I follow Huda Fahmy on Instagram and LOVE her comics. I am a Christian who love to learn about other religions and cultures. I knew many traditions of Muslims but Huda adds her own personality and humor to everyday situations. I absolutely understand how she felt about eventually finding the right one. I enjoyed reading about their love story and sharing her experience in an arranged marriage.

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What a fun book this was. I have followed Huda on Instagram for a while now, and I love how she takes time to share and educate about her faith and life. This book is solely about her experience with arranged marriage. I loved how each page incorporated her comics and some more text to better explain some situations. I would have really enjoyed there being more at the end of the book, but maybe she’ll write another one one day.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this comic!

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This was such a fun read! I flew through this in one sitting. The art and writing style is very easy reading and super engaging. It was also funny and insightful. I would definitely recommend this comic memoir and I can't wait to read more by this author in the future!

I've heard of Huda Fahmy and seen her comics around the internet but I never really read anything of hers before. I admit it's mostly because her art style doesn't seem too appealing to me. But I'm glad I gave this a shot because I really liked it! The story was relatable and funny in a cute and cheesy kind of way. I'll most likely check out more of her work in the future.

**I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**
That's really cute. Huda's story delivers an interesting perspective on arranged marriages, which is something very frowned upon by most non-Muslim people. We usually assume it is something "outdated" and that goes against the woman's wishes but guess what? Someone forgot to ask the women how they felt about it.
She makes it very clear that this story is her own and that, for better or worse, her story doesn't translate the "whole experience of Muslim women with marriage" – which you'd think someone doesn't have to explain about her own story, right?

It was a fun reading. The illustration style didn't do much for me, but that's a completely personal thing. It was funny and cute at the end.

This book was absolutely epic! I love how I can relate to this whilst not actually having gone through any of it purely because I've had family members go through it! And there's something to be learnt as well. Cannot wait for more from Huda!

Title: That Can Be Arranged



Author: Huda Fahmy



Genre: Nonfiction, Comic, Humor, Romance.



Plot: Huda Fahmy is the author of the popular web comic, Yes, I'm Hot In This which humorously talks about her day to day life as a traditional Muslim woman in today's modern world. Her debut book features all new content and tells the often-hilarious story of how she met and married her husband, Gehad.



Divided into easily managed sections, this book tells us about Huda's early days of crushes and searching for a suitable suitor while swamped in Jane Austen's famous novels. Eventually, she beats the naysayers in her life and does find her dream man.



Likes/Dislikes: I would like to note that I personally am not Muslim but I love reading about Huda's adventures. I have learned so much about her culture and strongly encourage everyone to check her out when you get a chance. I don't usually read a lot of graphic novels so I'm very picky when I decide to read one and I'm glad I read this one. My one real complaint is that it was too short. I really wanted to keep reading and learn more about Huda, Gehad and their baby, their daily life and what other books she's become obsessed with over the years. Maybe there will be a sequel. I really liked that it was original content and not just her popular posts printed up. My favorite bits were the interludes as her empty coffee cup pile grew as she told the story.



Rating: G-all ages but mostly 14 and up.



Date Reviewed: January 25th, 2020



I received a copy of this book courtesy of Netgalley for my honest opinion and I wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.

It was a cute, funny and unexpectedly geeky read, full of pop culture and Austen references. It's basically like a short, graphic novel version of "Ayesha At Last." In the current political climate we really need more stories like that. I think that this one can be enjoyable to both Muslim and non-Muslim readers, but is definitely aimed more at the latter: everything is made very approachable and all cultural references are explained in depth. There is even a small dictionary at the beginning. It makes me so happy that we're getting more and more non-white-Christian-centric representation because, honestly, it's way overdue. So here is to many more books like this one!

This was a delightful read! I really enjoyed reading about Huda's love story and a look into how a modern woman might look at love & relationships while keeping deep faith in her religion. Would definitely recommend and I absolutely love the fact that this has a linear storyline & isn't just a rehash of some of her most popular comics (which I also really love!).

A quick, hilarious, relatable read. I love huda's comic strips and I loved this book even more so (SO MUCH MORE CONTENT!).
This comic tells the story about how Huda and Gehad first met (I was laughingg), the parents meeting, the (chaperoned) dates and finally, the marriage!
The comics were simple and funny, just like what's her style, and the dialogues were amazing. I loved the wedding, and how she explained things for non-arab readers. I knew about most of the things, but the arab wedding tradition was a new thing for me and the way she explained it in simple words was so easy to understand, while appreciating the culture!

