It is so wonderful to read a book where the characters come from an underrepresented group. I loved learning about foods, clothing and even getting a little dialogue from Bangladesh. It was also interesting to learn a little about the Muslim religion.
But all of that was just the color for the story. The author did a great job developing the foundation of the story interesting. The two distinct personalities for Hani and Ishu meshed well for a relationship.. The supporting characters all brought out an emotional response in me whether it was anger, laughs or motherly love.
I will definitely will read more from this author.

Disclaimer: This novel explores themes of biphobia, xenophobia, and racism. Stay safe and know your limits, because books can hit home sometimes <3

I binge-read this book. It was SUCH A LIGHT READ!! In the sense that it was a fluffy rom-com, though it dealt with some not-light topics. This book contained *many* of my favorite tropes, including enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, grumpy+sunshine, and pretty much all the fun stuff ever. You may think "all the fun stuff ever" isn't specific enough, but if you read the book, you'll understand *exactly*what I mean!!

You know when queer people say that having queer characters in classic tropes makes them twenty thousand times better? Yeah, this is one of those cases. OH MY GOD??? THE REPRESENTATION IN THIS BOOK???? First of all, the bisexual rep was absolute perfection. Truly. Some of the scenes hit painfully close to home, but it feels so good to see them on the page. Both of the main characters are Bengalese, and from the reviews by other South Asian people that I've seen, that representation is also great! Hani (one of the two main characters) is also Muslim, while Ishu (the other main character) isn't. BUT (!!!) Ishita is respectful of Hani's religion and practice (at least for the vast majority of the time). SO WE HAVE QUEER BENGALESE GIRLS, ONE OF WHOM IS MUSLIM, THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN SO MANY WAYS, ALL IN ONE BOOK??? Yes, my friends. Yes. We. Do. AND the author is a queer, South Asian hijabi!!! And let me tell you, it is *great*. There are also small passages in Sylheti!

My favorite part of this book is the relationships the characters have with each other! We see supportive parents, the pressures that many teens have to deal with, toxic friendships, and a *very cute romance*. All these things create (at least in my opinion) a very relatable and authentic representation of the ✨teenage experience✨.

The plot was entertaining even if it wasn't a totally new concept (honestly, what is at this point?). But nothing has been sufficiently explored (or at all explored, if we're being honest) through a queer, Muslim, or Bengalese lens, so you don't feel it aside from the plot twists that I wasn't too surprised by (that might also be because I've read so many books). I also would've loved it if the time period during which Humaira and Ishita were falling for each other had been longer as it felt a bit rushed (I can't help it!! I love a slow-slow-slow burn).

THE WRITING WAS SO FUNNY. Jaigirdar's writing is hilarious and light, and very easily readable. I highlighted so many sentences that made me snort out loud or made me scream out of frustration. I am also partial to Ishu's chapters because I love her sense of humor.

In conclusion, I recommend this book to everyone (even those that, like me, don't read too much contemporary), and I KNOW you'll at least enjoy it and at most be absolutely obsessed with it till the end of the universe.

Humaira aka "Hani"--aka "Moira" to her friends--and Ishita "Ishu" could not be more opposite: Hani is popular and easy-going while Ishu is intensely studious to the point of intimidation/unfriendliness. However, they have some interaction as their families are friends as part of the Bengali community in Dublin. When Hani comes out to her friends as bi, they laugh her off, but then she blurts out that she's, absurdly, dating Ishu.

Ishu has always lived in her sister's shadow, but when Nikita says she's leaving school to get married, Ishu sees her chance to be better than her sister by being voted Head Girl. So when Hani, panicked, begs Ishu to go through with the plan, Ishu agrees as it may be a way to get her popular and, thus, the Head Girl votes she'll need. Their secret plan reveals complicated dynamics that may be more than both girls could have anticipated.

This book is written from Hani and Ishu's POV, switching off chapters. I absolutely loved this story...I could not put it down and finished it in less than a day...I thought this would be more of a middle-grade book because of the cover, but this is definitely YA with lots of profanity from Ishu.

