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

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wynterwonderland's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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charlotteregan's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted

5.0

“Because as long as Hani and I are side-by-side, everything will be all right.”

I’m queer, Muslim, and brown and reading this book made me tear up a little. I’M SO MAD AT HANI’S FRIENDS AND I WILL LITERALLY CRY FOR HANI AND ISHU EVERYDAY.

I love this book so much you don’t understand. I went in slightly blind because I was bored and it gave me EVERYTHING I was looking for. Brb while I sob over them again.

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peachmoni's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

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atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.5

I thought this was a very nice, cute romance that gave me a good insight into bengali culture, which I really liked.
The bare bones of the story is Hani and Ishu deciding to fake-date to each achieve their own goals, but as the story progresses you get to explore their relationships with their culture and their families, as well as watching them discover their feelings for each other.
The writing wasn't exactly my favourite, it felt a bit repetitive at times (I can't count how many times someone surprised someone else my answering a message immediately as if they had been waiting for it), but it was still a very enjoyable experience. The biphobia was a bit more triggering for me than I was expecting, being a pansexual person who has had a lot of doubts about their sexuality, so just keep that in mind before you read.

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esme_t's review against another edition

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4.0

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honeybunnyy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

Okay, to be honest, I never was too big on the fake dating trope but I loved the execution of the author in this book. Hani and Ishu aren't overly pushing their fake dating and are keeping it relatively sweet.
I felt a lot while reading this book - squirmed during cute moments, angry whenever Hani's "friends" were invalidating her as a person or could just relate to Ishus situation with her parents and how they treated both her and her older sister.
Nikhita, as well as our two main girls, were very lovable characters and I loved the development of Nikhita from how Ishu described her to have behaved and acted towards her to how she was presented in the books present and how she was there for Ishu.
Over all I really loved this book and it was very hard to put it down!

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