Hana Khan Carries On

Good read.

Liked the story ! Reminded me totally of you have got mail movie! But refreshed version of course ! ❤️❤️❤️

I loved 'Hana Khan Carries On', it had every little thing that satisfies the soul of a romantic. The drama, the chemistry between the leads and the authenticity of telling a story set in a relatable neighbourhood with lovable characters was heart warming. Thank you for this Uzma. This book is totally on my list to gift and recommend to my romantic kindred souls.Go ahead you lot, savour this book.

Absolutely delightful. Very relevant. Lovely read

Even though the story isn’t brand new, the writing and perspective is. As a Muslim woman I love being able to relate to the protagonist. It’s so rare and refreshing.

If you are looking for a hopeless romantic with a sweet, funny, woke & entertaining plot.... THIS BOOK IS THE ONE FOR YOU!It covered a series of light hearted and serious topics with beautiful relationship dynamics over all.

‘Hana Khan Carries On’ has boldly yet thought provokingly handled the sensitive topics of racial discrimination, racism and islamophobia. What a brilliant and sensitive take on some fundamental issues faced by the muslim community. One gets immersed into the world of Muslims who have migrated and settled in Canada from different parts of the world. The different problems faced by the Islamic community are dealt delicately by the author and sometimes represented with harsh reality.The drama, the chemistry between the leads and the authenticity of telling a story with believable characters was heart warming. Despite the chosen theme, the story isn’t preachy at any point, but instead has an interesting love story at the front. Overall it was a beautiful experience. I now really look forward to Uzma Jalaluddin’s future books too.

⭐️ 5 stars ⭐️Let me start by telling you about some things that you can expect from this book:-• Enemies to Friends to Lovers• Rival Halal Restaurants• Secret online identities• Amazing, Badass women with wonderful and inspirational stories to tellThere were some very wonderful themes in this book that I loved reading about! It was a story of a beautiful, loving family with a close- knit community of supportive people that made me wish I lived in such a neighbourhood. It also discussed the struggles that people of colour and different ethnicities face everyday living as immigrants. This book spoke to me on a different level!! Not only because I’m an Indian Muslim girl who wears a hijab, but also because of how familiar it was. I felt so many emotions: fondness, love, anger, happiness but most of all, hope.All the stars for this thought provoking, bold, feminist, entertaining and full of love book!! Hana Khan Carries On will make you feel all the emotions (and will also make you very hungry so keep your Biryanis ready!)

i love this book sooo much. It's so good that I read it online before it arrived at my house.

I love Uzma Jalaluddin's light romantic novels that have a seam of gritty reality woven through them. She's not afraid to mix romance with bigotry, happy multi-generational family life with lies and secrets, and she comes up with some cracking concepts - the best of which must surely be Hana Khan's mum's restaurant called Three Sisters Biryani Poutine. If you know Biryani and you know the Quebecois state dish of chips, cheese and gravy, then you'll find the concept as funny and disgusting as I did. Think 'fusion cooking' of the worst possible kind.I love that the books are set in Canada, that they embrace communities you'd want to live in and people you'd want to know.The plot is nothing wildly original. Think 'You've Got Mail' - the 1998 film with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan - and substitute Halal burgers for bookshops and you've pretty much captured the plot. There's no big reveal at the end - it'll be what you expected all along, but that's really not a problem.Throw in some old world - new world past and present themes with the inclusion of a wild auntie who set the tongues wagging decades before in India and a young nephew with hints of mafia tendencies and you've got all the ingredients for a dish more balanced and tasty than biryani poutine. Add a dash of handsome competitor and controlling work boss and you're all set for a good read.Would I read this if the protagonist wasn't a hijabi-wearing podcaster with a taste for fighting for her job, her family, and her family business? Probably not. I'm honest enough to admit that I do love a good immigrant experience novel and I appreciate a 'clean' romance that doesn't overplay the piety.Hana Khan is great. Loved her to bits. This is one of the few books I've actually paid for this year - hurry over to Amazon where it's on offer (or was a few days ago when I got my copy).

I was a fan of Ayesha at Last so I was excited to read Hana Khan Carries On. Boy was I not disappointed.This book was just so many things that I'm not even sure words can even contain my feelings. As an Indian Muslim woman I related to Hana, her family and her words on such a deep level. Hana as a character is smart, honest, brave and all I hope to be as a person. She recognises when she makes mistakes and tries her best to right them.Her relationship with Aydin was incredibly well-developed and honestly butterfly-inducing (whilst still remaining 'clean'). Aydin himself was just so lovely.I loved all the characters, though Rashid, Hana's younger cousin, was one of my favourites - he made me laugh every time but also managed to grow on me the way he grew on Hana. He felt like a younger sibling. In fact all the characters felt like real people; like they could have been my sisters or brothers, uncles or aunts.Just like with Ayesha at Last, Uzma Jalaluddin hits it out of the park with this one.

Hana has dreams of going into radio and has a current internship at her local station and also runs an anonymous podcast, and helps out her family's halal restaurant. And during this a new halal restaurant opens up down the street threatening Hana's family's restaurant. Hana will do anything to save her family's restaurant even though her passion is her radio podcast. Aydin is the new restaurant owner's son and he develops a friendship with Hana's cousin who took a surprise visit to Canada and tries to befriend Hana as well.This book is enemies to lovers done perfectly well. But I mainly loved the exploration of culture, expectations and familial relationships. I also loved how it was a modern retelling of You've Got Mail but including real life issues today and provided an insightful view on being Muslim in today's society.Also content warning: Islamophobia and hate crime.

A great quick read! I thought I understood the main twist of the story but I was hit by another very very unexpected twist!!! All in all very enjoyable thumbs up from me !!!