Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

34 reviews

amybun's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

toni_mahony's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

Funny and very cute. Love the character developments and i live for the sister-sister friendship. Made my heart cry
Sometimes i just wished for bit more plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship

luananki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.25

this one was sweet. i love the diversity which can also be found within the mc’s experiences but i’m a bit underwhelmed. 

i feel like the book could’ve used more sapphic elements, especially about how hani and ishu feel about each other romantically. a lot happened in so little time and i guess i can’t quite grasp why they fell for each other.

i love the very different family dynamics a lot. hani’s parents were both understanding and sweet and i appreciate their relationship with each other. ishu and nik’s story was very well written

and i’m glad nik turned out to be supportive and the big sister ishu needed.

i appreciate the writing. it was an easy read with strong characters and i enjoyed learning more about bengali culture

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism and Colonisation

kate_mare's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.75

if you love lqbtqia and romance this book is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, and Biphobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Bullying, Biphobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

loxeletters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Islamophobia, Biphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia

toffishay's review

3.5

Very cute! Liked that the fake dating got started right away and the tension was good with the family and friends expectations. And there is bisexual representation :)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

anna_wa's review

challenging emotional hopeful tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Biphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, and Cursing

lunalunera's review

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying

ashleyjapan's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Toxic friendship

toberomanced's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

This was so sweet! I’ve been seeking out books with bi representation and this one was excellent. I’m not usually into fake dating tropes, but this one went alright I think. A couple of things felt unsettled at the end but it was done in a realistic way that felt right for the real world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting