All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (374 Pages)

Summary: Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start.

Juniper, California. Now.
Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding. Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah’s health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle’s liquor store while hiding the fact that she’s applying to college so she can escape him—and Juniper—forever. When Sal’s attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth—and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst. From one of today’s most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness—one that’s both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity.

Opinion: This book is the 2023 Printz Award winner and a 2024-2025 Gateway Award nominee. This book is so beautifully written. The switching of point of views, especially Misha's, is so well done. The start is a bit slow as characters and backstory is being developed, but I still finished this book in one sitting. The ending just flies by because it is so intriguing and satisfying. I'd definitely recommend it to folks who like teen realistic fiction and aren't afraid of reading about challenging topics.