Reviews with content warning for Religious bigotry - Hana Khan Carries On

An enemies to lovers story that felt a little like the movie You’ve Got Mail but follows a delightful young Muslim woman Hana as not just a love story but also as Hana discovers who she is and what she wants. Some good side characters I felt needed a little more development so they didn’t just feel like they were there

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

If I'm being honest, I was disappointed by this book because it had a lot of potential! I think there were many "small" details that were glossed over and as they accumulated, there was a lot of emerging plot holes and instances where the flow felt choppy and disconnected. I thought Hana was incredibly naive and short-sighted a lot of the time. She was also extremely wishy-washy. She was rightfully angered and on edge about the possibility of losing her family's restaurant to gentrification and she became so soft once she started having a crush on the owner. That's all it took was a little crush to forgive possibly losing her family's SOLE livelihood. Not only that, but her "best friends" were not well developed and seemed shallow. I didn't like them and I wasn't rooting for them at all. I wasn't rooting for anyone at all, except for Hana's family to save the restaurant.

There was a lot of potential with this story but the writing to me just seemed rushed and disjoineted.

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

The storyline is one of the most original I’ve come across but somehow I wasn’t as engaged by the material as I expected. I made it through but it should have been way more enjoyable. Not sure what the disconnect is!

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If your looking for a light romcom read that doesn't extrictly depict white people, this one is for you. This book as everything a romcom needs and more. The characters are highly relatable as well as belonging to minority groups. The plot can be a little predictable at times, but at the same time not all. Only reason I can give it five stars is because is a little to long, but despite that I still couldn't put it down.
Do yourself a favor a pick this one up, you will enjoy it for sure.

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