That Can Be Arranged was a wonderful graphic memoir that takes a glimpse into Huda Famy's experience growing up as a Muslim woman in America and the journey to meeting and falling in love with her husband. Having not grown up in a culture that values courtship and matchmaking, I felt Huda's story was quite eyeopening and educational. I feel that I, and anyone who reads this book, will have a better understanding of that experience. I also appreciate that she didn't compromise her values by showing herself without her hijab, even as drawn in the book.

The type of graphic memoir that is 'That Can Be Arranged' is my jam and completely put me in my feels. I hope to read more from Huda in the future.

"That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story" by Huda Fahmy offers a humorous and relevant insight into the world of finding love as an observant Muslim woman. The story follows the author's journey in navigating suitors, family expectations, and societal pressures while seeking her perfect match.

While I appreciated the book's humor and relevance, I found it lacking in certain areas. Some aspects of the story felt rushed, and I wished for more depth and exploration of certain situations. Nevertheless, "That Can Be Arranged" serves as an insightful and relatable portrayal of the complexities faced by Muslim women in the quest for love and marriage.

Huda Fahmy is the best - her comics are wonderfully honest and hilarious. This book is the story of a modern Muslim romance - complete with chaperones, dad-interrogations, nosy moms and aunties, and the weddings! Honestly, having your family involved with the matchmaking process looking out for your best interest sounds pretty sweet - it's not for everyone, but if you're going to marry someone, you might as well get both sets of parents on board.

Also, Huda and Gehad are so adorable.

That Can Be Arranged was a very quick read but didn't need to be any longer. It managed to convey both the modern and traditional dichotomy in the Huda Fahmy as a person and her search for an arranged marriage, bringing those of us unfamiliar with the smaller details of the practice along for the ride.

This book was such a fun and adorable read. It was relatable at so many places, as these instances are faced by most Asians and especially Muslims! Love Huda's work and recommend everyone to read it!

I would like to thank NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this ebook.

That Can Be Arranged by Huda Fahmy is a hilarious story where the author tells us how she met her husband. While I haven't read her first book "Yes I'm Hot in This', this book definitely wants me to pick it up.

Lovely, warm and unusual ...autobiographical graphic novel? Let's call it an autobiographic novel! Not sure how to categorise this as it is just so different! Really interesting and a great insight into arranged marriages, Islam and married life!


Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

From the reviews I had seen, I was expecting something a little meatier. This is a fairly simple but a nice introduction based on this author's experience with her faith and traditions. Appropriate for adult readers down to young teens. The illustrations are sweet and simple, with lots of white space so the reader can focus on the text.

This was a cute story with cute art. I requested this early when I got NetGalley to try comics, and I'm afraid it wasn't really the best for me. I liked it, but the format and genre isn't my forte.

A gorgeously drawn graphic novel with an interesting narrative, plot, and concepts. Definitely recommended for fans of this genre.

Another comic I have followed since Instagram and I was so happy to see their work in a book! Truly educational, heart warming, and just amazing.

Huda Fahmy's follow up to Yes I'm Hot in This, again sharing details of her life as a Muslim woman, balancing modern perspectives with the traditions she observes. In this book, she shares her experiences as a woman in her twenties feeling like an old maid as she watches her friends marry. She suffers through a number of false starts with meetings set up by the community's "Auntys".Finally, she finds her own potential mate, when she is smitten by Gehad, a speaker at a Muslim conference.

Since Gehad appears in Fahmy's first book, it's not a big surprise when they marry, first however, they must go through the dating rituals of their culture. Every meeting is chaperoned, even email between the couple is monitored and leads to humorous situations.

I know sometimes Fahmy's art is criticized for its simplicity but I love it.

People who are looking for an #ownvoices book with humour will appreciate this one.

This is a hilarious graphic novel memoir about Huda’s experience with an arranged marriage.

It starts with a disclaimer about her wearing a hijab in the illustrations. The character in the graphic novel is an extension of herself, so she is always drawn wearing a hijab. However, in real life, she doesn’t wear it to bed, to shower, or to get her hair done, even though her character in the book does. She made this disclaimer funny, because she said anyone who skipped that disclaimer would wonder why she was wearing it to bed. She drew the character with a hijab every time for consistency in the book, not because that is what she actually does.

