Hani and Ishus Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Hani and Ishus Guide to Fake Dating Reviews

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  Grace

  Arrived quickly and in good condition cheers*Review of the actual bookIt was a lovely book. The friends pissed me off so much, the islamaphobia, the lesbian phobia, the biphobia and just being awfu. it was refreshing to see a queer Muslim character and having her parents support her (books tend to fall into negative stereotypes). The romance was so sweet tho I got so annoyed when they both clearly liked each other but both thought the other girl didn’t like them back BUT THEY DID. The principal really pissed me off as well, she is definitely racist or her actions were at least racially motivated. When a girl (Ishu) who always works hard and gets super high scores gets accused of cheating by a (white) girl who gets bad scores and only does well on this one test the principal still ruins Ishu’s image and stops her being head girl which she’s tried so hard for but when it’s discovered the white girl is the cheater? The principal does nothing. Also I feel for the most part it was super realistic on the portrayal of teens but having enough money to constantly go to expensive places, going round each other’s house so much without even asking parents (what in the tidy house??) and the school girls cares to much about Ishu supposedly cheating. Realistically no body would care past 3rd Period. I have given my criticisms but I loved this book GO READ NOW. IT MAKES MY BI HEART EXPLODE GO READ.
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  Rhiannon Lois Thomas

  Critically acclaimed author Adiba Jaigirdar is back after her debut ‘The Henna Wars’ with this YA romance set in ireland with sapphic and bengali main characters.Hani and Ishu both want something, and pretending to date may just get that done.the best YA romance i have read!!Characters:Ishita Dey (ishu) My favourite character, she is a closeted academic overachiever who certainly isn’t the most popular. after telling her parents she is applying to be head girl she agrees to fake date Hani the popular girl, as a last effort to secure head girl.Humaira Kahn (hani) Hani is the popular girl, however she forces herself to fit in by downplaying her religion and culture; even allowing her friends to call her ‘maira’. Hani comes out to her friends as bisexual, which they don’t believe because she has only dated men. In an effort to make her friends believe her about her bisexuality, she says she is dating Ishu (someone who her friends hate). “ Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys as a concept than a reality”content warnings: islamaphobia, biphobia, toxic friends, racism and gaslighting.
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  VillageIdiot

  Absolutely loved this book. (Spoiler warning)The story follows Hani, and Ishu, two Indian girls who are pretending to date to gain something in their personal lives.Hani, trying to prove to her friends she isn't lying about being bisexual, pretends to date Ishu, the first person who comes to mind.Ishu deals with family life and her parents expectations, seeing her sister be alienated from the family as she dropped out of uni to get married.Overall, I really recommend this book. Stunning piece of queer literature, this review doesn't do it justice
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  Ria

  It shows a really good representation of South Asian youth, specifically Bangladeshi which is unseen especially as LGBT+ characters. Overall a good and fast read, wish it had gone into detail
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  Annabelle

  I like how it’s written from the pov of both girls. There is important POC and LGBTQ+ representation. Overall it’s a cute and simple story, nothing spectacular but I’d recommend.