Hani and Ishu are sympathetic characters and have the "opposites attract" chemistry going for them. I enjoyed reading about Muslim and Bengali families in Ireland and the pressures of trying to fit in. Hani stifles her Muslim identity and practices--prayer, not drinking alcohol, and a halal diet--from her friends so that she doesn't "make them uncomfortable" (her friends are trash). I love that Ishu gives Hani the confidence to be herself and not hide her identity. The friendship and romance that result from the fake dating is tenuous and delicate as they both begin to understand what it means to trust someone with your true self. This is a sweet book about coming out, being yourself, and learning to surround yourself with people who truly care for you. Abida Jaigirdar is now automatically on my "Want to Read" list!

This was such a soft read and I am now ready to read everything Adiba Jaigirdar has to offer! Both Hani and Ishu captured my heart and I loved the way that they got to know each other and fall in love other the course of the book. I also always love dual POV books, especially when it comes to romance, I enjoy knowing what both parties are thinking and feeling. Both Hani and Ishu were such relatable and robust characters, I laughed with them, I cried with them, and I just wanted to give both of them big hugs.

I also really enjoyed Ishu and Nik's relationship and their navigation of how their relationships with their parents impacted how they treated each other. I loved watching them figure out how to challenge the struggles they have had in the past and become closer. Nik's support of Ishu was so heartwarming and definitely made me think of my own little sister and my love for her.

Adiba did such an incredible job highlighting Bengali culture and the community in Ireland, portraying both Hani and Ishu's different experiences with their families, cultures, and religions, while also examining their shared experiences in a predominantly white country. Adiba didn't shy away from portraying the realities of the racism and bigotry that Hani and Ishu face, and I appreciated that everything wasn't tied up neatly at the end of the book - there will be continuous challenges that Hani and Ishu will face, but they will face them together and with the love and support of the people who love them.

TWs: racism, biphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, toxic friendship, gaslighting, bullying, underage drinking, parental abandonment/neglect

A really fun book by an author I've now utterly fallen in love with. The main characters were amazing and I loved following their journey from beginning to end

This was such a soft, lovely read. The author really sold the characters for me. It was a little slow in places, but I was so attached to the main characters that I didn’t mind. The dialogue felt so natural between the characters and I adored the way that they felt like authentic. I thought the themes were well explored, and they’re important topics to have in YA. This felt really grounded, like it could be happening in the world at this exact moment. I really loved how Adiba Jaigirdar incorporates cultural appropriation here, she does so intelligently and honestly.
Full review to come on my YouTube channel.

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating is the perfect book to pick up if you’re looking for an enjoyable read that you can fly through. It is a contemporary with the best of both worlds, with a romance that is fun and tropey as well as an exploration of familial relationships, racism, and biphobia. At the heart are Hani and Ishu, who you can’t help but root for as they figure out their places in the world, and with each other.

Hani and Ishu have opposite personalities—Hani is warm, friendly, and a little too willing to mold herself to fit what others want from her, while Ishu is a bit sharper, driven, and sometimes too harsh on herself and others. They both have strong individual arcs; I enjoyed watching Ishu learn how to weigh her parents’ expectations against her own desires and particularly loved how Hani learned not to please others at the expense of herself. I also liked the portrayal of how, despite them being complete opposites, they were lumped together just for being the only brown girls at school.

Of course, their romance was sweet and entertaining to read, like fake dating stories always are. I would recommend this less for its fake dating trope and more for its sunshine x grump trope, though, because I think the latter delivered slightly more for me. But even though romance is a very large part of the story, the familial relationships were what shined the most for me. Hani’s loving parents were heartwarming to read, especially in how supportive they were of her bisexuality. And though rocky at times, Ishu’s relationship with her sister was equally sweet, their reconciliation a reinforcement of the love that binds sisters together.

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating does an excellent job of balancing lighter, fluffier moments with heavier content, such as cultural assimilation/rejection and toxic friendship. Seeing the way Hani’s toxic friends treated Hani honestly made me a bit sick to my stomach to read at times, but Jaigirdar handled it with the utmost care and it was resolved satisfyingly by the end. And I appreciated how even though throughout the book Hani rejects her culture for the sake of others, she embraces and celebrates it by the end.

Jaigirdar’s writing style is so very engaging, enough that I could read most of the book in a single day. While I found it to be a bit bland and juvenile at times in The Henna Wars and it was still similar in this book (aimed towards the younger end of the YA audience), I liked it more in Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating—something about it felt slightly more mature to me. The humor was also more appealing to me personally!

