Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A book review of If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

This is a new project for me. I'm uploading videos about queer fictional books and characters to and create new images and fan art.

I'm hoping to inspire more people to read queer literature and create there own responses. I hope I'll inspire you to make your own art work and share it with me!

If you're a Youtuber interesting in being a model for a future artwork please let me know with a comment or contact me on twitter @olybliss or on facebook

You can get involved with me on my Facebook page or using the hashtag #bookdraw on twitter and Instagram

Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15830...

If you want to use my sketches to start your own art work feel free to download them from my drop box here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/doviw7tnbj...

Reading from Sara Farizan
youtu.be/ttnr1JSeVLA

If you could be mine:
goodreads.com/author/show/6911915.Sara_Farizan

This video really relates to the themes shared by some of the characters:
1.vyoutube.com/watch?v=Azyt9aF_0Gk
2. youtube.com/watch?v=DPeW9u2awaw
3. youtube.com/watch?v=me24PqwI-B8
4. youtube.com/watch?v=UImxz0SqM5I
5. youtube.com/watch?v=gIshf5B3DHI
6. youtube.com/watch?v=KsGO6ic0i48

These are people I drew references from to incorporate the images of the people staring at Sahara and Nasrin. They represent different characters in the story. Please check out their individual stories.

I based Paveen on model Pari Roehi
i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/we-discuss-femininity-growing-up-and-diversity-with-transgender-model-pari-roehi

I wanted to leave the other characters more open to interpretation as they could represent several of the surrounding characters. These are the sources of the images though:

This is a video of Shiva:
youtube.com/watch?v=bQeAchXfDVk&t=259s

This is a video of Akan:
youtube.com/watch?v=2cRBP2YwJZg

This is a video of Nima:
youtube.com/watch?v=u_GxA6D01OY&t=2s