This book was creative and a good read. I love how graphic novels are telling more 'serious " stories in picture. I love the art in this book and hope the series continues it is a relatable way to engage youth.

Another great graphic novel memoir from Huda Fahmy, filled with humor and heart. If you liked the others, you'll like this one.

I adore Huda’s books so of course I had to request her latest book!
This can be read as a standalone but is part of a series.

In this Huda is starting junior year of high school & is determined to get a head start but then her parents tell her & her sisters that they are divorcing, which causes her to spiral as she tries to cope with this.

Huda covers some incredibly sensitive topics including divorce & mental health in such a great way. It’s dealt with in a way teens can see themselves & understand but also guides them to seek help if they need it but still done in a way that brings her humour and fun into the story.

I flew through this book in one sitting because I just loved reading it so much.
Huda lashes out in the story as she struggles to cope & we see how her friend tries to reach out & guide her to therapy but she refuses. Then we see her slowly process & realise that actually she can get help.
I especially loved seeing how Huda’s faith is an important part of her processing her thoughts & feelings & that mental health is discussed in the masjid too.

I highly recommend everyone read this & especially give it to all the teens you know! And of course read all of Huda’s graphic novels!

First things first! If you are a teacher-librarian or a teacher of students aged 12 and up, you need to get this title for your collection.

Huda Fahmy, known to many for her webcomic (and book) "Yes, I'm Hot in This" is back with a brilliantly captured memoir of her teenage experience with depression and family break-up. There's laughter, here, as there always is, as Huda starts off her Grade 11 year with great plans and a very detailed outline of what comes next. When her parents unexpectedly announce that they are getting divorced - a divorce! In the Muslim community! What will people say? - everything falls apart, including Huda.

Many teenagers will related to Huda's experiences here. Those who are Muslim girls will unexpectedly see themselves here, and that is something for which there are not enough words. Mental health struggles are hard for anyone to talk about. Experiencing those struggles in a family that may not have the structures in place for even bringing the issue up can be paralyzing. By sharing her experience in an accessible format, and clearly identifying that finding a Muslim woman therapist is not an impossibility, if that's what you need, Fahmy offers an opening for students to get help.

This is a beautiful book. I look forward to sharing it with students and colleagues.

This series is so consistently funny and good. Highly recommend. There's information about Muslim culture, yes, but it's also just a series of relatable coming-of-age stories from a funny and imperfect protagonist.

There is something so refreshing about this series of graphic novels. The voice is so authentic and true to what it means to be a teenager. I loved the characters, of course, and the subtle humor that brings such personality to this book.

This third installment of Huda F’s story is just as fabulous as the first two. While this one is taking on more serious topics, like her parents’ divorce, grief, and mental health, Huda’s humor continues to shine through. Though my parents are together, my inner teenage self could (and hey, even my current adult self can) relate to a lot of the emotions Huda is feeling about different circumstances in my life. Navigating friendships, family relationships, dating, high school classes, preparations for after high school, and many other universal topics in this graphic novel will make a lot of readers feel seen. I will have to get my hands on a physical copy to see the full-color pages eventually, but, even in black and white, the art style was still lovely to dive back into for the third time. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This book reached out to me despite the generational and cultural gap that exists between me & Huda. This is a book that will help so many be seen. Huda's relationship with her family, religion, culture, & even herself is all part of the insightful and, for me, educational blend that turns a simple growing up story into a humorous learning tale that bridges so may divides. Huda is the imperfect, typical, & totally identifiable teen whose whole life at first is all about her and achieving the hallmarks of growing up, but when her parents throw a curveball into this world by sharing that they are divorcing, everything is suddenly in question as Huda needs to figure out what is happening and make sense of how she is responding to those changes. Now, along with all typical teen angst, she is questioning and feeling the added pressure of what will my life look like when ___

This is a perfect gift for anyone at any age, showing how we are all similar in our feelings and experiences even if we express them differently. A wonderful conversation starter to highlight an appreciation for others & one that highlights teen Mental Health & Wellness!

I have loved every one of Huda’s books, and this one is no exception. She just knows how to combine humor and important topics in the perfect way.

I liked this graphic novel and loved all the reflection on self identity and divorce! Wish it had more depth at times tho!

The queen of YA graphic novel comedy has hit another one out of the park. She masterfully balances the laughter with the important topics of divorce and mental health in her latest edition to her Huda F series.⁠
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This addition to the Huda F series begins with Huda at the start of junior year. She has plans and goals that will get her on the right path to university. But there is one big catch, her parents are getting divorced! ⁠
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Divorce⁠
Huda is caught off guard and the reader is taken on a journey through her junior year and how the divorce affects her school work, her friendship and her family relationships. It's an honest exploration on how divorce can affect kids differently. Huda thinks she is doing fine, even though the people around her might not agree. ⁠
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Therapy⁠
One of her friends suggests seeing a therapist to talk about her feelings. She even introduces her to a female Muslim therapist in their community. But Huda scoffs at the idea. Her mother says she should pray more. So Huda carries on as things get progressively worse and her attitude starts to go downhill. But as the story progresses you see different people in her life nudge her towards talking about her feelings and even her mother changes her mind. ⁠
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I really loved that the author took time to address the benefits and need for therapy not only in the plot line, but in the book's resources too. She provides both general and Muslim specific helplines for Muslim readers to access if they need too. ⁠
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Educator Recommended⁠
I definitely recommend this book for the classroom. Students will connect to both the high school experience and the experience of having your plans unexpectedly interrupted. Some students will relate to the divorce and almost everyone at this age will relate to a time when they might have felt like therapy would have benefitted them.

Thank you so much to Creative Book Tour & Penguin Teen for the complimentary copy of this book!

This book is out now!

I love how Huda has this way taking serious topics and giving them their space but also weave in humor. Huda the character goes through a lot during her junior year. She is trying to figure herself out, she is coming up on senior year and then her parents drop this life changing news, And she starts to spiral. I love how Huda (author) made talking to a therapist was a causal thing between the adults and Huda's best friend Nabz. Huda had to overcome her own fears to start talking to someone to help navigate all these big feelings she is having. You could see the spiraling starting pretty early on and continues through most of the book. Just like what I know do when I am in this emotional mess, Huda goes through the motion of her every day life and doesn't necessarily deal with the issue. I also liked how we see the conflict between mother and daughter which felt so relatable! Even now when I have my struggles with my mom, I know at the end of the day she truly knows me and knows what is best for me and will do anything for me.

I think the whole part of them at Muslim Con was my favorite part of the whole book. It was their first big outing with just the females in the family. That took some adjusting for Huda as she wanted the trip to be for the whole family (which we got to see in the prior book of them in Disney). And then while she was there, Huda almost gave in to her rebellious ways and to go to a Singles Mixer and not tell her mom. Which that was very alarming for me that they would allow a teenager to go to a single mixer even with a chaperone! And I also feel this is where Huda had her light bulb moment of "I need to speak to someone" and had that emotional explosion where the feelings just all came to surface.

I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to see what happens in her senior year!!

4.5

every book Huda puts out, i love more and more. this one deals with divorce so it's obviously a little heavier but it was done SO well. the way the story is told is very entertaining and Huda as an MC is always so loveable. i really, really enjoyed this and it made me cry so you know it's going to be a favorite 🙂‍↕️

The topics in the third installment of Huda F are heart wrenching and will find many a teen reading and feeling similar feelings right along Huda.

In a Nutshell: Wow! The third graphic novel in the Huda series and the best one so far, which is saying a lot in such a high-performing series. Tackling two serious topics but handled with a balanced amount of lightheartedness. Absolutely loved this OwnVoices work for its sensitive portrayal of such a tricky personal issue. Much, much recommended!

This is the third graphic novel of the Huda series, or as I like to call it, the Huda F series. While each book works perfectly as a standalone, it helps to go through the series in the right order. Considering the high quality of the storytelling (I’ve rated all three books 4.5+ stars), you are in for a sensory delight.
The book begins with Huda being in her junior year and now prepping for college. She has a detailed plan charted out for the next two years: do everything possible to get into her dream college with a full scholarship. Easy-peasy for such an achiever, right?
Right!
Until Mama and Baba throw a spanner in the works: they announce that they are getting a divorce.
After this announcement that comes out of nowhere, Huda and her sisters are devastated. Huda in particular is worried about what this means for her future. Will her carefully planned year be thrown awry after her grades and her relationships with her family and friends start tanking?
I must admit that I was a bit sad when I read the GR blurb of this book. To learn that this book was about Fahmy’s parents’ divorce was shocking. I have read four of her graphic novels so far, and though her father doesn’t make as much of an appearance in her books as her mother does, I have come to love both of their characters, even with their shortcomings. As the book series is semi-autobiographical, I can only hope that the author has made her peace with this heartbreaking event after all these years, and that writing this book has been a cathartic experience. Sending her loads of hugs!
Divorce is fairly common in many countries these days, but this doesn’t make it less painful for the family, especially the kids. However, in conservative cultures and religions, divorce is still frowned upon and many elders still look at divorced couples (particularly at wives) with disdain. This orthodox outlook towards separations is present in India as well. (Which is probably why only 1% of marriages in India end in divorce as against 43% in the USA. Couples here either don’t have the choice of separating due to family pressure or they are afraid of the “scandal”.) Some scenes in this book that might appear exaggerated to Western eyes are conversations I have actually heard in real life. (Older Indian women are notorious for their bitchy gossip. Fingers crossed I don’t turn into one in my senior years!) So to truly understand why this Arab Muslim family struggles so hard to get through this change, you must keep their cultural background in mind and know that it is much, much tougher to deal with something as personal as a divorce in the face of such intense and judgemental public scrutiny.
A story of divorce is guaranteed to be an emotional read. Divorce plots are never just about a couple deciding to split. Every decision comes with repercussions. In this case, we get to see the impact of this momentous announcement on the five Fahmy sisters, each of whom seems to tackle the uncertainty in their own way. As such, a great chunk of the story also tackles the important topic of mental health. It doesn’t show a standardised narrative but highlights various ways by which such issues manifest, whether through coping strategies or escape mechanisms, and how this can be tackled realistically. I appreciate the author’s sticking to realism and not showing a magic-wand solution by which all problems disappear after one therapeutic session.
As you might have guessed, this is the most serious and the most emotional of the three Huda books so far. Yet, somehow, the author also manages to make it the most uplifting. I love how she ends the story on a ray of hope instead of trying to portray an overly shiny rainbow of happiness. Divorce is always messy, and this sanguine ending works so much better for the story.
Does all this mean that the book doesn’t contain any humour? Au contraire! I am SO impressed at how the author managed to insert comical scenes even through what might be tough emotional moments to go through in reality. The funny scenes never jar, nor do they take away from the intensity of the situation. As these books are aimed at readers teen and above, such lighter moments help keep the book from getting too depressing.
All of the above is handled from the OwnVoices Muslim viewpoint. The author always begins with a disclaimer that her story doesn't represent all Muslims or Muslim experiences. But her grasp of her faith and the way her family follows religious requirements help add a genuineness to her storytelling. The writing clearly depicts the role that religion and religious beliefs play in tackling major life changes. I love that their approach is balanced between using religion for emotional support and using external practical assistance such as speaking to a therapist. I respect the author for never ever dissing her faith but always showing it in a positive light and correcting public misconceptions about Islamic beliefs.
Two wonderful stylistic choices that continue from the earlier two books are the “Huda F” pedestal declarations about who “Huda F is”, and Huda’s constant companions: her shoulder angel and devil.
Don’t miss out the epilogue about mental health, which comes after the Acknowledgements section. The book even ends with a list of helpful free resources for mental health support, including a special helpline for young Muslims – a considerate and praiseworthy gesture.
All in all, this is one heck of an OwnVoices book, tackling a serious topic in just the right manner. By highlighting so many practical topics that many teens deal with, the book is easily a must-read, and the best of the series so far. I had rated the first two Huda books 4.5 stars, which itself is not a rating I give freely. To surpass even that high level is just an indication of how much this book touched me.
I am not sure if there will be more books in this series, but if there are, *Huda F* is gonna stop me from reading them? No one!
Recommended with all my heart to every reader aged teen and above who enjoys OwnVoices graphic novels offering a relatable and genuine story.
4.75 stars.

