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Okay even though I loved Ace and Karina, my favourite character is definitely Dadu. So yeah, I definitely identified a lot with her character. And I think that’s something we don’t see a lot of in books and it’s something I can personally relate to. In terms of cultural representation, I know Karina was portrayed as a character that wasn’t extremely religious (while still respecting her religion of course), even though she was from a religious family. They bring out the best parts of each other. It was a very ‘build each other up’ kind of thing which I really liked and not just he makes her better or she makes him better. Tashie really wrote about a boyfriend who buys his girlfriend books just so she’d fake date him and you expect me not to love this? This is literally everything I want.✨I really loved the dynamic between Ace and Karina. At the same time, I think because it was pretty strong in terms of the mental health aspect of the story, it definitely needed the cute and adorable moments to balance it out. I’ve heard from a lot of people that this book had a little too much fluff. It’s fresh, it’s fun and I enjoyed every moment of it. I definitely feel like this book will appeal to the younger audience, not only because Karina is 16 and relatable but also because of the very Gen-Z style writing. It also happened to be my first five star read of the year. It was one of my most anticipated releases of 2021 and it definitely didn’t disappoint. It deals with anxiety and parental abuse in a different way.Īs a brown woman, I haven’t seen a lot of books where I felt truly represented but this one really spoke to me. T-minus twenty-eight days until everything returns to normal-but what if Karina no longer wants it to?Ĭounting Down With You is a novel I personally connected with, pretty deeply. Though Karina agrees, she can’t help but start counting down the days until her parents come back.
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But Ace Clyde does everything right-he brings her coffee in the mornings, impresses her friends without trying, and even promises to buy her a dozen books (a week) if she goes along with his fake-dating facade. Pretending to date him? Out of the question. Tutoring the school’s resident bad boy was already crossing a line. Instead, one simple lie unravels everything. When her parents go abroad to Bangladesh for four weeks, Karina expects some peace and quiet. Keep her head down, get through high school without a fuss, and follow her parents’ rules-even if it means sacrificing her dreams. How do you make one month last a lifetime? Trigger & content warnings: in-depth discussions of mental health (specifically anxiety) and mentions of parental abuse (emotional and psychological)Ī reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life after agreeing to fake date her school’s resident bad boy. On page representation: POC (Bangladeshi-American MC Black, Indian, and Chinese side characters), Religion (Muslim MC), LGBTQIAP+, Mental health (MC with anxiety) Genres: contemporary | age group: young adult
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Cover: Samya Arif (artist), Gigi Lau (art direction)