The Henna Wars
Adiba Jaigirdar's The Henna Wars (2020) is a sapphic fiction and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel. The story is set in Dublin, Ireland. It features Nishat Ahsan and Flávia Santos. Key subjects include LGBT, Queer, Lesbian and Gay.
83 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.
It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Henna Wars
When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants—as long as she isn’t herself. Because Muslim girls aren’t lesbians. Nishat doesn’t want to hide who she is, but she also doesn’t want to lose her relationship with her family. And her life only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic and Nishat falls for her instantly. 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. 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.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Henna Wars?
The Henna Wars was written by Adiba Jaigirdar and first published in 2020.
What genre is The Henna Wars?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.
How long is The Henna Wars?
The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Henna Wars?
Readers who like it often enjoy Imogen, Obviously, The Girl from the Sea and Squad.
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