What I also loved was how complex Khayyam was as a character. Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know is a book rich with layers and full of heart. Khayyam talks about the struggles not only of being a woman of color, but also being biracial and how it has impacted her sense of identity. Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know unravels Leila’s story all while allowing Khayyam to evolve as a character, to make mistakes, and to speak her own story.
The way women are often not given a voice, the space to speak, erased from history and looking on from the shadows.
Leila and Khayyam are linked in a story that weaves art, forgotten women, and love. At the same time, this dual POV book feature Leila a woman who is similarly struggling with matters of the heart as well as her own survival. Khayyam is a complex character who is both driven, but also struggling to come to terms with her own feelings. And she only gets better and better! The characters have to be my number one reason for loving this book. I love how quickly she establishes herself in your heart – her fierce ambition, her passion, and her heart. It’s full of personality and Khayyam’s thoughts jump off the page. Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know hooked me from the first pages. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. In the present day-and with the company of a descendant of Alexandre Dumas-Khayyam begins to connect allusions to an enigmatic 19th-century Muslim woman whose path may have intersected with Alexandre Dumas, Eugène Delacroix, and Lord Byron.Įchoing across centuries, Leila and Khayyam’s lives intertwine, and as one woman’s long-forgotten life is uncovered, another’s is transformed. Two hundred years before Khayyam’s summer of discontent, Leila is struggling to survive and keep her true love hidden from the Pasha who has “gifted” her with favored status in his harem. But her maybe-ex-boyfriend is probably ghosting her, she might have just blown her chance at getting into her dream college, and now all she really wants is to be back home in Chicago figuring out her messy life instead of brooding in the City of Light.
This holiday with her professor parents should be a dream trip for the budding art historian. It’s August in Paris and 17-year-old Khayyam Maquet-American, French, Indian, Muslim-is at a crossroads. Whether you love hunting for clues, art history, or forgotten women it’s perfect! This book is my latest obsession, so keep reading this book review to find out just why I’m obsessed! Summary Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know is one of those books that entirely captivates you.
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