I loved the way she compared the courtship of an arranged marriage to a Jane Austen novel. They both have nosy, older women poking their noses into the lives of young people. There were suitors who came to meet her parents, like in an Austen novel. She also had to be chaperoned on any dates, like Austen’s heroines. This was a great way to compare her situation to older novels. It shows how universal these ideas of courtship are, because Jane Austen’s characters were doing the same things hundreds of years ago as what Huda did today.

This is a great graphic novel!

Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I always love a great graphic novel that is solidly woven around a theme. That Can Be Arranged checked all the boxes for me.
It was biting in the right places, but mostly a story. Often illustrators who pivot/diversify into books take a standalone approach - which is to say, they look at each page as a standalone comic strip. So it is refreshing to see this story-length feature.
The icing on the cake? It is a story told about a culture in a sensitive manner. It respectfully talks about the idea of love, marriage and other allied themes.

While I will be the first to admit, this style of art is not my thing, I loved this graphic novel. It explores what a modern-day arranged marriage can be like and while the subject matter may not seem relatable to many, it absolutely draws the reader in by its humor and commentary on finding love and discovering self.

3.5
This was cute and funny and I found myself talking about some of the things that happened to my friends.

I really enjoyed this book! Oh my gosh, so sweet and adorable and geeky! I wasn't familiar with Huda Fahmy before reading this, but now I've got to get her first book, and get caught up before her next one comes out. I could relate to so many of Huda's struggles to find love- the feelings of self doubt, that something must be wrong with me, why doesn't anyone wanna go out with me, when will I meet that special someone? Reaching that point where you'll try to mold yourself into who a potential mate wants, rather than being yourself. I think most, if not all, women can relate to these feelings, and Huda handles them well. Seeing her go through almost settling for a bad match, then realizing she was worth the wait to find the right person was inspiring, and it made me feel the giddiness of finding "the one" again. I'm so happy she found her HEA, and that she shared her story (with lots of fun and laughs included!) with us. *cue swelling chick-flick end credits soundtrack*

#ThatCanBeArranged #NetGalley

I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this unique story! Fahmy’s life story and how she got married was interesting to read because of all the hilarious moments that happened. I also liked the Muslim representation in this book. Although each culture has different practices, her character was relatable to other Muslim girls living in the West. The best part about this book was when she worked to improve herself by learning new things and engaging in hobbies rather than being disappointed because she wasn’t married early.

My only concerns with this book was the format. I liked the idea of the graphics but just having one line of text on each page felt like it was too short. I feel like this book would have been better if there were more details included. Overall, it was a nice and easy read!

Imagine you're a twenty-something-year-old female in a conservative Muslim American family. You're not allowed to date and you're not really interested in dating, but you are interested in getting married. (Certain Muslim cultures just don't allow for dating y'all, get over it.) All of your friends are getting married. Your sisters are getting married. You, on the other hand, are not. This was Huda Fahmy's life. Huda wasn't seeking an "arranged marriage" per se, but she was looking for something akin to the marriages found in Jane Austen novels. As a matter of fact, she actually refers to Jane Austen novels in her search for the perfect husband. Muslims (and other cultures) prepare a dossier or "biodata" that is used to "match" compatible couples when all else fails, and at this point in Huda's life, all else had pretty much failed (or had it). What is in this "biodata" you ask? Ms. Fahmy provides the perfect definition in her book:

"biodata (noun): personal information about one's life, work, family, personality, goals, financial status, values, beliefs, health history, favorite Pokémon, and other preferences about things both religious and secular. Think super-detailed Tinder profile, except instead of dating, they'd get married."


