Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
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- Author：Adiba Jaigirdar
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Summary
Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school。 But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual， they invalidate her identity， saying she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys。 Panicked， Hani blurts out that she’s in a relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate—Ishita "Ishu" Dey。 Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani。 She’s an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college。 But Ishita agrees to help Hani， if Hani will help her become more popular so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl。
Despite their mutually beneficial pact， they start developing real feelings for each other。 But relationships are complicated， and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after。
Despite their mutually beneficial pact， they start developing real feelings for each other。 But relationships are complicated， and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after。
Reviews
tanya （youngwokebroke）
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{4。5}
Kissthelibrarian
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I really enjoyed all the conversations brought up in this book - the rampant biphobia， racism， prejudice of the school， how can we （not） measure up to our parents' expectations。 Still， it seemed more about two coming of age stories than a romance， thus the little disappointment。 I really enjoyed all the conversations brought up in this book - the rampant biphobia， racism， prejudice of the school， how can we （not） measure up to our parents' expectations。 Still， it seemed more about two coming of age stories than a romance， thus the little disappointment。 。。。more
gudny
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there were times where i had to put the book down and take a deep breath cause i got so angry and frustrated at how the main characters were treated❤️
Kim
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5/5Gosh， this book。 I cried， I laughed， I rooted for the character's growth throughout the entire book。 Adiba Jaigirdar writing is absolutely beautiful and very believable for the character's ages。 I felt like every character had a purpose， even the minor ones。 If there is ever more to Hani and Ishu's life， I would buy it up in a heartbeat！ What a wonderful sapphic story！ I loved this bi rep so much and something I wish was there when I was a teenager。 5/5Gosh， this book。 I cried， I laughed， I rooted for the character's growth throughout the entire book。 Adiba Jaigirdar writing is absolutely beautiful and very believable for the character's ages。 I felt like every character had a purpose， even the minor ones。 If there is ever more to Hani and Ishu's life， I would buy it up in a heartbeat！ What a wonderful sapphic story！ I loved this bi rep so much and something I wish was there when I was a teenager。 。。。more
lottie
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ishita dey is the most comfort character ever istg i love her and hani so much
The BookSnom
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Over 300 pages of pure sapphic joy！ I love Adiba's book so much！！ Over 300 pages of pure sapphic joy！ I love Adiba's book so much！！ 。。。more
ale ♡
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i've read many great reviews of this book！！ i've read many great reviews of this book！！ 。。。more
May
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~Mixed feelings~Positive:-Cute couple-Learned a lot -Love the exploration of family relationships and dynamicsCons:-Repetitive in the middle-Can be very frustrating to read
Andrea
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Esta fue mi primera opción para leer en este mes del orgullo y estoy muy feliz de haberlo leído。Lo amé， no tengo nada malo que decir。 Fue como boost de serotonina que no sabía que necesitaba hasta que lo leí。 Es una historia tan tierna que， si bien toca temas serios， no roza el morbo。Las dos protagonistas son maravillosas， representación e inclusión ¿qué más podría pedir？。 De hecho， me vi reflejada en Ishu， no me voy a ocultar。 No obstante， si bien entiendo todo el tema de Ishu y su familia， me Esta fue mi primera opción para leer en este mes del orgullo y estoy muy feliz de haberlo leído。Lo amé， no tengo nada malo que decir。 Fue como boost de serotonina que no sabía que necesitaba hasta que lo leí。 Es una historia tan tierna que， si bien toca temas serios， no roza el morbo。Las dos protagonistas son maravillosas， representación e inclusión ¿qué más podría pedir？。 De hecho， me vi reflejada en Ishu， no me voy a ocultar。 No obstante， si bien entiendo todo el tema de Ishu y su familia， me hubiera gustado ver cómo se cerraba ese tema solo por mi estabilidad emocional。 No más palabras su señoría。Leanlo， no se van a arrepentir。 。。。more
Kitty Reads
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i read this in one day so i think the 5⭐️ is self explanatory
