Mad, Bad & Dangerous To Know by Samira AhmedMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Soho Press and Soho Teen for the advance reader copy, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, by Samira Ahmed in exchange for an honest review. I have read and loved Samira Ahmed’s Love, Hate and Other Filters and Internment! Ahmed has an authentic writing style that grips the reader with truth and toughness. Khayyam is American, French, Indian, and Muslim spending her summer at her parents’ home in France. Crushed that her essay for college is totally debunked, Khayyam wonders what she will do now that she can’t get into her art history school of choice. It all starts with Khayyam stepping in dog poop when she meets and is rescued by Alexandre Dumas, yes, a direct descendant of THE Alexandre Dumas! As they roam about France, picnic, investigate libraries and break into buildings, Khayyam and Alexandre begin to investigate the existence of a mystery woman in the Delacroix-Dumas family. As they delve deeper and deeper into this woman’s identity, Khayyam will strongly relate to “her” story, her voice, and the oppression she fought throughout her life. The alternating narratives and the original letters really made this an interesting premise; I could not stop turning the pages! Teens will identify with Khayyam and Alexandre’s summer in France but will also be riveted with the 19th century Muslim woman who carves out an interesting life during a restrictive time in history. A must read!
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