Review by bookedbymadeline - Hani And Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating

bookedbymadeline 's review for:

Hani And Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

4.5

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

OMG this was so cute and fun!! Loved the fun, lighthearted romance balanced with the serious discussions on the weight of family expectations, being yourself, friendship, queer and religious identities.

Hani and Ishu are both Bengali but come from different cultural/lingual backgrounds so I loved those discussions! I also loved their chemistry and banter 💗 And of course the bi rep and Hani advocating for herself!

The only reason it wasn’t quite a 5 star read was there were a few too many pop culture/social media references for my taste, it’s something I don’t enjoy as it really dates a book (and pigeonholes some things like using Spotify instead of just saying a character put on some music).

I devoured this novel and Jaigirdar is now an auto read author for me!!

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