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The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

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ophycore's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i enjoyed the realistic take on how high schoolers deal with issues of cultural appropriation and homophobia. the end felt a bit too quick tying things up, however. i do like that the focus was on the main character developing her own agency throughout the story. the romantic side of the story was not profoundly interesting in itself, but still helped to display the complexities of life as a young person when you are “different”

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colorful_lulu's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mattyb's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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thebookpaiges's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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alucile2's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a very sweet debut novel by Adiba Jaigirdar. I appreciated how passionate Nishat was about her culture and how courageous she was to own her sexuality and believe in herself. I did, at times, find Nishat a bit annoying, but I also found her relatable. Coming out can be so hard, especially when you’re not sure whether your family will accept you. I definitely relate to the feeling of finally wanting to live your truth and wanting to share that truth with the people you love. On another note, I adored Nishat’s sister, Priti. She was so supportive, caring, protective, and loving toward her sister. Their relationship was defiantly a highlight of the book. Overall I enjoyed this read and would recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet, lighthearted, queer romance!

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shoni's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Honestly this book was adorable.

The understanding of being a queer brown girl and all the concern and worry is always a key thing. Because it's never about what the family thinks but what society thinks. It's such a burden and sometimes it is an us or them but not always. I think seeing how Nishat's journey was so rotted around her family as well made such an important point because it isn't always just you, it affects everyone, and seeing how it affects others affects you. It's just a giant circle, and not always pleasant.

Also as someone who loves some good mendhi, it made me so excited to see where it came from, and the descriptions of the different design. I do love how you could easily tell who does it. Because every desi person I know never says what they want, they just sit and let the artist decide, and seeing that with her family made it so much better.

I have just warm feelings about it. I think I'm just not a big romance reader of itself so I send to be a bit more hesitant but this story hit all the right marks and made me all happy.

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