Huda's life and worldview is turned upside down when her parents announce they're divorcing.

Huda Fahmy is ready for junior year. She’s got a plan to join all the clubs, volunteer everywhere, ace the ACTs, write the most awe-inspiring essay for her scholarship applications. Easy. But then Mama and Baba announce the most unthinkable they’re getting a divorce. 

Huda is devastated. She worries about what this will mean for her family, their place in the Muslim community, and her future. Her grades start tanking, she has a big fight with her best friend, and everything feels out of control. Will her life ever feel normal again?

This book did a beautiful job portraying Huda's personal growth, her struggle with mixed emotions and how hard it is to cope with the grief of divorcing parents. This wonderfully acknowledges mental health and seeking help especially among immigrants and mostly in the Muslim community. I completely loved Huda's character development throughout the book and how her parents dealt with the divorce differently to show that grief isn't the same for everyone.

Along with the emotional and self help side, this book also focuses on the light hearted humour and relatable sibling dynamics . This book is a literal masterpiece that tackles mental health and divorce, through a modern Islamic religious lens. I would highly recommend this book to everyone, definitely worth reading!!

Thank you so much Colored Pages Book Tours, Penguin Teen and Huda Fahmy Author for this beautiful eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Huda Fahmy is such a great graphic novel author. She really does a great job of inviting in readers to a culture that might be unfamiliar to many readers. It's a great example of a story that can provide a window to understanding members of our community who are a different faith. Plus the story is relatable and filled with moments of connection and commonality that can bring us together.

Huda writes with honestly, humor, and relevancy. This story about her parent's divorce and her own mental health journey felt so relatable. I love this book for speaking openly about things like therapy and struggles to access mental health care in some religious communities. Do yourself a favor and read all her books! They're funny and full of heart.

I loved this one. In this latest installment in Huda F, Huda is gearing up for a perfect junior year in high school but unexpected news of her parents' divorce upends her plans and causes her to spiral into a mental health crisis. What I liked about the book is that it brings up some of the conflicts with addressing mental health while maintaining a relationship with Islam. Additionally, the author tells of her own mental health challenges and provides resources geared towards Muslim teens. I really like the nuisance in her perspective of the importance of addressing mental health concerns and how it does not necessarily contradicts one's religious beliefs. I think this is a good and necessary read for all but especially teens in conservative Muslim communities.

I think of the Huda F trio, this is my favorite one to date! I absolutely loved how this graphic novel tackled grief, mental health and all the big emotions. Huda's reconciliation with her mom was so touching, and everything about this felt so real and relatable.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and enjoy this graphic novel! The world needs more of this.

This was good. I have not read any of Fahmy's other books before but this was a good one. I enjoyed seeing things from another perspective and another faith. I loved the universal themes of divorce and mental health. I am interested in looking into more of this author's works.