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

Both of these characters will resonate with many readers. Ishu’s about how dreams can change and how parent’s can push their dreams and desires onto their children. Hani’s about fitting in, which could be at the expense of yourself and your connection to your culture. I enjoyed their separate character arcs as well. Hani is very positive and a people pleaser, where Ishu is a bit grump and definitely an overachiever. Sometimes I find perspectives can sound similar, but I didn’t have any problems knowing which character’s chapter I was on. Hani and Ishu, despite being the only two South Asian girls in their school, couldn’t be more different in personality. And my favorite part was that none of the angst and drama in this book revolved around anyone coming out to their parents. This also had some of the most frustratingly real antagonists that I have seen in a book like this in a long time. I want to know what their futures are going to be like and if they’re still going to be together. Hani and Ishu complemented each other in such an amazing way and it left me wanting more. I mean that in the best way, though I’ve always been more of a chocolate cake pop girl myself.

Like pink birthday cake pop, teeth rotting sweet. As their mutually beneficial arrangement continues, they start to develop real feelings for each other, but relationships are complicated and some people will do anything to stop two girls from achieving their happily ever after.

Hani needs to help her become more popular so that she can become elected head girl. Thinking she’s backed herself into a corner and all hope is lost Hani is shocked with Ishu agrees to help her, but there is a catch. A girl who is the complete opposite of Hani, an academic overachiever with pretty much no social life. In her panic, she blurts out that she’s in a relationship with a girl her friends can’t stand-Ishita “Ishu” Dey. Ashling and Dee, her best friends, claim that she can’t bi if she’s only dated guys. She’s one of the most popular girls at school, but when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity. “Right now, all men seem overwhelmingly unattractive – except the ones on the Netflix shows I watch.”Įveryone likes Humaira “Hani” Khan.

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