I loved the angstiness and the humor, both nicely balanced in a story about a life-changing and at times traumatic event like your parents' divorce. Anytime Huda burst into tears, I felt it. I felt the pent up worry and anger and frustration that comes with your parents announcing their divorce, how nothing makes sense for a while and how we tend to isolate ourselves when we least should.

I think you'll enjoy this if you like stories about divorce, grief and how messy it all is especially when you’re a teenager.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book! Based on my preview of the book, we will be purchasing this for our school library to complete the current offerings in the Huda books -- my students, many of whom are Muslim -- enjoy these books and I like that Huda continues to grow older in each story and face new, relatable challenges. I particularly like that this one tackles mental health and anxieties about college after high school.

Another winner by Huda! This one was dramatic, funny, and will be a really great resource for students going through their own parents' divorces.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the privilege of reading and reviewing this book. All opinions are completely my own and in my own words.

This graphic novel should be in schools across North America. I think children/teens greatly benefit from seeing themselves in a positive nine stereotypical way in movies, books and TV and the fact that Huda is dealing with boys and mental health is just icing on the cake.

This was a very cute read! A lot of kids can relate to these situations.

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This was such a fun read. I haven't read anything of this series before but will now def pick up the other installments. But I didn't have any problems following the story even though I was new to it.

Book 3 in the Huda series, this was the first book I've actually gotten to read. Other than a few details regarding her household, I wasn't lost on the main topics of this volume. Huda is in high school living life as a teenager in a Muslim household. But, when her parents announce that they're going to divorce, everything seems to fall apart and Huda has no idea how to handle it.

Dr. Haifa is the best supportive character in this book as she represents the modern progressive Muslim woman and someone who shows compassion and understanding with Huda's situation. This book takes on the conflicts of mental health seen in a setting where culture and religion are deeply rooted in one's upbringing. And while my own family wasn't really religious, talking about your mental health wasn't seen as something you did. The author di really well in taking that on and the illustrations helped with relaying those messages to a younger audience who, in this day and age, face that gap in the divide on a daily basis.

I'm truly grateful to have been given the chance to read this book. Now I need books one and two so I can find out more about Huda and her family!

A comic book that discusses serious topics? I'm down!

No but for real, I've seen Huda Fahmy's books in the past and have never read them because I legit only read comics now once in a blue moon and I guess that blue moon hadn't hit yet (which is a crime, obviously because this comic book was so good?!)

I wont be doing this review in my typical fashion/structure but instead I'd like to talk about how I went and read ALL of Huda Fahmy's book in one go. I am a muslim and arab myself but I did not grow up in the western world. Yet, tell me why it was very relatable, primarily due to the fact that even back home, wearing the hijab in certain communities makes you stand out.

And, me? Well, I decided to wear the hijab when my mom doesnt wear it and if you're from a muslim community, we know the judgemental aunties are JUDGING and not understanding my decision at all. Huda Fahmy represents all elements of our struggles as individuals and is VERY conscious to make sure that she states she is NOT representing all of us hijabi, muslim women. And this is very much needed in books like this because guess what? We don't all share the same experience and that is completely valid too.

And on the whole? The bigger picture? Huda Fahmy's Comic books talk about experiences we all go through as teenagers, being lost in communities and not knowing who we are. Being angry at life for taking certain things that are part of our foundation and make or break who we become in the future.

I'd recommend this as a comic relief (as a comic book, pun unintentional in here haha) but bare in mind that this is a story with depth in it about discovering who we are and finding our identity in a world that tries to pull us apart.

Thank you to Netgalley, publisher, author and Colored Pages Book Tour for the eArc in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book was creative and a good read. I love how graphic novels are telling more 'serious " stories in picture. I love the art in this book and hope the series continues it is a relatable way to engage youth.

Another great graphic novel memoir from Huda Fahmy, filled with humor and heart. If you liked the others, you'll like this one.

I adore Huda’s books so of course I had to request her latest book!
This can be read as a standalone but is part of a series.

In this Huda is starting junior year of high school & is determined to get a head start but then her parents tell her & her sisters that they are divorcing, which causes her to spiral as she tries to cope with this.

Huda covers some incredibly sensitive topics including divorce & mental health in such a great way. It’s dealt with in a way teens can see themselves & understand but also guides them to seek help if they need it but still done in a way that brings her humour and fun into the story.

I flew through this book in one sitting because I just loved reading it so much.
Huda lashes out in the story as she struggles to cope & we see how her friend tries to reach out & guide her to therapy but she refuses. Then we see her slowly process & realise that actually she can get help.
I especially loved seeing how Huda’s faith is an important part of her processing her thoughts & feelings & that mental health is discussed in the masjid too.

I highly recommend everyone read this & especially give it to all the teens you know! And of course read all of Huda’s graphic novels!

First things first! If you are a teacher-librarian or a teacher of students aged 12 and up, you need to get this title for your collection.

Huda Fahmy, known to many for her webcomic (and book) "Yes, I'm Hot in This" is back with a brilliantly captured memoir of her teenage experience with depression and family break-up. There's laughter, here, as there always is, as Huda starts off her Grade 11 year with great plans and a very detailed outline of what comes next. When her parents unexpectedly announce that they are getting divorced - a divorce! In the Muslim community! What will people say? - everything falls apart, including Huda.

