Tell Me How You Really Feel

Aminah Mae Safi

Jun 2019 · Sold by Feiwel & Friends

About this ebook

Aminah Mae Safi's Tell Me How You Really Feel is an ode to romantic comedies, following two girls on opposite sides of the social scale as they work together to make a movie and try very hard not to fall in love.

The first time Sana Khan asked out a girl–Rachel Recht--it went so badly that she never did it again. Rachel is a film buff and aspiring director, and she’s seen Carrie enough times to learn you can never trust cheerleaders (and beautiful people). Rachel was furious that Sana tried to prank her by asking her on a date.

But when it comes time for Rachel to cast her senior project, she realizes that there’s no more perfect lead than Sana--the girl she's sneered at in the halls for the past three years. And poor Sana--she says yes. She never did really get over that first crush, even if Rachel can barely stand to be in the same room as her.

Told in alternative viewpoints and set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the springtime, when the rainy season rolls in and the Santa Ana's can still blow--these two girls are about to learn that in the city of dreams, anything is possible--even love.

Ratings and reviews

Adorable! Growing up in Los Angeles is definitely a challenge, and Aminah Mae Safi gives us a deep and insightful view into two young women’s lives in her novel, Tell Me How You Really Feel. There’s some intriguing family drama, and some of the usual high school shenanigans, but on the whole both ladies have pretty solid support systems. The interesting part is when these total opposites come together, and figure out they’ve got more in common than they’d have guessed! I listened to Tell Me How You Really Feel in audio, and that’s the real treat because the author is the narrator. Aminah Mae Safi has an absolutely delightful voice, and it’s easy to tell she’s getting a real kick out of reading her story to us. I hope she continues with this trend, and I’d gladly listen to her perform again.

Typical enemies to lovers story, very predictable.

About the author

Aminah Mae Safi is a Muslim-American writer. Safi was the winner of the We Need Diverse Books short story contest, and that story appears in the anthology Fresh Ink. Her first book was Not the Girls You're Looking For. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her partner and cat.