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SUMAIYA AHMED

all the sweetness of heartbreak




Thoughts

The cost of fast fashion and the power of (small business) lingerie

A night away at Sunborn Yacht Hotel

Itโ€™s the little moments

A Review on Emily in Paris

Communication matters

Dating in a pandemic

Brown Boy Privilege

Sex, Religion and Culture: on navigating sex as a brown Muslim woman

Marriage {as set out by brown culture}

On love and heartbreak: is it worth it?

How to recognise and let go of a toxic friendship

Skin Deep

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happy new year! i hope 2023 is full of warmth, hap happy new year! i hope 2023 is full of warmth, happiness and peace for you all ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ
โœฉ iโ€™m so in love with this gorgeous aesthetic โœฉ iโ€™m so in love with this gorgeous aesthetic that @nefslibrary made for Say Hello to Goodbye โ€” it is so so pretty and suits the whole aesthetic of the novella โœฉ โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ: *โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ:* ใ€€ใ€€ *:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง*:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง โœฉ A V A I L A B L E N O W โœฉ 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 waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/say-hello-to-goodbye/sumaiya-ahmed/9781739724610 foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/say-hello-to-goodbye,sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724610 wordery: https://wordery.com/say-hello-to-goodbye-sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724610 โ€ข ๐Ÿฆ‹ blurb ๐Ÿฆ‹ โ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. โž 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. ~ ๐Ÿท๏ธ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #spicybookstagram #bookstagrammer #indieauthor #steamyreads #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookish #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #spicyreads #steamyromance #steamybooks #romanceauthor #igread
๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ธ! ใƒ„ itโ€™s been a while sin ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ธ! ใƒ„ itโ€™s been a while since iโ€™ve posted โ€” iโ€™ve been caught up with work and uni [and iโ€™ve got 3 deadlines this week ugh] but! how utterly gorgeous is this illustration of sabah & ezra by @essasketch ?? i am literally so so in love with it <3 Say Hello to Goodbye explores culture and mental health, but it is full of light romance as well and i hope you enjoy it! & itโ€™s perfect to read during this snowy weather โ„๏ธ โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ: *โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ:* ใ€€ใ€€ *:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง*:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง โœฉ A V A I L A B L E N O W โœฉ 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 waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/say-hello-to-goodbye/sumaiya-ahmed/9781739724610 foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/say-hello-to-goodbye,sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724610 wordery: https://wordery.com/say-hello-to-goodbye-sumaiya-ahmed-9781739724610 โ€ข ๐Ÿฆ‹ blurb ๐Ÿฆ‹ โ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. โž 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. ~ ๐Ÿท๏ธ #sumaiyaahmed #sumaiyaahmedauthor #bookstagram #spicybookstagram #bookstagrammer #indieauthor #steamyreads #bookrecs #romancebookrecs #newadultbooks #booktok #bookish #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #newadultromance #newadultreads #spicyreads #steamyromance #steamybooks #romanceauthor #igread
โœฐ tropes โœฐ โšก๏ธ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ„๏ธ ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ŸŽ„ ๐œ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿฅ‚ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿฟ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿฅž ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ โ€ข โœฉ A V A I L A B L E N O W โœฉ 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} โ€ข ๐Ÿฆ‹ blurb ๐Ÿฆ‹ โ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. โž 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. โ€ข add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ ๐Ÿท๏ธ #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 itโ€™s โœจ release day โœจ and Say Hello to Goodbye is out!! i am so proud of this little novella โ€” 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! โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ: *โœง๏ฝฅ๏พŸ:* ใ€€ใ€€ *:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง*:๏ฝฅ๏พŸโœง โœฉ A V A I L A B L E N O W โœฉ 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} โ€ข ๐Ÿฆ‹ blurb ๐Ÿฆ‹ โ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. โž 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. โ€ข add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ ๐Ÿท๏ธ #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
โœฐ book aesthetics โœฐ โšก๏ธ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ„๏ธ ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿค ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ŸŽ„ ๐œ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿฅ‚ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿฟ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿฅž ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ โ€ข โœฉ A V A I L A B L E N O W โœฉ 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} โ€ข ๐Ÿฆ‹ blurb ๐Ÿฆ‹ โ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. โž 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. โ€ข add it now to your tbr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60377041 ~ ๐Ÿท๏ธ #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

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