#Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

[the-bisexual-and-damned]

i just finished hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating, and i cannot tell you how fucking REFRESHING it is not to have the muslim parents in this book be egregiously homophobic. to have them to so over the top close minded (which can be true don’t get me wrong) but is the forefront of muslim representation.

to have them be vehemently homophobic, backwards and not be empathetic to their children and push religion down on them.

but hani’s mom is so understanding to her daughter who’s bisexual and muslim, who yes struggled to get it at first, but she doesn’t say she can’t. she accepts her identity AND her girlfriend.

and ishu doesn’t HAVE TO come out to her parents (who wouldn’t be very accepting probably). the story of a queer person doesn’t have to include some big coming out scene and we need MORE of this.

hani and ishu are together while still figuring themselves out because they’re teens. they’re gay and in love and they don’t need to both be out and have everyone know.

[qbdatabase]

Everyone likes Humaira “Hani” Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she’s in a relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate—Ishita “Ishu” Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She’s an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college. But Ishita agrees to help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl.

Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real feelings for each other. But relationships are complicated, and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after.

[yourfavebooklrsfavebooklr]

Some books by Asian authors to read this may!

Edit: thank you @linkedsoul for letting me know that I misused the term AAPI in the original post. I’m very sorry about that, and have changed the title to accurately reflect what this list is.

[ilibra]

Hey all, thanks so much for liking my other post with all my Dazzling chibis :> Here are some newer ones. You can get them in the monthly subscription for Dazzling Bookish Shop, and sometimes with their special editions.

Also, bonus chibis! I did these Cemetery Boys and The Sunbearer Trials charm designs for Aiden Thomas' shop "Graveyard Goods" and you can still get them HERE if you're interested!

In order, the books are: Hell Followed With Us, The Raven Cycle, Boyfriend Material, Icarus (by K. Ancrum), Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials ♥

[snixx]

shoutout to parent-ified eldest kids who never ever ever no matter what take out their pain or trauma or bitterness on their younger siblings (or alternatively actively teach themselves not to even if their relationship with their parents is absolutely broken and it hurts like hell to try because their sibling's isn't) and instead do everything to make sure they never have to go through the same thing or repress their feelings and always have a built-in best friend. and maybe develop a little bit of a mom complex along the way all while doing everything in their power not to become their parents. gotta be one of my favourite genders

[lunaathorne]

every sapphic book i love → hani and ishu's guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar

she smiles so rarely that each one–the genuine ones that light up her entire being–feels like a gift. like something private she has only reserved for me.

[bookishfreedom]

this book had me up wayyy to late to finish it and it was so worth it

[queerliblib]

Queer reads for Ramadan? We’ve got you covered!

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

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

Evelyn Hugo- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Penn de Foucart- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

[bibliophilecats]

09 August 2023: Lazy Day

Drink, snacks, assorted entertainment (books, Switch, ...) and a cuddly blanket on the couch.

[sapphic-book-tournament]

Hey, all I'm trying to get a sapphic book tournament set up if anyone has any ideas and would want to participate please comment your favorite sapphic book and follow!

[heavenlysprings]

nobody asked for this, but i wanted to share it regardless! here are the 22 books i read in 2022, it was a tough year but a good book was always there to pick me right up! so, here we go!

started of the year strong with some sapphic readings

and around this time the heartstopper tv show was coming out, so everyone could feel the hype !!!

i tried following the osemanverse but i was having a hard time focusing, so a good rwrb re-read helped clear my head. also read boyfriend material, surprisingly funny! i was really excited for the sequel

i'm not a big fan of reading in spanish, but una perfecta confusión (originally on wattpad, of all places) was actually pretty decent and cute, at times i cringed but the overall message and community built by the author are so wholesome<3

as you can see, i discovered tj klune's magnificent storytelling... and following a five-star reading with a disappointing sequel left me pretty bummed... leading to a reader's block

but then BANG, i picked up i wish you all the best, a book i DNFed back when it just came out (hah). i gave it another go and immediately fell in love with it. and the rwrb collector's edition came out and OBVIOUSLY i just HAD TO REREAD IT. i finished off the year with homefield advantage, i was loving the first half but then the second half.. one of the mc frustrated me SO. MUCH. she was a walking red flag and i just wanted to bridecarry jack (the other mc) out of the book and into a better story...

but it was a good reading year after all! AND NOW... 🥁🥁🥁

my beloved top 3!!!!! god, these books are so fucking good and i can't put into words how much i love them. special mention to under the whispering door, which made me BAWL MY EYES OUT

if you reached the end of this long post, thanks for reading and i wish you all the best (hah) in 2023!

[yourfavebooklrsfavebooklr]

Happy bi week to those who celebrate! These are some books which contain bi main characters (including some bi aros / bi aces) that I’ve read and enjoyed. Every book on this list is one I would recommend to someone (depending on the person).

(My apologies if some of them contain pan main characters instead, it’s been a while since I’ve read a lot of them and I don’t completely remember. I tried to check but I can’t be 100% sure)

Also, bonus: An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole is a bi4bi dark academia thriller coming out in 2025!

[wlwsuperheroine]

If you’re a fan of sapphic kamala khan I can recommend to you 2 books that I’m %98 sure you’ll love

[myhikari21things]

Read of Hani and Ishu’s Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdah (2021) (341pgs)

[daryj]

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feita em: 04.02.2024

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