Many teenagers will related to Huda's experiences here. Those who are Muslim girls will unexpectedly see themselves here, and that is something for which there are not enough words. Mental health struggles are hard for anyone to talk about. Experiencing those struggles in a family that may not have the structures in place for even bringing the issue up can be paralyzing. By sharing her experience in an accessible format, and clearly identifying that finding a Muslim woman therapist is not an impossibility, if that's what you need, Fahmy offers an opening for students to get help.

This is a beautiful book. I look forward to sharing it with students and colleagues.

This series is so consistently funny and good. Highly recommend. There's information about Muslim culture, yes, but it's also just a series of relatable coming-of-age stories from a funny and imperfect protagonist.

There is something so refreshing about this series of graphic novels. The voice is so authentic and true to what it means to be a teenager. I loved the characters, of course, and the subtle humor that brings such personality to this book.

This third installment of Huda F’s story is just as fabulous as the first two. While this one is taking on more serious topics, like her parents’ divorce, grief, and mental health, Huda’s humor continues to shine through. Though my parents are together, my inner teenage self could (and hey, even my current adult self can) relate to a lot of the emotions Huda is feeling about different circumstances in my life. Navigating friendships, family relationships, dating, high school classes, preparations for after high school, and many other universal topics in this graphic novel will make a lot of readers feel seen. I will have to get my hands on a physical copy to see the full-color pages eventually, but, even in black and white, the art style was still lovely to dive back into for the third time. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This book reached out to me despite the generational and cultural gap that exists between me & Huda. This is a book that will help so many be seen. Huda's relationship with her family, religion, culture, & even herself is all part of the insightful and, for me, educational blend that turns a simple growing up story into a humorous learning tale that bridges so may divides. Huda is the imperfect, typical, & totally identifiable teen whose whole life at first is all about her and achieving the hallmarks of growing up, but when her parents throw a curveball into this world by sharing that they are divorcing, everything is suddenly in question as Huda needs to figure out what is happening and make sense of how she is responding to those changes. Now, along with all typical teen angst, she is questioning and feeling the added pressure of what will my life look like when ___

This is a perfect gift for anyone at any age, showing how we are all similar in our feelings and experiences even if we express them differently. A wonderful conversation starter to highlight an appreciation for others & one that highlights teen Mental Health & Wellness!

I have loved every one of Huda’s books, and this one is no exception. She just knows how to combine humor and important topics in the perfect way.

I liked this graphic novel and loved all the reflection on self identity and divorce! Wish it had more depth at times tho!

The queen of YA graphic novel comedy has hit another one out of the park. She masterfully balances the laughter with the important topics of divorce and mental health in her latest edition to her Huda F series.⁠
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This addition to the Huda F series begins with Huda at the start of junior year. She has plans and goals that will get her on the right path to university. But there is one big catch, her parents are getting divorced! ⁠
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Divorce⁠
Huda is caught off guard and the reader is taken on a journey through her junior year and how the divorce affects her school work, her friendship and her family relationships. It's an honest exploration on how divorce can affect kids differently. Huda thinks she is doing fine, even though the people around her might not agree. ⁠
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One of her friends suggests seeing a therapist to talk about her feelings. She even introduces her to a female Muslim therapist in their community. But Huda scoffs at the idea. Her mother says she should pray more. So Huda carries on as things get progressively worse and her attitude starts to go downhill. But as the story progresses you see different people in her life nudge her towards talking about her feelings and even her mother changes her mind. ⁠
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I really loved that the author took time to address the benefits and need for therapy not only in the plot line, but in the book's resources too. She provides both general and Muslim specific helplines for Muslim readers to access if they need too. ⁠
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Educator Recommended⁠
I definitely recommend this book for the classroom. Students will connect to both the high school experience and the experience of having your plans unexpectedly interrupted. Some students will relate to the divorce and almost everyone at this age will relate to a time when they might have felt like therapy would have benefitted them.

Thank you so much to Creative Book Tour & Penguin Teen for the complimentary copy of this book!

This book is out now!

I love how Huda has this way taking serious topics and giving them their space but also weave in humor. Huda the character goes through a lot during her junior year. She is trying to figure herself out, she is coming up on senior year and then her parents drop this life changing news, And she starts to spiral. I love how Huda (author) made talking to a therapist was a causal thing between the adults and Huda's best friend Nabz. Huda had to overcome her own fears to start talking to someone to help navigate all these big feelings she is having. You could see the spiraling starting pretty early on and continues through most of the book. Just like what I know do when I am in this emotional mess, Huda goes through the motion of her every day life and doesn't necessarily deal with the issue. I also liked how we see the conflict between mother and daughter which felt so relatable! Even now when I have my struggles with my mom, I know at the end of the day she truly knows me and knows what is best for me and will do anything for me.

I think the whole part of them at Muslim Con was my favorite part of the whole book. It was their first big outing with just the females in the family. That took some adjusting for Huda as she wanted the trip to be for the whole family (which we got to see in the prior book of them in Disney). And then while she was there, Huda almost gave in to her rebellious ways and to go to a Singles Mixer and not tell her mom. Which that was very alarming for me that they would allow a teenager to go to a single mixer even with a chaperone! And I also feel this is where Huda had her light bulb moment of "I need to speak to someone" and had that emotional explosion where the feelings just all came to surface.

I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to see what happens in her senior year!!

4.5