connie
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5⭐️It would have been easy to disappoint me in this book， because my expectations were incredibly high - for a story based around two Bengali girls in Ireland and a fake dating trope。。。it somehow exceeded these expectations。The writing style enabled me to connect with their characters， with the things we related on - and the things I was taught about the struggles of being women of colour in a predominantly white society。The romance。。。well built up？ Adorable？ Slow burn but not boring？ Sign me up 5⭐️It would have been easy to disappoint me in this book， because my expectations were incredibly high - for a story based around two Bengali girls in Ireland and a fake dating trope。。。it somehow exceeded these expectations。The writing style enabled me to connect with their characters， with the things we related on - and the things I was taught about the struggles of being women of colour in a predominantly white society。The romance。。。well built up？ Adorable？ Slow burn but not boring？ Sign me up please and thank you。 I also enjoyed how their ethnicities tied them together， instead of being a barrier as is often used by mainstream media in order to make non-western cultures seem oppressive。All in all， a brilliant book - and I will definitely be looking out for the author’s book ‘Henna wars’ and any others she releases。 。。。more
Teresa Gardner
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A great book about acceptance and discovering who you are。 It's about struggling to be accepted by your friends due to your religion and sexuality。 Its about about family wanting the best for you but not always listening to what you want。 It's about self discovery。 It's about love。I feel this is a must read。 Perfect read for Pride Month 🌈🏳️🌈 A great book about acceptance and discovering who you are。 It's about struggling to be accepted by your friends due to your religion and sexuality。 Its about about family wanting the best for you but not always listening to what you want。 It's about self discovery。 It's about love。I feel this is a must read。 Perfect read for Pride Month 🌈🏳️🌈 。。。more
Amber
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4。75 stars。 I read this all in one day and it was amazing！ I love Jaigirdar's writing and the characters， it felt so authentic。 4。75 stars。 I read this all in one day and it was amazing！ I love Jaigirdar's writing and the characters， it felt so authentic。 。。。more
⊱færies in space
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2。75
Amy Marsden
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This was an enjoyable， if frustrating， read。Ishu is super smart and driven to succeed in school and make her parents proud of her academic achievements。 Hani is a popular girl who is friendly with everyone。I really liked Ishu。 She was funny and relatable and her narration made me laugh out loud at points。 I also really liked her sister， Nik。 I'm an only child， but if I had a sister I'd want her to be like Nik。 Her parents left a lot to be desired， and the book ended rather abruptly， so I don't k This was an enjoyable， if frustrating， read。Ishu is super smart and driven to succeed in school and make her parents proud of her academic achievements。 Hani is a popular girl who is friendly with everyone。I really liked Ishu。 She was funny and relatable and her narration made me laugh out loud at points。 I also really liked her sister， Nik。 I'm an only child， but if I had a sister I'd want her to be like Nik。 Her parents left a lot to be desired， and the book ended rather abruptly， so I don't know how things played out with them。Hani I didn't relate to at all， and was the source of my frustration。 She was fine in and of herself; it was her relationships with her friends that irritated me。 Aisling and Dee were horrible to her， she even acknowledged they were horrible， yet she continued to hang out with them。 I genuinely don't understand why。 If my friends did what they did I'd wave goodbye to them。 This toxic friendship continued throughout the book and really lessened my enjoyment of Hani's chapters。The whole cheating storyline made zero sense too。 Why on earth would Aisling， a student failing her classes， accuse Ishu， top achiever in the school， of cheating off her？ What was she hoping to achieve？ The fact that she faced no consequences was also not really believable。 I also didn't like that Hani didn't see through this straight away and take Ishu's side。 It was really frustrating。 Another little thing was the book is set in Ireland yet the characters sometimes said mom。 It was small， but jarring。The Bengali and muslim rep was great， and I enjoyed learning more about the culture。3。5 stars。 。。。more
Sanika Athavale