I had such a fun time reading this! It's a very quick read but it made me laugh out loud a few times (I was drinking tea at the moment and I narrowly avoided one or two cartoon-style spit-your-tea-laughing moments) and it was also a fun way to open my eyes to a world I didn't know much about, the world of Muslim dating courtship and general pre-marriage shenanigans.

I didn't know Huda before but I think she did a wonderful job at opening up about her life in a humorous and honest way, and regardless of whether you come from a similar background or from a completely different one, it's very easy to relate to her. I was so happy for her when she understood her worth and didn't settle for something that would've made her unhappy, and when she found her husband.

I really recommend this if you're interested in the topic and I encourage you to go read reviews by Muslim reviewers rather than mine.

I love these books! Huda Fahmy is honest and funny!
I have learned a lot about Muslim culture as well as bonded with the character over the reality of the world. This book about her marriage is honest humorous and easy to connect with.
I recommend her comics to all my friends.

I loved this just as much as I was expecting to! I adore the YesImHotInThis comics on Instagram and have wanted to read this book since it was announced. As soon as I heard it was currently 'Read now' on Netgalley I jumped at the chance to download it and devoured it within the next hour.
Huda's comics are so refreshing and uplifting whilst also fighting stigma and stereotypes surrounding muslim women, particularly hijab wearing women. I would recommend this book to everyone!

I'm a big fan of the "Yes, I'm hot in this" comics, so when I saw this was available as "read now", I quickly downloaded it and dove in. And I loved this! It was so funny, and the mix of text and comic works really well. It was a very quick, very entertaining read.

I may not read the webcomic, but I did read Huda’s first book and quite enjoyed it, so it was a pleasure to be granted a digital galley of this title. It was full of comic art, but not quite a comic. It’s part comic, part nonfiction book about how pre-arranged marriages work, and part biography about Huda’s specific experience. I enjoyed every page. I loved seeing a positive book about arranged marriage, and a positive experience with the comic interludes. Over all i think this was well done, funny, and heartwarming.
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'That Can Be Arranged' by Huda Fahmy was a breathe of fresh air. To say that I had such an incredible time reading this novel, would be such an understatement. Fahmy's ability to intertwine humour, the tensions and love of family as well as educating non-Muslim readers. In some respects, it also worked towards deconstructing stereotypes non-Muslims have towards 'arranged marriages' as well as towards Muslim people in general. Fahmy's writing was just exceptional - concise and brief but still quite powerful.

The love story is depicted is so wholesome and beautiful - I especially enjoyed seeing how the family was incorporated in the courting as well as how the love grew and developed over time. Though the drawings themselves were quite simple, I think it needed to be in respect of this as though the writing itself was brief, it packed a punch. I just absolutely adored this novel and I would highly recommend it to everyone to read it. My review is brief because I really do not want to spoil it at all for others. It's a beautiful novel with beautiful themes and will forever remain at the back of my mind.

Stunningly poignant and infintely hilarious.

disclaimer: got this free off netgalley, weigh this review as you will

this was so much fun. :D that can be arranged is a short graphic memoir detailing how huda fahmy met her husband gehad. it's super cute and funny! i already knew she's egyptian from her webcomics but this would've enlightened me even without it, i only see arabs and south asians do the biodata thing. i did not, however, know they elele too so that's neat! huda's sense of humor and personality really shone through, definitely recommended if you want a funny, irreverent look into the 'dating'* scene for practicing muslims

(*depending on level of conservatism they may or may not be willing to call what they're doing dating. courtship? halal dating? take your pick friends!)

4 stars

*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


I'll be honest, I know very little about Muslim culture and faith and it's something that I've wanted to learn more about. This was a great way into that for me. In graphic novel form, with few words to a page and expressive illustrations, Huda Fahmy tells of her journey to marriage. It is a great contemporary story of how an observant Muslim woman can find a husband nowadays, breaking norms whilst trying to please her family.

I would really recommend this. The only downside to this book is that it isn't very detailed because of the medium in which it is told, but I think if you're looking for a quick read that explores this topic, this is a fun book.

3 out of 5 stars!

I skimmed through her first book but this one was lovely! It had more of a storyline than the previous one. It was funny, delightful and relatable on my levels.

Huda is amazing! She’s funny, she’s sassy, and she is taking out stereotypes. She is my favorite for comics.