There were lots of things I enjoyed about this book ...but there were also a lot of things that made me borderline angry. 
 I don't know how I felt about the main character, Sahar. For someone who was deemed so smart, she made a lot of really irrational decisions. The main plotline of the story sounded intriguing at first (a girl in a lesbian relationship considered transitioning to male so they could be together). Romantic, even. ...But the implementation ended up offending me more than anything. The way Sahar used and abused transitioning made me gear up for some deep lesson on how to be true to yourself and respect those that are actually transgender... but I never felt like she learned anything from this experience. She never apologized to those she hurt. Never saw anyone but her love (I'll get back to this in a sec). Sahar had potential to move forward. Develop. I can't hate her for her ignorance, but I was disappointed she didn't evolve as a character. 
 Now for the romance: I found it really REALLY hard to like her girlfriend, Nasrin. There was nothing to like. At all. She was pretty -yes- but that was it. She was mean, selfish, and did not care for anyone else's feelings. Their romance was announced very early in the book in a tell-not-show way, so I did not support them. I only wanted to argue with Sahar as she kept trotting blindly down this deceptive path in pursuit of a girl who did not deserve her love. (Never been a fan of jealousy stories, so at least it made her struggle easier to endure as a reader?) 
 The secondary characters were amazing, though. I wish the story were more about them. I also liked delving into a book with so much culture, even though the sexism was painful to read. 
 I don't regret this book. It was a quick read and it held my interest despite all my criticism. I'll just be recommending it very selectively.