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This is the brown girl rep that I was looking for！I personally love opposites attract and fake dating trope and this book did it in such a good way。Humaira is a sweet， bubbly， friendly girl and Ishita is。。not any of that。 She is direct， practical and a no-nonsense girl。 Other girls at their school expect them to be friends cz "they both are brown"。 In reality， these two cannot be more different than each other。 But crazy expectations from friends and family push them to get into a fake relations This is the brown girl rep that I was looking for！I personally love opposites attract and fake dating trope and this book did it in such a good way。Humaira is a sweet， bubbly， friendly girl and Ishita is。。not any of that。 She is direct， practical and a no-nonsense girl。 Other girls at their school expect them to be friends cz "they both are brown"。 In reality， these two cannot be more different than each other。 But crazy expectations from friends and family push them to get into a fake relationship。 And thats where the fun and sweetness and craziness begins！ Hani and Ishu are so precious， I feel like wrapping them up in cotton candy and protecting them forever！ （I personally love Ishita more）。We not only see the friendship， and in time， love， blossom between Hani and Ishu， but we also get to see the realities of many relationships。 We see the stressful expectations of Ishu's family and the heartwarming love of Hani's family and the bitterness caused due to prejudices amongst friends。While this book highlights many important topics， the one that affected me the most the message that we should never feel ashamed for standing up for ourselves。 Hani and Ishu both have to face social ostracization on many occasions for no fault of their own。 They are singled out and even directly ridiculed at times for their skin colour， ethnicity， religion， sexual orientation。 Its not selfish to speak up against racism and stereotypes， and the author has made this point very nicely in this story。 If someone is repeatedly being unsupportive and forcing you to be/do something you don't want to， then its ok to voice your opinion and state your boundaries。 It's ok to distance ourselves from toxic people in our life。There are in-depth conversations about the various issues faced by immigrants and these discussions were so touching。The author has given clear content warnings in the foreword and I was so impressed by that。 I haven't seen many authors do that and I really appreciated it。On a lighter note， there were references to bollywood in the book and that made desi self so happy！All in all， this is a must read book。 。。。more
blumenbusch
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absolutly loved every second of it！！
Siobhan
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This book was phenomenal！ This was the first time I’d ever read a book with the Fake Dating trope and I loved it so much more than I had expected and think I definitely want to read more of that trope in the future。 There was also a slight hint of enemies to lovers （my favourite trope） so that made me very happy。 I loved both Hani and Ishu so much and their relationship was so cute and I loved reading about it。 As a bisexual girl myself， reading about Hani’s “friends” being biphobic made me even This book was phenomenal！ This was the first time I’d ever read a book with the Fake Dating trope and I loved it so much more than I had expected and think I definitely want to read more of that trope in the future。 There was also a slight hint of enemies to lovers （my favourite trope） so that made me very happy。 I loved both Hani and Ishu so much and their relationship was so cute and I loved reading about it。 As a bisexual girl myself， reading about Hani’s “friends” being biphobic made me even more sympathetic towards her and her struggles and made me relate to her and her worries， even if I have been lucky enough to have supportive people in my life。 I also feel as if I learnt a lot from this book。 Hani is Muslim and both Hani and Ishu are Bengali， which， I am ashamed to admit， because of the lack of diverse teachings in UK schools， are things I knew very little about。 I kept doing research on things mentioned in this book when my lack of knowledge became clear and hope I have educated myself more on both Islam and what it means to be Bengali， and I hope to educate myself more in the future。 This book has such good diversity and representation and I highly recommend it to all！ 。。。more
Shona Ellen
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This is such a cute little wholesome story。 I've never read a YA based around bisexuality and culture， it was so fascinating and gave me a lot of food for thought。 It was also really fun to read about Hani and Ishu walking around Dublin and to actually know the places mentioned in the book。 I'm excited to read more works by this author！ This is such a cute little wholesome story。 I've never read a YA based around bisexuality and culture， it was so fascinating and gave me a lot of food for thought。 It was also really fun to read about Hani and Ishu walking around Dublin and to actually know the places mentioned in the book。 I'm excited to read more works by this author！ 。。。more
a。book。and。a。cuppa
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3。5 ⭐
Maya Lhoste
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I loved these characters so incredibly much！！ Such an amazing book， and I highly recommend。 Besides， who doesn’t love a good fake dating trope？
Jeimy
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I was expecting this one to be cute， but the romance was overshadowed by the friendship drama。 This made the book realistic in some very heart breaking ways。 I think members of the LGBTQ+ community are always scared that we'd lose friends or family members when we come out， and so this one touched a nerve that I was not expecting。 I was expecting this one to be cute， but the romance was overshadowed by the friendship drama。 This made the book realistic in some very heart breaking ways。 I think members of the LGBTQ+ community are always scared that we'd lose friends or family members when we come out， and so this one touched a nerve that I was not expecting。 。。。more
Ellie
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*3。5 stars* Definitely not my favourite romance of all time， but it was still really cute and I always love the fake dating trope。 There were several times I wanted to throw this book across the room but that is simply because it deals with racism and homophobia which just makes me angry always， nothing to do with how the actual book was written。 I still think it’s really important however， that books include these issues and educate people。 It was also lovely getting to see parts of the Bengali *3。5 stars* Definitely not my favourite romance of all time， but it was still really cute and I always love the fake dating trope。 There were several times I wanted to throw this book across the room but that is simply because it deals with racism and homophobia which just makes me angry always， nothing to do with how the actual book was written。 I still think it’s really important however， that books include these issues and educate people。 It was also lovely getting to see parts of the Bengali culture I haven’t seen before and educating myself， it was beautiful。 。。。more
Frishta
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I think I’ve found my new favourite author。 Such a cute， heartwarming little read！
Lauren Rose
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This book is so breathtakingly beautiful and heartwarming。 I loved each and every moment of this non-friends to lovers and fake dating romance。 It's such a wonderful book and I felt it all。 This book is so breathtakingly beautiful and heartwarming。 I loved each and every moment of this non-friends to lovers and fake dating romance。 It's such a wonderful book and I felt it all。 。。。more
Sierra Mullen
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This is is a very sweet YA book。 Both Hani and Ishu were strong leads for the book。 I enjoyed reading about Hani’s connections with her religion and learning about different cultural aspects of Bangladeshi culture through both of them。 Some of the side characters fell flat for me but Ishu and her sister was probably my favorite relationship to read about。 Would definitely recommend for those that love contemporary YA books。 This book has made me excited for more books （as if Henna Wars didn’t do This is is a very sweet YA book。 Both Hani and Ishu were strong leads for the book。 I enjoyed reading about Hani’s connections with her religion and learning about different cultural aspects of Bangladeshi culture through both of them。 Some of the side characters fell flat for me but Ishu and her sister was probably my favorite relationship to read about。 Would definitely recommend for those that love contemporary YA books。 This book has made me excited for more books （as if Henna Wars didn’t do it all ready） by Adiba Jaigirdar in the future。 。。。more
Jack
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I’d like to preface this by saying I’ve become obsessed with the fake-dating trope。 This book was a work of art， truly。 NOW:I’m really bad at strategically reviewing books because it’s so hard for me to dislike or hate a book。 This novel， however， was one that I only recently heard about and decided to go into it without knowing too much about it。 I loved this book so much， and I’m really glad the thing that I thought was gonna happen didn’t happen and the main characters are so likeable and ver I’d like to preface this by saying I’ve become obsessed with the fake-dating trope。 This book was a work of art， truly。 NOW:I’m really bad at strategically reviewing books because it’s so hard for me to dislike or hate a book。 This novel， however， was one that I only recently heard about and decided to go into it without knowing too much about it。 I loved this book so much， and I’m really glad the thing that I thought was gonna happen didn’t happen and the main characters are so likeable and very relatable。 If you’re looking for an amazing lgbtq+ book please read this one-it’s so worth it。 I’ll definitely reread this book。 。。。more
Vaia
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Actual Rating: 4。5
jay ☽
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exactly hani and ishu， EXACTLY！
giulia
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