Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

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

311 reviews

onycio's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

Amazing. I will absolutely be reading every book that Adiba Jaigirdar writes. 

The fake dating trope always amuses me. I absolutely adore Hani and Ishu very quickly grew on me. All of her friends can jump ship because these two deserve the world and everything around it. 

I will definitely be recommending this one!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gaslighting

kalihell_kalihell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Racism, and Biphobia

fierymoon's review against another edition

emotional funny informative 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? No

5.0

everything about it made me smile so widely that i can't think of anything else to say except that the book overall is amazing and relatable, and filled with so much positive representation 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment, Lesbophobia, and Racism

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Racism

misslynette's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Solid 4. I enjoyed it very much overall, specially learning more about Bengali culture and the relationships between the two MCs and their families. It was also very sweet!

But are we not going to talk about

how the fuck someone accidentally shares a Google doc??? She could just remove her sister's access or something?? I really wish that was explained better because it had my brain so confused, like I had missed something.

Also, I wish Hani's two friends had some redeeming qualities, or we saw her having fun with them, because it was really hard to understand why she would still be close with them when they were SUCH massive c-words. 

Again, otherwise I really enjoyed this book! Hell yes to bi-rep and esp for queer Bengali and/or Muslim teens 💖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, and Biphobia

stressedoutreader's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Islamophobia, Racism, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment and Gaslighting

sophiasunlitreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Racism, Biphobia, and Abandonment

andiwitherbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

I loved this so much! And the way it tackled so many important issues but still kept lightheaded. I did want to throw the book accross the room every time Aisling opened her mouth though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

averyrembish's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol