"Jafari provides the nuance to a Muslim girl falling in love that hasn’t always been depicted in adult romances. It’s messy, there's secrecy, and the anxiety of it is always battling against the euphoric feeling."
"You know how there are some people predisposed to moving madly when writing plot twists? Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé decided to go hard and never go home in that category."
"Summer in a big metropolitan city makes you feel the sexiest and youngest you have ever been, and Granados conveys this feeling perfectly throughout the book."
"When it comes to THE GILDED WOLVES, think Ocean's Eleven meets The Davinci Code, with a dash of National Treasure. The way I was ready to shot this book down like a jagerbomb was no joke."
"I am so overwhelmingly jealous of anyone who gets to read this for the first time, because you bitches are lucky enough to experience the magic of Cha’s writing and the vivid world she has created."
"The title serves as an excellent catfish, luring readers who may be searching for further tools on how to break down the racism in their brains ... and urges you to learn how to think, rather than telling you what you should think."
