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I love Jaigirdar's other books, Hani and Ishu's guide to fake dating and the do and donuts of love, but this one was not it. The MC felt so weak, not vulnerable but weakly written, she failed to be a believable character for me. The people around her also felt weakly written, especially their relationships with the MC, and especially especially with her friends who barely acted like they knew her. The love interest and MC did not have enough chemistry for me to be invested and I felt like I was at the end of the book before it had begun. Some of the discussions of homophobia, racism, etc. are so good and make the book so interesting and sometimes even hard to read but in a good way, this is what ups my rating but the characters, the world, just range from mediocre to bad. Will still be reading any more books Jaigirdar releases but this was unfortunely a miss in a potentially really nice trio. Ranking: 1. Hani and Ishu. 2. Do and Donuts. 3. Henna Wars

raine_rki's review

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tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

flamepea's review against another edition

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4.0

This is soooo adorable. An important sapphic story with quality representation for people of colour + queer islamic people. This book is the definition of queer euphoria

daenknight's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

mangomage's review against another edition

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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

eliza_cat's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

shannonohannessian's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved the premise of this book and the representation, but I didn’t care for the main characters or their relationship. I did adore the relationship between Nishat and her sister, Priti, but ultimately not my favorite read.

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