book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 348 review written: 21.12.17 originally published: 2009 edition read: Penguin NAL 2009 title: Rooftops of Tehran author: Mahbod Seraji In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice... my thoughts: This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to ...
Books I Read Welcome to Sugartown | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Love Regifted | Destiny Binds | Time Mends | Fate Succumbs | Rules of Attraction | Love | Smolder | Married by Mistake | Destined for an Early Grave | The Last Bride in Ballymuir | Sea Glass | A Monster Calls | Of Beast and Beauty | Silver Borne Out of the sixteen book I read this month, I reviewed 4 this month, and have 5 reviews scheduled for next month and the beginning of February! A total of 9 books reviewed! I feel accomplished ;) Books Reviews Books Boguht Hollow City by Ranson Riggs I read 6 physical books (7 if I could count in the re-read of Sivler Borne, which I can't), which means I actually managed to keep up with my challenge of one book for every five books I read! Hooray! Though, I got another four books from last month, so this success is kind of void... But still, I did it! Who Wore it Better Other Posts December Gifly Round Up Join Us on Tsu 2015 Reading Challen...
