Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is a young adult romance written by Adiba Jaigirdar and published on 25 May 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton, an imprint of Hachette.

It tells the story of two queer girls, Hani, who is Bangladeshi Irish, and Ishu, of Indian descent, who pretend to be girlfriends for their own personal reasons.

In a review published in the School Library Journal, Amy Diegelman praised the "rich and nuanced depictions of Desi culture" and noted both the romance and the diversity written in the book by Adiba Jaigirdar would be appreciated by readers.

"[1] For The Booklist, Molly Horan wrote Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is a good romance that deals with aspects usually not explored by most stories in the genre.

[2] Kirkus gave the novel a starred review, and commented on how Jaigirdar skillfully explores the different identities of the main characters, while also writing "a delightfully romantic storyline.