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Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
43 reviews
sweetgreen27's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Islamophobia
Moderate: Toxic friendship
xtsukix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, and Biphobia
Moderate: Outing, Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, and Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia
juliannereads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Biphobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Sexual content, Colonisation, and Outing
friendofdorothea's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Islamophobia
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Xenophobia
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Only reason not 5 stars is there are a few typos and mismatched quotations marks that I can't help but notice and keep track. Not sure if it's just in my copy, but wanted to note that.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia
Minor: Religious bigotry
vampire_burrito's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, and Religious bigotry
sachairi's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Islamophobia, Abandonment, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
solo_shelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Islamophobia, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Bullying
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating follows one unlikely alliance as they team up to form a fake relationship which they both need, albeit for different reasons. Hani has recently come out to her best friends as bisexual, however they don’t validate her sexuality because she has never dated a girl. Ishu craves to meet her parent’s expectations of becoming head girl, but is not popular enough to secure the votes. Together their scheme will highlight individual growth, and just maybe kindle a true relationship in the process.
In all honesty, Fake dating is usually not a trope I love, because the third act miscommunication can often be pointless and frustrating. That being said, Jaigidar creates a believable and complex plot, which displays the growth of both characters extremely well.
Overall, I would recommend this book to any romance lover, as well as the author’s debut novel The Henna Wars!
*There are some more serious topics intertwined with the romantic elements so make sure to check trigger warnings before reading.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Colonisation