My main issue with the book was its pacing, particularly with its romance. There wasn’t as much development as I wanted because it went a little quickly from the beginning of fake dating to the mutual pining, which meant less buildup scenes to make me really feel the depth of the angst. (And, if I’m being nitpicky, the whole premise of Ishu fake dating Hani to somehow gain popularity was a bit unbelievable to me.) The ending also had a very abrupt time-skip after the climax, which left me feeling like something was missing when I finished—not a satisfying way to end the book.

If you love YA contemporaries, I think you will definitely enjoy what Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating has to offer! Jaigirdar really knows how to write a delightful combination of both serious issues and lighter content, and her books are simply so much fun to binge read. Pick this one up for the cute romance, stay for the sweet familial relationships and compelling character growth.

What a fun ride! This book uses the fake dating trope in a fresh way, as two teen girls try to navigate being queer and Bengali in their very white Irish community. The two protagonists' have far more in common than they think, and as their friendship and "relationship" grows, their motivations deepen through Jaigirdar's careful development. A winner for fans of romance, LGBTQIA+ representation, and descriptions of delicious food.

Adiba Jaigirdar's second book does it again! No one does sappy yet strong sapphic YA fiction with Bengali MCs better than her. This is weirdly specific but it's true. The first half of the book didn't make me feel anything. Our protagonists got into the fake dating relationship quite easily, which had me thinking, is it that easy? But the second half of the book was like a ride up a hill. While I was making predictions about what the ending would be like, I got totally thrown off. It had me feeling frustrated at Hani. Ever felt like going inside the book and shaking the protagonist to make them see where they are going wrong? This book will totally make you feel like that. My frustrations were so strong while reading the book that I was eye-rolling the entire time. And damn... that's exactly how you write a good book!

The book does not only deal with unaccepting parents and sibling rivalry, but also with biphobia. It's so real and very much exists in real life, and this book perfectly portrays that.

The Bengali representation was quite good I would say. But one of the protagonist is an Indian Bengali and the other is a Bangladeshi Bengali and so some of the things that the Indian Bengali MC, Ishu, said made me a bit confused because we don't talk in that certain way as her. Otherwise it was perfect.

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, by Adiba Jaigirdar, is a lovely addition to the fake dating canon. While fake dating stories often suffer from slightly flimsy reasoning behind the fake dating itself, Hani and Ishu's reasons are believable, if a little heart wrenching, much like the characters that inhabit their world -- believable, if a little hard to stomach at times. The story is a slow starter, but it picks up in the final third and had me turning pages wanting to know how it would all end up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Page Street Kids for the ARC!

I truly loved this queer opposites attract romance. The cover is awesome and the storyline deals with much more than the fake dating, which was strong in-and-of-itself. I appreciated the cultural, racial, and academic/parental pressure issues as well. I was disappointed by the lack of individuality between the POVs. Even though each protagonist had very unique personalities, it was often difficult to discern which voice was narrating. All in all a wonderful read.

Hani Khan seemingly has it all: popularity, great friends, and a supportive family. Ishu Dey has a very specific life plan for herself set in place by her very stringent overachieving mindset. Both girls couldn’t be more different, but they have one thing in common: they are the only Bengali girls at their school. Due to this commonality, they are often at the same community events that celebrate their culture, even though they aren’t friends. When they both have the idea to use one another to get what they want by pretending to date, they start to realize that maybe they are the missing piece the other needs to achieve their goals.

I am truly enjoying that LGBTQIA books are focusing less on the coming out experience and more on just being who they are and living life. I feel like this is an important shift in literature to kind of take a stand and say that your coming out journey is not all that you are; your sexual identity is not the be-all/end-all that people see. Even though the characters struggled with that aspect a bit in regards to family and friends not necessarily knowing everything, it wasn’t the focal point of the story. I loved learning about all of the aspects of Bengali culture and the Muslim religion. That was easily the strongest part of this story, but I would be remiss to ignore the fact that my enjoyment of the story kind of ended with those two aspects. I feel like the ending was a bit rushed and I didn’t really get much of a resolution for some of the main conflicts that Hani and Ishu had with friends and family. My other big issue is that I couldn’t differentiate between Hani and Ishu’s perspectives. Having dual POVs that are not clearly voiced and stylized to set them apart is one of my biggest pet peeves when reading and takes me right out of the experience having to focus in on determining whose perspective I am reading from. With all of that in mind, if you enjoy the show on Netflix, Never Have I Ever, you will probably get some enjoyment out of this book as well. I really look forward to reading more from this author in the future, especially if it will also focus on the same culture and religion; maybe even a sequel so I can receive the resolutions that I was lacking from this ending?

