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

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claudianhi's review against another edition

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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

3.25

lesbean's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

This book was brilliant. I loved the ways in which the teenage characters were portrayed realistically. Most books never seem to get younger characters right but this author aced it.
It was also really interesting reading from the perspective of Asian characters with references to culture, food and clothing that I hadn't encountered before. Even though it was so unfamiliar for me it felt really comforting to read.
My favourite aspect overall is how the main conflict of this book wasn't the issue of being outed. Though being outed is a very real issue for many and is quite frightening for a lot of people in the lgbt community, I feel as though this kind of conflict has been played out enough in lgbt fiction, so I'm glad I didn't have to read it again. Last but not least, Hani and Ishu made such an adorable couple and I loved the ending they got together.

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callieju's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was amazing. I loved the character driven plot and how real everything that happened felt. This review is gonna be very short but all I have to say is f Hani’s asshole friends. I just wanna

emergencia's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

raichou's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

It was such a sweet story of growing up und having to learn who your real friends are.

I'm so glad Hani was able to finally be herself l, not having to pretend to be someone else just to keep her friends who didn't really like her for herself.
Ishu as well, though I would have liked to see more of the aftermath of her not running for head girl anymore. I think that conflict was skipped.

All in all I'm really happy for them and there wasn't too much miscommunication. At least it didn't drag on forever.