I never thought I'd like this book. The fact that I added it to my TBR list was already just for the curious intriguing name and nothing more. I had tons and tons of other books that I'm dying to read but I absolutely have no idea how I ended up opening it,out of +300 other books.
The first thing I noticed was the switch from Arabic dialect to Egyptian dialect and I thought, "Oh Lord! I won't understand a single thing snd I'll hate it". I didn't. I did make some efforts to understand the dialogs but it wouldn't've made sense if it wasn't in Egyptian dialect. I only understood that once I got more into the story.
The more I got into it, in the first 30 pages, the more I wanted to just close the book and sleep. Not because it was annoying or it was going too slow, quite the opposite, but because I didn't like Khaled at all and my enjoyment plays 89% of my ratings and whether I finish or drop a book. He was just not the kind of characters whom I'd fall in love with - at first. Thank God Assil was there. She was just amazing, loving, smart, thoughtful, caring, she was a good friend, a good doctor and she was not selfish at all! But the curiosity of the title was kicking me. What does "夭賷賰賵賱丕" has to do in the book and where is it? Until it came. And I couldn't stop. I just couldn't! The writer made it such a fun journey to read it and for someone who started reading this book by accident and with no previous thoughts about it, I can say that I quite enjoyed it! It made me happy, anxious, afraid (hella) and angry it also made me cry, laugh and almost scream at some points. This is the kind of book that I adore - the ones that makes you feel a lot of things. I also couldn't figure what comes next that easily, and for that, CHAPEAU, dear writer!
I omitted two stars because of the end. It wasn't disappointing but I didn't like it that much. Also, it lacked of description, not only of places but also of faces and expressions. I didn't take in consideration some questions that KEEP get in my mind until I read 丕賲丕乇賷鬲丕 because I may find the answers.
I highly recommend this simple yet creative book. It is full of strong friendships, love, boundaries, lessons, hope and crazy adventures. I'm really excited to read 丕賲丕乇賷鬲丕, the 2nd volume!
UPDATE: I finished 兀賲丕乇賷鬲丕 and I really liked it. My unanswered questions in the first volume were mostly answered in the 2nd volume. The writer made a great job. I highly recommend this short series.