This book was amazing in so many ways. I was a little nervous when I heard that Sabaa Tahir was coming out with a contemporary book, but it was really incredible. The writing was gorgeous, and I loved each and every character, each for different reasons. They all were beautifully written with compelling stories and personalities. I have not stopped thinking about this book, that’s how good it is.

This book discussed some incredibly intense topics of abuse and addiction as well as racism and Islamophobia and loss of a parent. Be mindful of these as you read!

This book follows three perspectives. Present day Noor and Salahuddin, and Misbah in the past. Sabaa did such a phenomenal job making each voice distinct. It was beautiful to see the past and present connect, especially after Misbah’s health suffers. Seeing the two characters grapple with their grief in different ways was heartbreaking and beautiful.

There were moments that were hard to read. Salahuddin has to struggle with his father’s alcoholism and the neglect he feels while also trying to grapple with his faith and the grief of possibly losing his mother’s hotel as her health fails. Noor has a controlling and manipulative uncle that won’t let her go to college and wants her to stay far away from Islam.

What I think truly touched me was that their relationship with Islam was complex and it never fell into the rhetoric of “Not like other Muslims” or shaming Muslims who practice differently. Did I relate to this book in terms of the way faith was practiced? Not really. And yet, this book spoke to my core in a way that other books haven’t. This explored turning to faith even when you don’t feel worthy of it. It explores grappling with guilt and sin and forgiveness. AND IT HURT.

What Sabaa Tahir does best, in my opinion, is show the unfathomable love a mother has for her children. We see that with Sabaa’s other books, but this one really focuses on the sacrifices parents make for their children. This book did such a good job of sharing how one life can shape countless others and how one moment can change everything.

I cried near the end because you can feel the struggle in all of these characters and it feels like it’s completely rock bottom, and then you see the little bit of hope. It’s just as much a story of loss as it is a story of recovery and love.

The most fascinating thing about Sabaa Tahir’s work is that no matter what she writes, it instantly captures your attention and stays on your mind long after you’re done reading. Her writing is moving, realistic and so very powerful. It’s why she’s my favourite author of all time.

3 chapters into reading All My Rage and I knew that I wouldn’t come out of it unscathed. I could tell that there were multiple boxes of tissues in my future. Up until I read this book, I was in what could be described as the most miserable reading slump I’ve ever been in, in the last 2 years. The second I picked this book up though, everything else just melted away and it was just me and this beautiful book and the emotional roller coaster it put me through. I should’ve known Sabaa Tahir would be the only one that could cure my reading slump.

I literally have a lump in my throat while I’m typing all of this. i was overwhelmed by this book - in the best possible way. I had to keep taking breaks from reading, constantly, because of how much of an emotional toll it took on me. it invoked thoughts and feelings i didn’t even know i had.

There were so many moments where I felt connected to the characters on a very deep level. I cant wait for everyone to love this book as much as I did. it’s a 2022 favourite for me <3

thank you so much to penguin teen for the arc !!

STOP! This is your sign to read All My Rage. Immediately. This book, these characters, these words will stay with me forever. PLEASE do yourself a favor and read this All My Rage.

All My Rage covers so much how can I ever put it into words?! Okay, okay, needs must. Sabaa Tahir gives us a rare gift in these characters, Salahudin and Noor are both friends and outcasts. Their Pakistani roots bring them together in grade school and they become each other’s family, until The Fight. The only one who can cross the gulf between them is Misbah, Salahudin’s mom and Noor’s (and forever my) Misbah Auntie, her found family. But while Sal struggles to keep his family’s motel afloat and Noor fights to get into college despite her Uncle’s express wishes, these characters have to battle life harder than ever to find their way.

“This life is jihad–struggle. Sometimes the struggle is more than any sane person can bear.”

This book is going to be huge. It should be required reading in school, it is that beautiful and important. It broke my heart into absolute splinters and only repaired it when I could come away different, changed.

I can already feel that this will be my favorite book of the year. I’m moved in a way only a rare few (that all end up as my favorite) books have moved me.

Things that I loved about this story:
The characters aren’t generic, they could walk through my door they feel so real.
Multiple POVs, each of which I wanted to hear from. There wasn’t a “Ugh this guy again” perspective. And they all enriched and were vital to the story.
Shorter chapters–my FAVORITE
The amount of life that happens in this story is unreal. Each character has so much going on on their end and you feel the jihad–the struggle.

Things I didn’t love:
Absolutely nothing. Run out and buy your copy, request it at the library, get this story into your hands and start reading!

