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SUMAIYA AHMED

all the sweetness of heartbreak




Uni & Work

Being a Mature Student and following an unconventional timeline

Second Year Reading List & Initial Thoughts

One Year Down, Two to Go

A Look Back on My First Term

LATEST 'GRAMS

✰ tropes ✰ ⚑️ 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐒𝐦𝐒𝐭𝐲 ❄️ 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐧 🀍 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 π₯𝐨𝐯𝐞 πŸŽ„ 𝐜𝐑𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 πŸ₯‚ 𝐀𝐒𝐭𝐜𝐑𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 🍿 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐒𝐞 𝐧𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭 πŸ₯ž 𝐑𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐀𝐬 β€’ ✩ A V A I L A B L E N O W ✩ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BJ7YZYQC barnes & noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/say-hello-to-goodbye-sumaiya-ahmed/1142692665?ean=9781739724610 book depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Say-Hello-Goodbye-Sumaiya-Ahmed/9781739724610 {it should also be available on waterstones + foyles soon as well! you can also request it at your local library} β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❝ 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 π₯𝐞𝐚𝐝 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐒𝐦, 𝐛𝐫𝐒𝐧𝐠𝐒𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐫 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭 π›πžπ 𝐬𝐑𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. ❞ When Sabah breaks up with Jake and has to move back home, she decides to make changes to everything: her hair, a new piercing and a tattoo. She even decides to have a one-night-stand with the gorgeous and oh-so charming Ezra Carmichael, the boy with starry eyes and a constellation mapping his smile. It's a one-time thing, Sabah tells herself, something she won't do again. But when fate continues to throw them together and a blizzard snows them in, Sabah finds herself getting to know the boy in the Santa hat and maybe moving on. But there's only so much she can change before she has to face reality and deal with all it brings. After all, 'tis the damn season. β€’ add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #spicybookstagram #authorsofinstagram #indieauthor #bookcover #kindleunlimited #steamyreads #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #tweetcute #spicyreads #steamyromance #steamybooks #romanceauthor #igread
hi! i just wanted to say it’s ✨ release day ✨ and Say Hello to Goodbye is out!! i am so proud of this little novella β€” it explores a lot and delves into cultural representation and mental health, but it is full of light romance as well and i hope you enjoy it! ✧ο½₯ﾟ: *✧ο½₯ﾟ:* γ€€γ€€ *:ο½₯ﾟ✧*:ο½₯ﾟ✧ ✩ A V A I L A B L E N O W ✩ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BJ7YZYQC barnes & noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/say-hello-to-goodbye-sumaiya-ahmed/1142692665?ean=9781739724610 book depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Say-Hello-Goodbye-Sumaiya-Ahmed/9781739724610 {it should also be available on waterstones + foyles soon as well! you can also request it at your local library} β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❝ 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 π₯𝐞𝐚𝐝 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐒𝐦, 𝐛𝐫𝐒𝐧𝐠𝐒𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐫 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭 π›πžπ 𝐬𝐑𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. ❞ When Sabah breaks up with Jake and has to move back home, she decides to make changes to everything: her hair, a new piercing and a tattoo. She even decides to have a one-night-stand with the gorgeous and oh-so charming Ezra Carmichael, the boy with starry eyes and a constellation mapping his smile. It's a one-time thing, Sabah tells herself, something she won't do again. But when fate continues to throw them together and a blizzard snows them in, Sabah finds herself getting to know the boy in the Santa hat and maybe moving on. But there's only so much she can change before she has to face reality and deal with all it brings. After all, 'tis the damn season. β€’ add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #spicybookstagram #bookstagrammer #indieauthor #kdp #kindleunlimited #steamyreads #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookish #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #explorepage #spicyreads #steamyromance #steamybooks #authorgram #romanceauthor #igread
✰ book aesthetics ✰ ⚑️ 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐒𝐦𝐒𝐭𝐲 ❄️ 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐧 🀍 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 π₯𝐨𝐯𝐞 πŸŽ„ 𝐜𝐑𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 πŸ₯‚ 𝐀𝐒𝐭𝐜𝐑𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 🍿 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐒𝐞 𝐧𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭 πŸ₯ž 𝐑𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐀𝐬 β€’ ✩ A V A I L A B L E N O W ✩ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BJ7YZYQC barnes & noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/say-hello-to-goodbye-sumaiya-ahmed/1142692665?ean=9781739724610 book depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Say-Hello-Goodbye-Sumaiya-Ahmed/9781739724610 {it should also be available on waterstones + foyles soon as well! you can also request it at your local library} β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❝ 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 π₯𝐞𝐚𝐝 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐒𝐦, 𝐛𝐫𝐒𝐧𝐠𝐒𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐫 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭 π›πžπ 𝐬𝐑𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. ❞ When Sabah breaks up with Jake and has to move back home, she decides to make changes to everything: her hair, a new piercing and a tattoo. She even decides to have a one-night-stand with the gorgeous and oh-so charming Ezra Carmichael, the boy with starry eyes and a constellation mapping his smile. It's a one-time thing, Sabah tells herself, something she won't do again. But when fate continues to throw them together and a blizzard snows them in, Sabah finds herself getting to know the boy in the Santa hat and maybe moving on. But there's only so much she can change before she has to face reality and deal with all it brings. After all, 'tis the damn season. β€’ add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #spicybookstagram #authorsofinstagram #indieauthor #bookcover #kdp #kindleunlimited #steamyreads #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #explorepage #explore #spicyreads #steamyromance #steamybooks #authorgram #romanceauthor #igread
