A review by alas_aly
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

3.0

I appreciate this book for what it is. I love that we can now tell normal stories involving queer girls where the entire point isn't keeping a secret or having to hide. I appreciate that this book decentered whiteness. White people affected Nishat but the story wasn't about them or even the conditions that they created. This book centered on a girl of color and how being South Asian mediated her experience distinct from racism. All that being said, I still didn't love it. I just may not be able to read contemporary YA anymore. 
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