Rating: 5 trillion stars, an unquestionable must-read

Thank you Penguin Teen for an early copy of this book for an honest review.

Trigger warnings: drug and alcohol addiction, Islamophobia, racism, physical abuse, bullying

Holy shit. That’s my first thought finishing this book.

That being said, y’all, please make sure that you’re in the proper headspace before diving into this book and look at the triggers because Tahir does not hold back.

Tahir shows once again that she is a masterful storyteller by crafting a beautiful plot that is raw and visceral while intertwining the lives of three characters (Noor, Salahudin, and Misbah) that you can’t help but root for.

At so many points, I just needed to sit with the heaviness of Tahir’s words and the pain that is known all too well when it comes to BIPOC. That’s not to say that this story isn’t without hope, but this is the story that so many young folks of color need to see on page.

Thank you Penguin Teen for providing a review copy. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.

This book is so aptly named. Rage, because anger and despair would never be enough.

You can tell that Sabaa has put her entire heart into this story and these characters. It's a book that will make you feel, rip out whats left of your heart strings and pull you into this all encompassing story.

Noor and Salahudin are best friends...or they were...until one moment tears them apart. They are two people who are dealing with more problems and burdens than a teenager on the cusp of adulthood should bear. Both of these characters are SO REAL. They feel like they could just walk off the page, they hurt and they heal and they lean on one another when life gets too hard.

The lives they lead are not comfortable, and much of it isn't due to their choices but the choices others have decided to enact upon them. There is not sugar coating, and that makes this book all the more sweeter.

It is hard to read this book, I wept and hoped and dreamed with these characters all while they get beaten down again and again. All My Rage screams about the unfair awfulness of racism, poverty and a whole lot of grief. But it never leaves out the hope and all the love. This is a necessary read with a perfect ending that left me in tears.

It was an easy 5 star. Read it, and become better for it.

I don’t think I will ever get over this book. Sabaa Tahir’s writing is a transcendent. She never misses. I was iffy coming into it because it is realistic fiction, but oh my lord. It was one of the best things I’ve ever read. I will tell people about this one for a long time to come.

The YA contemporary debut of Sabaa Tahir broke my heart and put it back together multiple times during my reading experience. Noor and Salahudin's story weaved teenage love with the terrors of poverty, racism, and abuse in a remarkably poignant way. Even when the world around them was in ruins, the two main characters found solace within each other. I haven't read about this type of emotional connection and understanding before, and I applaud Tahir for incorporating the beautiful qualities of her fantasy romance writing into this book. In particular, I love how Tahir chose to characterize Noor as a young girl who learned to use her anger as fuel for her future. Women of color are always expected to compartmentalize and ignore their rage for the comfort of others, which is not often discussed in young adult fiction. Women of color shouldn’t have to bottle up their emotions for the sake of others, and seeing Noor’s character slowly understand that there is power and worth in her anger was bittersweetly beautiful. Contrastingly, watching Salahudin spiral in the aftermath of his mother’s death struck a chord deep within me and made my heart ache for him. Although I cannot speak for the accuracy of the Muslim representation, it was amazing to read a book filled with Muslim characters who had nothing but love and appreication for their religion. All My Rage is ultimately a story about the hope that religion gives to people, and how believing in something bigger than yourself is one of the few things that helps stabilize people when life spirals out of control. Out of all the horrific things the characters in this novel went through, the driving force for them was their religion and the hope that things would be okay because they chose to put their faith in something. A book like this one will stay with me for a long time, meditating in a very tender spot within my heart.

Thank you Penguin Teen for the e-arc of All My Rage. Sabaa Tahir has done it again. Whether it’s fantasy or fiction, she is a master storyteller.

This book was hard. It was deeply emotional and every word tugs at your heart. Sal and Noor were best friends, until something happens that pulls them apart.

This is their story. It’s a story of two young people who have to live with the consequences of choices that weren’t there own.

This is a book about poverty, racism, and loss. It doesn’t gloss over the hard stuff. You get to cry, hope, grieve, and learn along side Noor and Sal. You get to dream of a better world for these two, and for everyone whose experienced this.

Read this book! It’s worth the pain.


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I genuinely could not put this book down. The story switches from three perspectives; Misbah, just about to be married in Pakistan (then), and Sal and Noor in California (now). It quickly becomes clear that Misbah is Sal's mother and Noor's surrogate aunt and friend. But when something happens that throws everyone into grief and chaos, Sal and Noor especially have to struggle to keep it together; to figure out how to keep going despite the things in their life that inspire their rage.

