This was the second fake-dating book I read this week. I was a little wary, but the story didn't play out in the entirely typical way.

The titular fake-daters are Bengali girls in a monochromatic town in Ireland. Hani is BFFs with the popular girls and Ishu is satisfied with her nerdy pursuits. Ishu is in competition with her older sister (who is in medical school) to be the perfect daughter to her exacting parents. Hani's parents are more chill and know that Hani is bisexual. Unfortunately Hani's friends (Aisling and Dee) aren't as accepting of her sexuality. To prove that she's queer, she accidentally outs Ishu by claiming to be dating her.

It turns out Ishu is queer and surprisingly amenable to the fake-dating scheme, for her own reasons. Throughout, the girls learn about themselves, each other, Ishu's family, and Hani's douchey friends.