As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Probably one of the most beautiful yet heartbreaking books I've ever read. Got goosebumps at many points, specially thinking that not a single incident is fiction, all of this continues to happen in our world. But there's hope in it as well, as long as the lemon trees grow 🍋 

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕

Story wise that one plot twist broke me, DID NOT SEE IT COMING AT ALL

Beautiful beautiful story, has my heart forever 🍋❤️‍🩹

“Every lemon will bring forth a child, and the lemons will never die out.”

will add more to this when i stop sobbing<3 (probably not anytime soon) is it too early to say this is my favorite book of the year?

“It reminds me that as long as the lemon trees grow, hope will never die.”

He and I are owed a love story that doesn't end in tragedy.”

Do you know that feeling of anger you feel towards yourself when you pick up a book and realise you wish you would've picked it up sooner? That was my exact feeling for this book and I knew it from the very first chapters.

The fact that this is a debut astounds me and makes me so excited for what comes next from this author. There is not one fault that I can think of when it comes to this book.

It may say fiction next to this book but the truth is that this is very much a reality for many people and I truly believe that this is such an important book for people to read.

These characters will now forever hold a very special place in my heart.

I find it difficult to try to express in words how much I love this book and how it made me feel but I don't think there are words.

This is a book I will be recommending to everyone.

everyone please READ this book!!!!!

I love the character development of this book in particular and how the main character copes with her PTSD from living in a war-torn Syria and then leaving behind her memories and trauma from there to live in the United States. I'm grateful that Jaime from myTBR recommendations suggested this book to me and I'm in love with these kinds of novels.

This book is not easy to read. It's about a girl name Salama, in the time of the Syrian revolution.
That. Plot. Twist.
Dear author, how could you do that to my heart?
I should've seen it coming. But my focus went somewhere else.
It saddens me that this Syrian revolution still ongoing half world away. I pray for a free Syria, and all Syrian refugees who forced to leave their home could go back someday, Insha Allah.

This book was... I have no words. It was sad, heartbreaking, painful, brutal, but beautiful nonetheless. It broke my heart, it made me cry so much and it also made me laugh. It's written in such a beautiful way that will make you feel like you're part of the story. I am so glad I decided to pick it up thanks to a bookstagram friend of mine, I will never forget the beauty of this story.