There are two relationships that Nishat has that really stand out to me, the ones with Flávia, her crush, and Priti, her sister. Nishat yearns to be unapologetically herself in a world that will do anything to stop her, and it’s both heartbreaking yet inspiring to read. She’s an incredible character written so, so well, and the level of attention that the author pays to her is delightfully satisfying. While there are so many things to love about this book, I think I love Nishat herself the most. What I want more than anything else in the world is to feel like being myself isn’t something that should be hidden and a secret.
Among this, she has to deal with racism and homophobia at her school and a business competition in which her culture is appropriated. The Henna Wars follows a Bengali girl named Nishat, who just came out to her parents and has to figure out how to not crumble under the despairing weight of their rejection and denial of her lesbian identity. (I mean, the premise is essentially “what if we were business rivals who may or may not have feelings for each other? and we were both girls?” so how could I not.) And I’m very happy to say that I was not disappointed in the least! It’d be a lie to say that I didn’t have high expectations for this book. All quotes are from an advance copy and may differ in final publication. Thank you to Page Street for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This did not affect my opinion in any way.
Amidst sabotage and school stress, their lives get more tangled-but Nishat can’t quite get rid of her crush on Flávia, and realizes there might be more to her than she realized. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat choose to do henna, even though Flávia is appropriating Nishat’s culture. And her life only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life.įlávia is beautiful and charismatic and Nishat falls for her instantly. Nishat doesn’t want to hide who she is, but she also doesn’t want to lose her relationship with her family.
When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants-as long as she isn’t herself. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls with rival henna businesses.
I know a lot of people are eagerly awaiting this book’s release, and you will not be disappointed! I’m here today to hopefully convince you all to pick up this wonderful book. I expected a lot of things going in to this book, but I honestly was really surprised by how much I connected to the main character as a queer person of color! The Henna Wars was one of my most anticipated releases of the year, and I’m so excited for everyone else to be able to read and love this as much as I did. Is there anything as beautiful as feeling represented in media?
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