstore in a long while, and this is now making me want to go visit one once the pandemic is over. this is all your fault by aminah mae safiĪ large part of this book is about the magic of bookstores, and the author perfectly captures the things that make them special – the sense of community, the unique decorations, and the familiar faces! wild nights bookstore brings people together – the bookstore matters a lot to the staff, regulars, and newcomers alike, and seeing everyone come together to save their beloved bookstore put a huge smile on my face. the people in the store really wanted to be there – either for the quiet as they browsed or to pick up a specific book – and there was something so calm and industrious about the store and its customers right around nine o’clock. There was such a vibe to the mornings at wild nights. this story, told over the course of one day from the perspectives of three girls, will surely warm the hearts of book lovers of all ages! Aminah mae safi’s this is all your fault is an ode to indie bookstores, strong women, and poetry.

Tell me how you really feel by aminah mae safi