5 stars. One of the best and most wholesome books I've ever read, full of great bengali and bisexual rep.

This book was like many other adolescent romance books; it was cute but nothing memorable. I enjoyed my reading experience and feel it's a wonderful book to share with students who may be struggling with their sexual identity.

Trigger Warnings: Emotional Manipulation, Peer Pressure, Racism

I was first introduced to Adiba Jaigirdar on bookstagram when I first heard about The Henna Wars (Read My Review) - a sapphic romance that literally took my breath away. I am not kidding, it was actually a breath of fresh air for someone who adored the YA genre, but was fast becoming disenchanted with the same old characters being reused over and over again.

Adiba Jaigirdar’s books are the response to those typically white washed experiences that a desi girl, who while enjoying them as a spectator, could never relate to the characters themselves.

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating is a brown girl’s answer to that. Hani and Ishu are the only two Bangladeshi’s in their Irish school and they couldn’t be more extreme opposites if they tried.

Hani, an out bisexual, is one of the sweetest persons around. She always has a smile on her face, is genuinely helpful to anyone who asks and is quite friendly as well.
Ishu, on the other hand, is a focused, could be considered rude, sarcastic and almost unfriendly girl at her school.

When Hani finds out that her friends have trouble accepting her bi-sexuality; she, in desperation, says that she is dating Ishu.
Ishu, on the other hand, needs to be well liked to become the head girl, so she can show her parents that she is serious about her future.

Fake dating trope along with an almost enemies to lovers trope in a brown girl sapphic romance will have you absolutely giddy while reading this book.

It’s not all roses though, the trigger warnings are genuine - emotional manipulation, peer pressure, your own confidence in your identity as well the struggles that a brown girl goes through as an immigrant!

I certainly enjoyed The Henna Wars far more than this, true but Hani and Ishu find their own place in my soul when I read their book!

Adiba Jaigirdar’s 2020 debut novel The Henna Wars followed two queer teenage girls from culturally diverse backgrounds falling in love against a competitive school backdrop and examined deeper themes like homophobia, racism, and cultural appropriation. Jaigirdar’s new release, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, is also about two queer teenage girls from culturally diverse backgrounds, also features a school competition in the form of Head Girl elections and also examines social issues. Formulaic? Quite the opposite!

Some authors pivot after writing their first book and jump to something completely different like writing for a different age group or in a different genre. This author has written another sapphic YA novel which could’ve easily been a retread of her debut (and honestly, there aren’t enough books in this niche, so you wouldn’t get many complaints!), but instead she impresses by taking a similar sounding premise and spinning it off into an entirely new direction. The conflict between Nishat and Flavia was based on the latter appropriating henna from the former’s culture to get ahead in the school business competition. However Hani and Ishu’s book is focused on two Bengali girls so rather than a culture clash, we have a fascinating look at the dynamic between a pair of brown girls with similar roots, although one is Indian-Bengali and the other is a Bangladeshi-Bengali Muslim.

Basically they have speak different dialects and have different faiths, and while they understand each other like none of their classmates can, they also respond in completely different ways to attending a predominantly white Irish school. Hani is eager to fit in and goes by the name ‘Maira’ as this is easier for her white friends to say (ie. is less ethnic-sounding) while Ishu is fiercely standoffish and focuses solely on her grades rather than ingratiating herself to her peers. But while the girls have little to do with each other at school, their shared Bengali background means that they interact at Bengali events and so Ishu’s name is the first that pops out when Hani spontaneously contrives a fake dating plan to persuade her friends to accept her bisexuality. Initially when Hani approaches Ishu to talk her into going along with this, the latter rejects her without a second thought, but later gives in after thinking about how being seen to date one of the popular girls could benefit her campaign to become Head Girl.

