If You Could Be Mine

I started reading a story called If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan. Based on the title of the book I was not expecting the story to have so many plot twists. I thought the story was going to be about I girl and a guy who were in love but couldn't be together for whatever mystics reason. After reading the first couple chapters I found out the book is about two girls who were best friends since an elder age. Now the girls are sixteen and living in Iran, the main characters are Sahar and Nasrin. A little bit about each main character is that Nasrin is a very intelligent girl who wishes to study medicine and become a doctor. Nasrin is very modest and always follows the rules, her mother died leaving her to care for her father by cooking and cleaning. Sahar is a very stunning girl who comes from a family of wealth. Sahar is very spoiled and is very carefree often thinking the rules do not apply to her. Sahar goes to a school where academics is not the main focus. Sahar is very popular at her school and loves being the center of attention. As the story unfold you find out the main characters are more than best friends but are secret lovers. Sahar and Nasrin know it's dangerous to be in loved in Iran and could be killed, badly beaten and imprisoned. Homosexuality is a sin and a crime in Iran, but Nasrin exclaims she can't help the way she feels about Sahar.Sahar and Nasrin try their best to keep their relationship private and only do things such as kiss and feel on each other when no one is around and it's just the two of them. Nasrin hopes she can become a doctor and marry Sahar, but she knows that's going to be hard to do considering the fact they are two women. Overall I thought the beginning of this book was good and had many plot twist that I was not expecting. The author did a good job on keeping her story suspenseful.