✩ ❝ brown girls end up having to decide betwee ✩ ❝ brown girls end up having to decide between leaving their families just to have some kind of freedom or compromising and sacrificing their happiness to conciliate their families instead and protect their honour and reputation. ❞ ✩ β€’ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1739724607/ waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-art-of-faking-it/sumaiya-ahmed/9781739724603 foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-art-of-faking-it,sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724603 you can also request it at your local library xo β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❛ Sometimes it's better to just fake it than be honest. It's safer for everyone. ❜ Getting over a break up is hard, but it’s even harder when you’re still in love with your ex. It’s been nearly two years since Sabrina’s relationship met its end and she’s still mourning what-once-was and what-should’ve-been. It doesn't seem to get easier, even though everyone has been telling her that it will and all she needs is to start dating again. She knows they're right. She needs to move on. So when she meets Daniel Fitzgerald, she realises this is just what she needs. He has the sky in his eyes and the sun in his smile, every dark moment illuminated by the glittering spark between them. But letting go of the past is a lot harder than she anticipated. Pair that with a sprinkling of mistakes and consequences rushing to the surface, the brown girl guilt from choosing to step out of a house immersed in cultural traditions and the inability to move on from what she’s lost, and this dating journey becomes more than just a casual, no strings attached situation-ship. After all, faking it only gets you so far, and Sabrina can't run from her feelings forever. ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #indieauthor #bookcover #kindleunlimited #romance #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #southasianauthors #emotionalbooks #coverreveal #ownvoices #authorgram #romanceauthor #igread #browngirltrauma #browngirlproblems
✩ ❝ You might not understand, but I gave you t ✩ ❝ You might not understand, but I gave you the best of me, and after you left, nothing was ever the same. ❞ ✩ β€’ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1739724607/ waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-art-of-faking-it/sumaiya-ahmed/9781739724603 foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-art-of-faking-it,sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724603 you can also request it at your local library xo β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❛ Sometimes it's better to just fake it than be honest. It's safer for everyone. ❜ Getting over a break up is hard, but it’s even harder when you’re still in love with your ex. It’s been nearly two years since Sabrina’s relationship met its end and she’s still mourning what-once-was and what-should’ve-been. It doesn't seem to get easier, even though everyone has been telling her that it will and all she needs is to start dating again. She knows they're right. She needs to move on. So when she meets Daniel Fitzgerald, she realises this is just what she needs. He has the sky in his eyes and the sun in his smile, every dark moment illuminated by the glittering spark between them. But letting go of the past is a lot harder than she anticipated. Pair that with a sprinkling of mistakes and consequences rushing to the surface, the brown girl guilt from choosing to step out of a house immersed in cultural traditions and the inability to move on from what she’s lost, and this dating journey becomes more than just a casual, no strings attached situation-ship. After all, faking it only gets you so far, and Sabrina can't run from her feelings forever. ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #author #authorsofinstagram #indieauthor #bookcover #kdp #kindleunlimited #romance #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #southasianauthors #emotionalbooks #coverillustration #coverreveal #ownvoices #authorgram #romanceauthor #igread
✩ i hope you’re all having a wonderful saturda ✩ i hope you’re all having a wonderful saturday! i’m spending mine watching christmas movies and studying [i’ve got three deadlines + lots of reading] but! i am making a cheesecake later β€” so i’m super excited about that ✩ β€’ amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1739724607/ waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-art-of-faking-it/sumaiya-ahmed/9781739724603 foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-art-of-faking-it,sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724603 you can also request it at your local library xo β€’ πŸ¦‹ blurb πŸ¦‹ ❛ Sometimes it's better to just fake it than be honest. It's safer for everyone. ❜ Getting over a break up is hard, but it’s even harder when you’re still in love with your ex. It’s been nearly two years since Sabrina’s relationship met its end and she’s still mourning what-once-was and what-should’ve-been. It doesn't seem to get easier, even though everyone has been telling her that it will and all she needs is to start dating again. She knows they're right. She needs to move on. So when she meets Daniel Fitzgerald, she realises this is just what she needs. He has the sky in his eyes and the sun in his smile, every dark moment illuminated by the glittering spark between them. But letting go of the past is a lot harder than she anticipated. Pair that with a sprinkling of mistakes and consequences rushing to the surface, the brown girl guilt from choosing to step out of a house immersed in cultural traditions and the inability to move on from what she’s lost, and this dating journey becomes more than just a casual, no strings attached situation-ship. After all, faking it only gets you so far, and Sabrina can't run from her feelings forever. ~ 🏷️ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #author #authorsofinstagram #indieauthor #bookcover #kdp #kindleunlimited #romance #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #southasianauthors #emotionalbooks #coverillustration #coverreveal #ownvoices #authorgram #romanceauthor #igread

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