Aminas Sang

The ending caught me completely off guard—I wasn’t ready for how much it would hit home. Every detail about Amina’s time with her family and the food felt so vivid, like I was right there in Pakistan with her.

The way it captures that bittersweet feeling of a trip winding down really got to me—I could almost taste the food and hear the family chatter while reading. It’s a short read but it lingers, which is exactly what I wanted.

I was in the middle of packing for my own trip home when I started reading this, and the way it captures those last bittersweet days—the food, the family time—really hit me. It’s a short read but it stays with you long after you finish.