Of course while this begins as a mutually beneficial arrangement, the fake dating trope demands that real emotions become engaged sooner or later, and watching the slow-burn romance unfold between Hani and Ishu is an absolute pleasure. Their personalities are polar opposites and the friction between them is amusing to read as the unstoppable force that is cheerful, happy-go-lucky Hani butts up against the immovable object that is prickly, antisocial Ishu. This is showcased in the alternating first person POV chapters that flesh out our heroines; Ishu’s sure to be the favourite with her snarky, cynical inner monologue!

The beauty of having two BIPOC girls as leads is that it means that it’s easier to head off any reader’s inclination towards stereotyping because rather than one depiction of a minority that people from largely white cities may not have encountered in real life, we’re presented with two different Bengali family dynamics. Hani is lucky enough to have two parents who are fully supportive of her bisexuality, defying the stereotype of rigidly conservative Muslims, but Ishu isn’t out to her parents as she’s worried about their reaction. She’s also intensely studious, living up to the brainy foreign student stereotype, whereas Hani is more laid-back about school and not driven to overachieve in the same way. And Ishu’s sister, Nik, is a significant secondary character who spent years being the favoured golden child but falls from grace by deferring university against her parent’s wishes; her arc is so relatable in a world where excellent grades are prized above all, but provide little foundation to building a happy, fulfilling life as an adult. She represents a different path again and the evolving sibling dynamic between Ishu and Nik is one of the book’s main highlights!

While the fake dating trope is usually a light and fluffy rom-com convention, the need for its deployment here is a symptom of one of the heavier issues brought up: toxic relationships. The reader’s enjoyment will largely depend on how much tolerance they have for the absolutely appalling way Hani’s so-called best friends treat her and whether her eventual discovery of the courage to walk away from a relationship that’s causing her harm is rewarding enough to overcome the sheer frustration and helpless rage caused by their behaviour throughout the book. This is an important arc that is treated with care and nuance, and it’s one that will resonate with many young women, but it may be upsetting or even triggering to read about.

Overall, the combination of the enemies-to-lovers and fake dating trope is pulled off brilliantly with a sapphic spin, so fans of these tropes who enjoy reading about queer and/or racially diverse girls will feel like all their Christmases have come at once! For everyone else, if you enjoy even one of these elements, you must try out this sweet, endearing and sneakily nuanced book to let it work its magic. Then to settle in for the long wait for Adiba Jaigirdar’s next sapphic masterpiece!

Fake dating trope stans: rejoice! This is the year of fake dating it seems, with so many authors – YA and adult romance alike – and HANI AND ISHU’S GUIDE TO FAKE DATING is a gem amongst so many fantastic releases of 2021.

Additionally, if you adore
- The one bed trope
- Opposites attract
- Kissing in the rain
- Fluttery, first love feels
- South Asian family expectations
- So saccharinely sapphic that you just scream for more
- AND SO MUCH MORE

…then HANI AND ISHU is your next comfort read. Seriously. This book felt like a hug the entire time I was reading it.

Right from the first chapter, I was so utterly engrossed in Hani and Ishu as two distinctive characters. They are so different from each other and yet they see each other. They understand each other’s boundaries. Ishu is aspirational in how self-assured and self-aware she is. And every person of color has gone through the microaggressions of so-called friends that Hani experiences. If I had to describe HANI AND ISHU in a word, that word would be relatable.

One point I really need to make… the Bengali representation! I rarely feel so seen as an adult reading young adult (indeed I normally err towards reading YA fantasy and have done so pretty much all my life since representation as a Bengali-American has been so rare in literature) so I’m so incredibly happy that future Bengali-American children will have this book to read and love.

Also! (shameless self-plug) I was so fortunate to be part of the launch week events for Hani and Ishu which is why I was able to get an e-ARC. You can view my Youtube Q&A with Adiba, Priyanka Taslim (the author of the upcoming YA rom-com THE LOVE MATCH) and Shubhangi Karmakar here: https://youtu.be/Rf2aQdtgEaY
I’m already planning a re-read of my finished copy because I loved it so stinking much. Read this book. That is all.