This title is accurate - there is so much rage in this novel and all of it is genuine, warranted, and necessary. Similarly, this wasn't an easy read. The writing is stunning, every word landing with care and precision to invoke a depth of emotions (grief, loss, rage, humor) in the reader. Tahir is a master at interweaving these stories together, and caring enough to share CW with the readers at the front of the novel. And all of the CWs are correct, and I was glad to have them before plunging into the story. For the record, these CWs are: drug/alcohol addiction and abuse, physical abuse, Islamophobia, SA (briefly mentioned), interactions with law enforcement, death. These CW helped me navigate the narrative without diving so deeply that I couldn't pull away.

I genuinely loved this novel and I would recommend this to anyone, but most especially those who want to read a story where things aren't always as they seem, a tragic narrative where there still remains such hope.

This is without a doubt my favorite book of 2021.. and hear me out I know it’s only February so that isn’t saying a lot but I can not fathom that changing. It will stay as a favorite for the year.

Sabaa- wow these characters truly had so much depth and feeling beyond what I could have imagined. I have never felt so transformed into another life as I did in this book. I had goosebumps so many times. I haven’t felt this emotional and moved by a book in I don’t know how long. I read truly I feel for emotion and this book was seeping emotion.

Ama, Sal, Abu, Noor they will live on in my heart. Every single thing was so phenomenally done I just felt like I was in Jupiter myself.

This is a heavy book- there are many difficult things to read - but they are done extremely well. Triggers such as - addiction, overdose, abuse, islamaphobia, racism, death, repressed sexual abuse.

Beyond this I don’t know if I can truly explain the feeling I’m left with. The experience of grief is heart shattering in this book.

this is it - you gotta read it!!

I really, really loved this book, even though it broke my heart. It was extremely heavy, and as a parent it was tough to read, but honestly the writing and the feelings it evoked made it worth it. I will read anything Sabaa Tahir writes.

Part coming of age story, part family drama, and part love story. It's about life, love, struggles, death, friendship, religion, abuse, and racial tension. Extremely well written, with wonderful characters, a dual timeline, and a page turning pace. This is an amazing read! Highly recommended

This was such a wonderfully written book! This book is two different generations taking place in Pakistan and America that deals with heartbreak, loss and family. Tahir is an incredible writer and knows how to rip your heart in pieces. I haven't read her past fantasy books but decided to check this one out and I'm glad I did. This book was raw and heartbreaking, filled with family struggles, trauma and loss. The story was perfectly written and everything just went together. I do have to say that I read something similar to this book but this one was so much better. You get different povs of what each Muslim-Pakistani is going through in their story. Tahir knows how to capture a moment and put it into words that touches your heart. Everything with the basics was amazing as in great pacing, storyline, and cultural description. I loved how so much Pakistani culture was written into the book and wasn't like watered down into the background.

This book is written in present and past tense. The present is with Sal who has an alcoholic father and sells drugs to keep his remaining family afloat while Noor is bullied and is trying to escape her controlling uncle. The past is written in Misbah's pov of her arranged marriage in Pakistan and how she started a life in America. All of these characters have a journey to fight through their trauma and it really catches you off guard. It makes you want to cry for the characters but for me I felt like I had to be strong for them. They were just all greatly written and I enjoyed seeing their character development in the book. There are a good amount of side characters in the book that I have to say are mostly negative type of characters. But it shows how strong Noor and Sal are and how strong their friendship is. Their friendship turns more into a romance which was sweet and a must need in the book to keep it uplifting as your emotions are all over the place.

The ending was very amazing and honestly I was super nervous with how it was about to end as I had 5 chapters left with thinking there was going to be an open ending. In short terms, this book was AMAZING in every synonym there is for it. I love reading diverse contemporary books readers like me can understand. It tells families like mine what our family/parents had to go through in order to get to the spot tonight with some doing well and others not so much. I'm hoping to see more contemporary books from Tahir as not only is she great at comtemp but also fantasy. I will for sure be reading her fantasy series after this book. I totally recommend this book if you love Tahereh Mafi's An Emotion of Great Delight.

5 stars!!!

The title should be changed to ALL MY TEARS because there are moments that I wasn't able to stop myself from crying.

This is my first Sabaa Tahir book and it was an amazing experience.

This story depicts the lowest of lows (poverty, abuse, alcoholism, death, drugs, betrayal, bullying, racism), but then it also shows so much depth of character and friendship and love and faith and forgiveness. It will crush your soul, and you will cry out for help and justice for Sal and Noor, and wonder how much more can they suffer and survive. And even though the ending wasn't all "rainbows and puppies", it WAS realistic, hopeful, and lovely. As emotionally tough of a read as this was, you won't find a more truthful and sincere story.

