You Truly Assumed

Name: You Truly Assumed
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Laila Sabreen
ISBN: 9781705051597

Author: Laila Sabreen

Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal, Channie Waites, Lynnette R. Freeman

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/08/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Diversity & Multicultural, Bullying

Synopsis

After a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths.

Sabriya has trained hard for summer ballet auditions, so she’s devastated when everything is canceled after a terrorist attack. She takes solace in writing in her private online journal, You Truly Assumed, only to discover it isn’t so private after
all—and there are many out there like her, hoping to be heard. Including …

Zakat can’t wait to leave her hometown to pursue her dreams, but her family fears for her safety. With her best friend growing distant, finding a kindred voice online seems like fate. Yet when her own haven is vandalized, Zakat wonders if
she’ll ever feel safe again.

Farah doesn’t want to visit her father and his new family. But sometimes a change of place brings a change of heart—for Farah, for the boy she might love, and for the new friends she meets through You Truly Assumed.

When threatening comments and emails try to silence them, the three must decide: shut things down and stay safe … or risk it all and let their voices be heard.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ayman

i truly LOVED you truly assumed!! thank you inkyard press for the arc! so basically this book follows 3 Black Muslim women that come together and use their talents to create this online safe haven for Muslim women. after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-islamic sentiments stir, these 3 yo......more

Goodreads review by Kezia

You truly assumed follows the lives of Sabriya, Zakat, and Farah. After an attack in a prominent area, Islamophobia grows, and Sabriya writes about how the world always likes to assume the worst from certain demographics. She did not mean for her blog to go public, but it did. She gets all kinds of......more

Goodreads review by Adiba

This is such a beautiful and powerful book about three Black Muslim girls who start a blog together to fight Islamophobia. I had the honour of working with Laila as a mentor during Author Mentor Match, and watched this book become even stronger and stronger with each revision. I can't wait for every......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm

I was sent this book for review; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I probably will be an unpopular opinion in regard to my rating and review of this book. I was definitely interested in the premise of the story, but the execution didn't exactly work for me as a reader. I cannot and will......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨

If there's any book that you're looking to add to your 2022 to-read lists, let it be You Truly Assumed. This book is brilliance and power in book form - and I loved it. - Follows Sabriya, Zakat, and Farah, three Black Muslim girls living in different parts of the U.S. who come together and run a blog......more