Hijab Butch Blues chronicles the life of Lamya H, a queer Muslim writer and activist, through a series of salient and beautifully written prose essays. The essays range in topic and span much of Lamya’s life. In it, Lamya covers topics ranging from xenophobia, islamophobia, coming to terms with their own queerness, her experiences as an activist, her evolving relationship to the Quran, and so much more. For me, this memoir provided windows, mirrors, and doors for me as I read- allowing me to see myself so clearly and intimately on some levels in some of the essays and forcing me to challenge my thoughts and biases in other ways. Sometimes, the same chapters did both of these things, making me feel accepted and seen while also forcing me to challenge my own preconceptions, without feeling contradictory at all. Beautifully written and intricately nuanced, Hijab Butch Blues is more than a memoir- sections of it can work as an introduction to Islam, a set of self-care guidelines for activists, an exploration of internalized biases, and more. Filled with sincerity and hope, Hijab Butch Blues is an engaging and eloquent memoir with an insightful perspective.