A woman loved by many dies at the beginning of Sabaa Tahir’s ALL MY RAGE, but her memory interweaves itself tenderly into this story, parallel paths in times, wrenching us with it.

In one, the present, two teens taste the bittersweet rawness of the underripe, not even close to fully grown but still made to grow up too fast. They stagger under the burdens of unknown pasts, pasts they glimpse in the form of the bottle his father disappears into the room with or the way she hides from her uncle’s fist in the motel bathroom. They bear the weight of their own pains and mistakes. Yet in them, their rage grows. As they take that rage and mold it into something new, they realize that they are not beholden to the sacrifices or grief-ridden unrealized dreams of those before them. They are at crossroads; they confront; they let go. They finally visit the graves of the dead, resurrect their voices.

In the other, the past, we learn the history of those burdens, how they seeded, how their poisons flourished. We learn what was taken to the grave. The woman who dies is brought back to life by the present to give words to those who cannot speak or who hurt in silence. Pain dealt is an indication of past pain received—no, it does not absolve, but we sympathize, perhaps even understand. It gives us and the young ones forced to grow up too quickly a reason to forgive or to simply move forward.

ALL MY RAGE is for those who carry too much of the pain from their ancestors, who sometimes feel lost because those meant to care for and nurture them were lost a long time ago. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ebook of this beautiful and heartbreaking book, which comes out on March 1. It is only February but I already know this will be one of my favorite books this year.

Wow, just- i don't even really know what to say. This story is full of rage, heartache, pain. All of that i felt through the characters that were just SO artfully written. Lets get into it.


This story is about the true struggle behind of two teenagers stuck in a town with their own individual problems and who somehow still need to lean on each other. I just- omg i just felt every painful moment and experience these characters had. Their struggles were written so well. And especially noor's struggle about college. I am going to be facing that in a few years and seeing how applications can treat people (especially noor here) broke my heart.


Yes, the book broke me and shattered my heart into a gazillion pieces, but it also slowly pieced it back together. This book discusses so many heavy topics, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. It feels real and raw, which is refreshing in its own way to read about real issues in real life. While i know Sabaa is a fantasy writer as well, this contemporary book was more then a masterpiece and i think her contemporary is fantastic.

Now, did i take literally forever to read this book? Yes. But every time i put it down and then picked it back up, i asked myself "what was wrong with me? " and "how could i put down a book for so long when its this good?"

I was specifically reminded of this during the ending. Oh-my god- i just. That ending broke me into a gazillion pieces. Especially noors. I loved- i just it left me breathless. I loved how Ama's words were further elaborated on, and what they meant it was just- beautiful and heavy. It was sad, but asking for a little light. Speaking of light, kind of random kind of not, i loved how noor's name meant light, i think that was such a daintily gorgeous detail.



This book is SO important and covers so many important topics. It was written so well, and i highly reccomend.

Trigger warnings for AMR: drug and alcohol addiction, mentions of repressed sexual assault, physical abuse, Islamophobia, racism, death, law enforcement.

All My Rage is a powerful, compelling novel which deals with a variety of important and difficult themes. Topics such as racism, abuse, addiction, death, grief and love all come together in its sorrowful yet somehow hopeful tale.

It took me a while to get into this book, and I never completely gelled with Salahudin. That being said, after about the halfway mark I was absorbed and couldn't stop reading. I particularly liked Noor and trying to figure out what was going on in everyone's lives.

The topics were explored incredibly well in a sensitive yet open way. It was heartbreaking...actually, a lot of the novel was heartbreaking. And yet I finished it with a feeling of hope. A brilliant contemporary novel.

Thank you to Penguin Teen Influencers & Sabaa Tahir for sharing this e-arc of All My Rage with me. The following review reflects my honest reading experience.

This book was incredible. I am so thankful that Sabaa Tahir wrote this book and shared her story. All My Rage was beautiful, devastating, inspiring, and heartbreaking. It contains themes of love, grief, forgiveness, regret, healing, and (of course) rage.

I was completely captivated by Noor, Salahudin, and Misbah. I was beside them through each of their incredibly harrowing journeys. I felt so deeply for these characters. These three, especially Noor & Salahudin, are now a part of my heart. They will be with me forever.

Sabaa Tahir has once again absolutely blown me away. I already knew that her writing and storytelling were stunning. But she really outdid herself with All My Rage. She navigates sensitive issues and storylines with grace, empathy, and compassion. All My Rage tore my heart into a million pieces. And then it put it back together. This one will stick with me for a long time.