Candy Bunny Reader

Another great book by Adiba Jaigirdar ! Hani & Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is about two Bangladeshi-Irish girls named Hani and Ishu who start fake dating for different reasons--the popular Hani because she wants to prove to her friends that she is bisexual since she's only dated guys, and the unpopular bookworm Ishu because she wants to be Head Girl and needs to make herself better known and better liked by the rest of her classmates. It's not easy at first because they are polar opposites in personality. But after a few incidents, they find that maybe they really do need each other after all.  I really liked how the author weaves so many great things into the story! From being queer, to being Muslim, to being a person of color in a predominantly white society, to family dynamics and friendship dynamics. Everything is so well done, relatable, and heartfelt! So I gave it 5 stars . I think Adiba is becoming a favorite author of mine! I'll read anything she puts out.

  Another perfect Sapphic romance book! If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So is about Elsie--an 18 year old young woman who gets the most unexpected summer of her life before college. She has a crush on a friend  that she met online  who is a fanfiction writer of her favorite comic series--Eden Recoiling. The friend's name is Ada, and Elsie wants to confess her feelings for her, but she doesn't know how.  Ada also tells Elsie a story of a woman named Theresa Bennett that her (Ada's) grandmother named Rebecca knew when she still lived in the UK. Apparently, the two women were really close friends, and Rebecca developed some romantic feelings for her, but then Rebecca moved to the US after getting married to Ada's grandfather. The two women still communicated through letters, but one day, the letters stopped coming. Rebecca still thinks about Theresa from time to time, and would like to reunite with her. Ada sends Elsie Rebecca's letters from Theresa, and decides ...

  So here's the thing: I have been reading the Heartstopper graphic novel series by Alice Oseman and I have been absolutely loving them! But I realize I can't talk about the rest of the series without getting into actual spoilers, so I've decided to make this review post very unorthodox and tell you what you will find in volumes 2 and 3 as vaguely as possible. You will find: Characters deepening their relationships Characters understanding themselves better More character backstories Friendship struggles A birthday party at a bowling alley Standing up to bullies A class trip to Paris, France A lot and a lot of communication...and healing Noticed how I didn't specify any character names. That's for you to find out! Feel free to discuss volumes 2 and 3 in the comments with me if you read them already.  Also, although I didn't get into detail here, there are MASSIVE trigger warnings for these two books which include: forced outing, homophobia, biphobia, bullying, ...