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The Henna Wars

By: Adiba Jaigirdar
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
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 When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this romantic comedy about two teen girls with rival henna businesses.

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. Fiction Islamic Heritage LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Business

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Well written and well performed. I loved every second of it. I was even sad when it finished. I hope there will be another one. I loved the characters and would love to know what happens in their lives later.

Great book

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great book that tackle a tough situation in a great way and keeps it light hearted and keeps in engaged

great book 10/10

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Amazing! I recommend this for sure! The plot and characters really came to life it was as if they were real people. I highly recommend listening to Henna Wars. It is a really sweet story in my opinion.

loved it!

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I absolutely loved this. Coming out while fighting racism and homophobia while falling in love, growing to hate that beloved and being outed. Sweet and tender queer YA love story with great characters and unusual setting; migrant Asian family in contemporary Ireland.

Narration one star less only because the American-sounding narrator was quite jarring given it's set in Dublin and there are no American characters.

Henna Wars captures all the confusion and emotion of a first intense crush, which only intensifies when they like you back. Great subplots about friendship, social justice and sisterhood. Absolutely looking forward to seeing what this author does next.

All The Flushes of an Asian Lesbian's First Love

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the story was an emotional rollercoaster for Nishat. her coming of age/coming out story filled me with such emotion. the only thing was I felt that the narrator put in hardly any effort with voicing different characters, so conversations blurred in together.

cute story, disappointing narrator

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