Book guide
The Henna Wars
A school business competition becomes a battle of culture, identity and first love.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceRivals to loversContemporary RomanceLGBTQ+Contemporary RomanceSelf-discoveryContemporary RomanceRivals to loversQueer RomanceSlow burnQueer RomanceLGBTQ+Queer RomanceSelf-discoveryQueer RomanceRivals to loversQueer RomanceComing outQueer RomanceFirst loveYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultSelf-discoveryYoung AdultRivals to loversYoung AdultComing of age
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About The Henna Wars
Nishat, a Bangladeshi-Irish teen in Dublin, comes out as lesbian while facing pressure from family and bullying at school. When she starts a henna business for a school competition and her crush Flávia becomes tangled in a rival stall, Nishat must fight for her art, her identity and her heart.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- racism
- homophobia
- bullying
- outing
- cultural appropriation
- Islamophobia
- strong language
- underage alcohol use
