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A review by beeeenerys
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
hopeful
fast-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
I will admit i am clearly not the demographic for this book, This is marketed to teens and I it's written for them, emotionally driven, simple language and shorter chapters and it's a nice read.
all the mentions of Bengali culture, the good stuff, the bad stuff was all done brilliantly and very earnest, however the narrator of the audiobook was monotonous so all of the scenes felt the same tonally.
I think the audiobook I was reading was the American version, or edited for the American narrator because at one point narration mentions Irish autumn weather being a "chilly 37 degrees". Ireland uses Celsius and so does Bangladesh to my knowledge so hearing 37 degrees as being chilly confused me. 37 Celsius is heatwave level hot.
I also think that the outing was too quickly forgiven, I don't think it really sunk in how dangerous being outed can be.
all the mentions of Bengali culture, the good stuff, the bad stuff was all done brilliantly and very earnest, however the narrator of the audiobook was monotonous so all of the scenes felt the same tonally.
I think the audiobook I was reading was the American version, or edited for the American narrator because at one point narration mentions Irish autumn weather being a "chilly 37 degrees". Ireland uses Celsius and so does Bangladesh to my knowledge so hearing 37 degrees as being chilly confused me. 37 Celsius is heatwave level hot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Outing, and Racism