Praise for Loved One

“Poignant and engrossing.” —NPR

“Aisha Muharrar's debut novel ticked off all the boxes...An exciting love triangle…an engrossing pace; and an intriguing premise of moving through grief with your late best friend's capricious ex... Every emotion and nerve [Muharrar’s] writing touches on is well-earned, whether its a light chuckle or tear in your eye.” —Condé Nast Traveler

“The opening scene of ‘Loved One’ could be a set piece on [Hacks, Parks & Recreation, or The Good Place]. . . Muharrar’s work developing her main characters throughout the story allows her to explore deeper themes of grief and loss.” —Associated Press

“You will laugh, you will cry….[and] you might relate too painfully to some elements. . .. but you won’t regret sitting down with [this] sweet, tender-hearted novel.” —Jezebel

“A genuine pleasure to read.” –Vogue

“Muharrar explores the lies we tell ourselves with wry humor and compassion, equally adept at mining the inherent comedy of human nature while understanding why we keep secrets even from ourselves.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Aisha Muharrar poignantly examines loss while incorporating tons of humor and charm.”—Real Simple

“The sharp, funny, deeply human writing that made [the] comedies [Muharrar has written for] so beloved is alive here, too. By the second page, the book already had me by the throat.” – BOMB

“A moving and layered debut.” —Women's World

“Sumptuous.”—W Magazine

“Hilarious and heartbreaking." —theSkimm

“Full of charm…[Loved One] twists the classic love triangle story, touching on romance, grief, art and the ‘what ifs’ of life.” —Newsweek

“Sly, irreverent, and emotionally sophisticated. . . .A where-did-I-go-wrong style excavation...with nuanced depictions of heartbreak. —Literary Hub

“An emotional mystery woven with love, memory, and loss” —Alta Journal

“[Muharrar] brings [her] offbeat sense of humor to this narrative about Julia and Elizabeth, two women trying to cope with the death of a mutual ex.” —AV Club

“Hilarious and heartwarming, and truly a delight to read.” —Debutiful

“This witty debut … brims with insights into the blurry boundaries between love and friendship.”—Publishers Weekly

“Readers will be immediately . . . captivated by Muharrar’s skillful threading of alternating timelines to get the complete picture of [a] friendship... Muharrar’s descriptions and scene settings are decadent.”—Library Journal

“Loved One shimmers with wit even as it explores deep loss. What does it mean to love and lose? How do we undo—and make—each other? Aisha Muharrar asks enduring questions while acknowledging how funny they can be, too. This is a book I will be pressing, urgently, into the hands of my own loved ones.” —Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans

“Warm-hearted, funny, and written with style and panache, Loved One is both wise and a pleasure to read. I tore through it, from page one until its moving final pages. A terrific novel.” —Adelle Waldman, author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

“Stylish, perceptive, witty and generous. An instant classic.”—Emma Forrest, author of Your Voice in My Head

“So beyond wonderful. I raced through this absolutely loved this. I loved the characters, the exploration of grief…100/10.” – Eli Rallo, NY Times Bestselling Author