This was a cute, fun read and one that I think will be validating for a lot of teens--to see the way Hani defends her bisexual identity against biphobic microaggressions and the way both Hani and Ishu support each other in the face of racism, not to mention seeing a book starring two brown girls of similar-but-different cultural backgrounds and of different religions. Just drop-kicking the single narrative out into the ocean.

That said, I felt like the setup for fake dating--which basically always seems flimsy to me and it isn't a trope that I particularly enjoy as much as many other seem to--seemed like, extra shaky to me? Which like whatever ultimately it worked out and they were a cute fake and real couple but I was definitely like, *Fry squint* about the premise.

Also this is an Irish book and I guess it didn't get an Americanization treatment because there were definitely some slang terms and geographically specific things (local transit terms) that threw me for a loop. But like, I googled them and it was fine and teen readers are capable of that too.

Basically I think that readers who think this book sounds appealing will find it appealing and validating.