The Henna Wars totally surprised me! It deals with quite a lot of important themes, but it does so in an efficient and caring way. Trigger warnings for racism, homophobia, bullying and a character being outed. 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.Īn ARC of this book was provided by the publisher Page Street Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 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. Synopsis: When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs.
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