This Is How You Fall In Love

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Adnan was also a sweetie who had so much love and care for all the people in his life as-well. he had a great sense of humour and he was the perfect friend that Zara needed in her life. i loved the dynamic between the two and how they could always count on each-other to be there when they needed them. the most important thing I learned throughout it all: I did find love; it just wasn’t in the form I was looking for…. The Desi culture described in this book was interesting to learn about and although I cannot comment on the authenticity of it, I will comment on the enjoyment I found in finding out more about their culture. This is How You Fall in Love' by Anika Hussain was a delightful read. Adnan and Zara have been best friends since forever. Their families spend Sunday dinners, holidays to Bangladesh and every other major life event together. When Adnan falls for new girl Cami, he stumbles across a big problem - they need to keep their relationship a secret due to Cami's overprotective family. Enter a classic fake dating scenario which challenges the boundaries of Adnan and Zara's relationship. Is the love they feel for each other actually like siblings or something more? Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including:

Zara loves love in all forms: 90s romcoms and romance novels and grand sw eeping gestures. And she's desperate to have her own great love story. Crucially, a real one. overall, i feel this book is a really fun contemporary YA novel that has really relatable and enjoyable/ likeable characters. it’s a great story and i would definitely recommend! The friendship turning into a fake-dating scheme between Zara and Adnan was absolutely LOVELY, from beginning to end. It’s cristal clear how close they are, how much they know and care for each other. I loved loved LOVED their bond, their banter and everything else about them. Hats off for a book that didn’t turn out to be exactly what I thought it would be. No spoilers, here, but I liked how it surprised me a little bit here and there!This is a place for helping. Promoting your own work is acceptable -even encouraged- as long as it is done in an honest, non-spammy way. If you are spam, you go in the spam folder. Know where that is? Out of the group. *friendly smiles* So Zara agrees and the act begins: after all, how different can pretending to be in a relationship with your best friend be to just hanging around with them like usual? Turns out, a lot. With fake dating comes fake hand-holding and fake kissing and real feelings... And when a new boy turns up in Zara's life, things get more confusing than ever. Best friends, fake dating, friends-to-lovers twists and a whopping web of secrets — Anika Hussain’s This is How You Fall in Love has a wonderful Desi girl at its beating heart and reels with romcom entertainment.

I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The course of true love never did run smooth, but Zara's love story is messier than most... A hilarious and heartfelt romcom, told with a light touch, perfect for fans of TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, EXCUSE ME WHILE I UGLY CRY and HANI AND ISHU'S GUIDE TO FAKE DATING. Please tell me what you think, how I can improve this group, and what you'd like to see added. This isn't my group. It's ours. I did really enjoy the family aspect in this book, and the way Zara navigates her relationship with her parents; it was really sweet and lovely, and I wish we'd had even more scenes with her parents in. I also really loved the representation of Desi culture - while I can't comment on the accuracy of the book as I am not South Asian myself, it did feel really authentic and I loved reading about it. Though she’s obsessed with romcom novels and movies, Zara has yet to star in her own love story. In the meantime, her life revolves around her beloved Desi family and her best mates - Sadie, who sets about making a documentary film project about love, and Adnan, her best friend since childhood, who everyone thinks would be her ideal leading man, including their parents.

I didn’t manage to care for Cami, one of the main character and the entire reason behind the fake-dating scheme, which made me a bit sad. I had a hard time understanding her and, even by the end of the story, I guess I just maybe, wanted to know a bit more about her. The Nottinghill Carnival takes central stage in this story about families, memories and the power of dance and festivals. Author Yaba Badoe tells... I’m obsessed with character driven stories, but these ones kind of annoyed me. I liked Zara and Yahya, a lot actually, but Adnan and Cami annoyed the living crap out of me. They roped her into this whole fake dating situation and then we’re always getting on her for doing it wrong. They were just such jerks and honestly so immature and rude. Yahya was so genuine though, and I loved his personality. Zara was definitely motivated by her love for the people in her life, which was super relatable. Sadie was by far my favorite character, though. I also loved the family dynamic. Zara learned a lot about her parents throughout the story, which fueled their relationship in ways I didn’t expect. So when her best friend Adnan begs her to pretend to date him to cover up his new top-secret relationship, Zara is hesitant. This isn't the kind of thing she had in mind. But there's something in it for Zara too: making her parents, who love Adnan, happy might just stop them arguing for a while. She may not be getting her own love story, but she could save theirs.