The Henna Wars
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
3.8
(1.2K)
Adiba Jaigirdar
"Impossible to put down." - Kirkus, starred review Nishat doesn’t want to lose her family, but she also doesn’t want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. In a fight to prove who is the best, their lives become more tangled—but Nishat can’t quite get rid of her crush, especially since Flávia seems to like her back. As the competition heats up, Nishat has a decision to make: stay in the closet for her family, or put aside her differences with Flávia and give their relationship a chance.
Romance
Lgbtq+
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Author
Adiba Jaigirdar
Pages
400
Publisher
Page Street Publishing
Published Date
2020-05-12
ISBN
1624149693 9781624149696
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"I love how much this book enrages different cultures and religions! The cultural diversity is just outstanding! It really shows how important culture is to some people in other communities, and also how it hurts them. Unfortunately, being a part of a different culture or race doesn’t help a whole lot when you sexually identify differently, but these characters show how to be strong when things seem to be pushing down on you. Beautiful, funny, and romantic, I highly suggest this read. 💕"
Ashtyn (They/Them)
"Solid 9/10. I absolutely LOVED this book to pieces. The romance was spectacular, the poc and lgbtq representation was immaculate. I loved it so so much. I definitely recommend especially for some lgbtq+ and/or poc teens:) "
raine
"This is a great book about the struggles of coming out and accepting who you are! I really enjoyed reading it!"
bookfrog
"I can’t even describe my LOVE I have for this book"
lily
"This was a beautiful book I had fun reading it!"
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Vega Peace
"Didn’t like the main character’s selfish attitude, the story plods through the first half, some of the cultural/social issues brought up felt lacking, and the side characters—including the love interest to a degree—were rather flat and dull."
Sullen Swordsman
"One of my favorite LGTBQ+ romance books! Definitely recommend "
Lily
"my favorite part had to be when flavias mom was talking about how pretty nishat is :) what about you?"
<3
"hit super close to home, so i may have cried once or twice while reading it. But i still loved it, i couldn’t put the book down! def my favourite so far:) "
Lucy Nasr
"A lot of emotions in this book thats for sure. The trigger warning at the start should have been a sign but who uses instructions manuals? Anyways, cute ending, nicely wrapped acceptance from family even after *trauma*. Absolutely love the siblung relationship~ And yes, it is weird to dating a girl who is cousin to your mortal enemy. Anyways, 3.4/5"
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