Adiba Jaigirdar

Hani and Ishu couldn't be less alike - and they definitely don't like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to date each other, things start to get messy... A heart-warming queer YA love story for fans of Becky Albertalli. Everyone likes 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 don't believe her, claiming 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 can't stand - Ishu Dey. Ishu is the polar opposite of Hani. An academic overachiever, she hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for university. Her only problem? Becoming head girl is a popularity contest and Ishu is hardly popular. Pretending to date Hani is the only way she'll stand a chance of being elected. Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real feelings for each other. But some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after.

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

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Keira 💫

“I just haven’t seen you guys in so long, and … I have some news. Will you help me or not?”

“What the hell were you doing?” I ask. “Why couldn’t you have just stayed quiet and let me handle it?” “Um, maybe because you looked like a deer in the fucking headlights. We do have a class together. Biology, remember?” I stop at the top of the stairs, fixing her with a glare. “No cursing at my house, Ishita.” She rolls her eyes. “You can’t be serious.” “If I wasn’t serious I wouldn’t say it, would I?” For a moment I think she’s going to fight me on it. Instead, she closes her eyes, takes a deep breath, and says, “Fine. No cursing in your house.”

Klaudia

My point, dear sister, is that we all have people who we bend ourselves for the approval of. For you and me, it's Ammu and Abbu. For Hani, it's her friends. We all need to fit in, or need to be loved, or need approval. You and Hani aren't that different, if you think about it." 

Suze

“Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality.”

“Right now, all men seem overwhelmingly unattractive - except the ones on the Netflix shows I watch.”

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