The Henna Wars was one of my absolute favorites of 2020, so you can bet that Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating was one of my most anticipated reads this year! I just finished it a few days ago and it was PERFECT. ⁣
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When Hani comes out to her two best friends as bisexual, they quickly dismiss her. To make them see her identity, Hani claims to be dating the first girl who comes to mind: Ishu, who Hani's friends can't stand. Ishu agrees to go along with her scheme, if Hani helps her get elected Head Girl. What could possibly go wrong?
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I adored this fake-dating sapphic YA romance between two Bengali girls (one of whom, Hani, is also Muslim). It was a sweet, fluffy romance that also tackles some big topics, like biphobia, racism, Islamophobia, toxic friendships, and the weight of familial expectations. ⁣
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Hani and Ishu were total opposites, and I loved watching them fall for each other! I was rooting for them to get their happy ending from start to finish. This book was the perfect balance of a light-hearted romance that also addresses serious themes in such a sensitive and authentic way. ⁣
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If you enjoyed The Henna Wars, you won't want to miss Adiba's sophomore novel! I’ll be recommending it to fans of Sabina Khan, Sandhya Menon, or Sophie Gonzales. And of course, it’s a must-read if you enjoy the fake dating trope.⁣
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Adiba Jaigirdar is easily one of my all-time favorite YA authors, and her books will always be auto-buys for both my personal shelves and my library’s teen collection. Her sapphic romances are truly *chef’s kiss* and I cannot wait to see what she does next. ⁣

Thank you to Page Street Kids (via NetGalley) for the ARC!

This was such a comforting, lovely, soft book and I loved reading it <3

Hani and Ishu are two teenage girls trying to navigate secondary school, friendships, family and figuring themselves out. They have very different personalities, and never really became friends. As Ishu said, she didn't want to be "pigeonholed" into becoming friends with Hani because they're the only two Bengali girls in their school. But when Hani's friends don't take her coming out well (major biphobia warning!), and Ishu decides she needs to up her popularity game to make Head Girl and avoid disappointing her parents, they decide to date. Well, fake date. As soon as Hani's friends accept her bisexuality, and Ishu has garnered enough votes to become Head Girl, they'll end it. It will be easy. Right?

Sure, until real feelings get in the way! Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes, and it is done so well here. I love the progression of not-quite-friends to something more that is undefined. I love the questioning from both sides--am I the only one feeling these things? Is this still fake?? When did it stop being fake???

I liked that there was no huge blowout between Hani and Ishu. Most of their conflict came from external sources, namely Aisling, Hani's longtime friend, who actively tried to come between her and Ishu. That was one subplot I thought was done particularly well. Hani outgrew her friends and realized that just because you've been friends with someone most of your life, that doesn't mean it will always stay that way. Friendship breakups can be hard, and I appreciated the way this one was handled. Hani really had a hard time coming to terms with the fact that her friends weren't the same people she had met as a young girl, which is an all-too-real feeling, especially for teenagers.

A few other things I loved:
1. Hani's relationship with her mom. They were so sweet together, and I love that Hani felt safe enough in that relationship to tell her mom basically anything. Plus their conversation about Hani's coming out was very touching.
2. The food! The food descriptions were delicious, and I am definitely craving some Bengali food after reading this
3. The language tidbits. I always love when authors include bits of their own language in the books they write. And especially when it's not translated for English-speakers! This may sound odd, but monolingual English-speakers are so often catered to in literature that it's refreshing to come across a language that I don't understand. Jaigirdar includes phrases that aren't translated to English, but the reader can figure out the context of them by the rest of the conversation. Translation isn't necessary to understand what's going on in the story. Plus, it's good opportunity to learn a bit of a different language!

I definitely recommend this book, and will be buying it for my library next school year :)

This book was a pure delight.

I love contemporary YA books that explore more than just the central plot and the issues surrounding it and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating does just that all whilst being extremely wholesome and funny in places.

I really liked the two main protagonists; I think their personalities complimented each other really well and you could see throughout the book how their trades began to rub off on one another.

What’s really stuck with me from reading this was the portrayal of toxic friendships. When you’re a teenager it’s so easy to just accept or partake in friendships that are extremely toxic and harmful and I haven’t read many books that explore the issue in this way so that was really great to see.

My only issue (I guess) would be that the book dealt with a lot in such a short space of time and not all of it was resolved but that’s life I guess so I can happily look past that.

All in all, a lovely read, great writing and characters and loved the plot.