That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story is a quick read but one that had me laughing out loud, choking on my chai, and bookmarking pages to return and read later. Any author/artist that can reference Jane Austen, J.K. Rowling, and Pokémon in one book is beyond amazing in my opinion. Huda's quest and it was a quest, for a husband was rife with hilarity. Although I know her story ended well (I follow her on social media), I was beginning to believe she might actually become a single cat lady at one point. (Hey, there's nothing wrong with being single or owning cats). She pokes fun at the meddling aunties (trust me, read the book and you'll understand this reference) and the variety of suitors she encounters throughout her quest. I cheered when she met Gehad and achieved her happily ever after, this is a love story, it says so in the title! FYI, this isn't every Muslims' story but it is one specific Muslimah's story of growing up in this country and her quest to find love and get married within the bounds of her religious beliefs. Ms. Fahmy tells her story with style, grace, respect for the religion, and quite a bit of humor. Although this graphic novel/memoir discusses bits of Muslim culture and the Islamic faith, this is a book that can be read and appreciated by any reader. If you're into graphic novels, memoirs, humor, or just want a quick read, I strongly encourage you to grab a copy of That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy to read. If you can't tell, I thoroughly enjoyed That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story and will be re-reading again in the near future. I look forward to reading more from Ms. Fahmy in the future.

Happy Reading y'all!

Thank you to Netgalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Excuse me while I squeal because I absolutely adored this comic book and I have already read it several times and oh my god I cannot wait for me to get a physical copy so I can appreciate all the art even more! This book has already become one of my favourite reads of the year.

I am going to fangirl several times throughout this review. You have been warned!

I absolutely adore Huda’s comics on Instagram and her first book Yes, I’m Hot in This was so funny and relatable that as soon as she announced this book I pre-ordered so fast! Then I saw it on netgalley and literally squealed with joy! This book is hilarious and adorable and so relatable and I cannot even begin to coherently express how much I loved this book! Also the clarification about her hijab at the beginning had me giggling because wow I have dealt with these questions for so many years.

Huda starts her book with her own twist on the iconic line from Pride and Prejudice and I just about died. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books and any reference to it has me squealing! They are even wearing clothes that are reminiscent of the clothes the sisters wear in Pride and Prejudice and I just loved it all so much! I also loved how she doesn’t shy away from saying that actually when she saw her now husband she thought he was cute because we all do even though the Asian aunties would probably have a stroke if they ever found out!

I loved how Huda included all the etiquettes and Islamic rulings on interactions between genders but not in a preachy way, it was light hearted and fun to read and honestly can we all be taught this way instead of the popular fire and brimstone method. Reading about the different suitors was so hilarious and cringe worthy because I also experienced this and the sheer horror of being interrogated by his family and trying to talk to the guy you may end up marrying without 50 people trying to listen into the conversation.

The comparisons between Pride and Prejudice and Islamic courtship was so much fun to read and so true! (Maybe that’s why I love it so much hmm) Jane bint Austen had me cackling and honestly I just loved the Austen inspired clothes throughout the story too.

I loved how she incorporated seeing the red flags and that we deserve better than a man who won’t respect and appreciate us. It’s something that is so important yet rarely discussed in these situations. I loved reading about how she focused on herself and it was so relatable and attending the Islamic studies conferences which is something me and my friends did a lot in our twenties.

When I read bout her wedding and how Huda walked in doing her own zaghrouta I just sat there thinking wow I wish I had, had the guts to have more fun on my wedding! I also need to mention how absolutely adorable I find Huda and Gehad in the comics and they honestly remind me of me and my husband and how we are with each other. It was just so lovely to read.

Also special mention goes to Huda’s mum who I absolutely love in the comics and it totally reminded me of the women in my family who had to constantly tell me to “behave like a bride” on my wedding and I gleefully ignored them.

This whole book is hilarious and yet still filled with important themes which Huda never shy’s away from discussing and she written them in such a way that they balanced so well with the lighter funnier parts. I loved this from the first page to the very end. It was exactly the type of book I had hoped for when I started and honestly this is a book that I will read repeatedly because I jist love it so much.

I have actually already read it twice and I fully intend to read it several more times this year. It’s a book that you can read it again and again never tire of it. Everyone please do yourselves a favour and go and read this book and also go read her first book and check out her comics on her social media. You will not regret it!