Huda F Would Love You?

Huda #4

by Huda Fahmy

In this funny and tender finale to the Huda F series, Huda has a plan to find love—but she might need to find herself first!

It’s the summer after Huda’s high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or it’s about to be, anyway. Because Huda has the ingredients for a perfect love a butt-kicking girl power squad of new friends, and a plan to woo all the aunties into setting her up with their eligible sons. But when she finds herself caught between her friends and her heart, gender roles and ambitions, and her fears and dreams, Huda begins to realize that finding her own “happily ever after” might require changing herself—or her expectations.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Humor, Comics, Young Adult Contemporary, Contemporary, Biography Memoir

Kindle Edition

Expected publication October 20, 2026

About the author

Huda Fahmy was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan where she majored in English. She taught English to middle and high school students for eight years before she started writing about her experiences as a visibly Muslim woman in America and was encouraged by her older sister to turn these stories into comics. Huda, her husband Gehad, and their two boys reside in Houston, Texas.

Visit her store at
www.hudafahmy.threadless.com

Reviews

[Yusra ☾]

the fact that this is the finale is breaking my heart 😭😭 but i am SO EXCITED for it regardless

[h i n d · Rating 5 out of 5]

She's so funny I was having the time of my life

I can't explain how much I love Huda Fahmy's books. The representation is probably the most accurate I've ever read, there are so many little moments that are literally exact experiences I've had.

This book was really interesting because Huda is figuring out what love is, romance's place in her life, and generally finding herself. While I'm not a hopeless romantic like she is, I'm a bit of the opposite actually, I really liked seeing her journey.

My favourite part was the MSA girls masquerade and how the author linked the themes at the end with Khadijah (rA) as a role model.

This series is hilariously healing, if you're a hijabi girl you can't not pick it up. The family dynamics, the casually Muslim lifestyle, it's so unapologetic, it's funny it's real, it's anything but stereotypical, I recommend it with my whole heart. Especially in book 2, I really resonated with the way the girls were being raised in general, I was kind of surprised to see it, I never thought I'd feel so seen.

I will read anything Huda Fahmy writes, I can't wait for what's next.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me a digital arc via Edelweiss+. All opinions are my own.

[Alexa Blart, Library Cop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for providing an ARC of this title. All opinions are my own.

By this point I've said it a dozen times or more, but one more won't hurt: I LOVE Huda. I love Yes, I'm Hot In This; I love her graphic novel for adults about meeting and marrying her husband (That Can Be Arranged); and I love, love, love this charming, funny, poignant series for young adults about a fictionalized version of Huda trying to find her place in the world. Where previous volumes tackled such topics as searching for her identity as a young Muslim woman, dealing with four opinionated sisters, her parents' divorce, and her own mental health journey, this fourth and final installment finds Huda on the precipice of adulthood--newly graduated from high school, taking classes at the local community college--and with finding a husband forefront in her mind. Her journey from believing she must change herself in order to be desirable to a potential future husband (and the scheming aunties whom she must first please in order to be seen as a potential future wife) to learning that the only person she should be trying to love is HERSELF was beautifully done--helped along by a squad of cool new friends who love and accept her, occasionally hindered by a cute boy with ill intentions. The manners and mores of Huda's beloved Jane Austen serve as a clever framing device for Huda navigating the world of Muslim courtship and marriage (even if the people in her life lovingly point out that much of it comes from Huda's imagination, and is not a one-to-one comparison). And Huda herself, both author and on-page avatar, is as funny, witty, and unafraid to poke gentle fun at herself as ever. The guide at the end of the book to relationship red flags is also a useful supplement that doesn't talk down to its teenage audience. I know this is the end of Huda-the-character, but I so hope we get more graphic novels from the real Huda F. in the future!

[Chelsea]

Review to come on 10/6

[Kirin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fourth book in the beloved Huda F graphic novel series once again expertly weaves humor, life lessons, relatability, and unapologetic Islamic rep. Add in that the book is framed around a "Life and Work of Jane Austen" class, goes meta blurring tropes and plot points, and features strong real and fictional Muslim women, and I think this might be my favorite Huda F book yet, yes I'm hoping it isn't the last. SuhanAllah truly, the author and her books are such a blessing to us all.  At 256 pages this book is a solid YA, but I think older and younger audiences, boys and girls alike, will enjoy and benefit.  The surface is a bit of a rom com, coming of age, Huda finding herself in the summer after high school with friends and family away on their own adventures, and her wanting to get married. Alhumdulillah, the author's style and the graphic novel format keeps the story from being didactic but the character's growth is articulated clearly to ensure the messaging does not miss.  The book dives into marriage readiness, expectations, self awareness, and as I've always said since her very first books, they are great conversation starters with the young people in your life.  Whether discussing mental health, family dynamics, hijab, and in this one, love, the author really has a knack for conveying powerful and important themes in Islamic ways that are hilarious, consumable, and lingering.  I highly recommend mamas (aka aunties) also read it as a reminder (haha) for how we should help our kids at this stage in their lives.

SYNOPSIS:
From the publisher
It’s the summer after Huda’s high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or it’s about to be, anyway. Because Huda has the ingredients for a perfect love story: a butt-kicking girl power squad of new friends, and a plan to woo all the aunties into setting her up with their eligible sons. But when she finds herself caught between her friends and her heart, gender roles and ambitions, and her fears and dreams, Huda begins to realize that finding her own “happily ever after” might require changing herself—or her expectations.

WHY I LIKE IT:

I love the Jane Austen references and the tropes of enemies to lovers, slow burn, and friends to lovers pages with the period inspired drawings, seriously had me squealing and feeling seen. I also love that no one is forcing her to marry, it is completely on her, and that everyone is supporting her to find her self, not compromise who she is, and not rush anything.  I know the disclaimer says it is all fictionalized, but the references to earlier books, and the layers of the character Huda, really make her feel very very real.  I also love how Khadijah RA and Fatima Al-Fihriyyah are brought in and mentioned, that there is a niqabi biker, and that even with Huda having sisters, she also needs her sisters in Islam.


FLAGS:

Relationships, gossip, misleading presentation, 

TOOLS FOR LEADING THE DISCUSSION:

This should seriously be required high school Islamic school, college/university MSA, masjid older youth group required reading. We need to be having these conversations with our youth that are wanting to get married, and humor is such a great vehicle to address the topic.  To see what awareness about our own expectations is and how it might need to be adjusted, and how to assess the potential spouse and their motives, along with building a community that truly will support you in your own growth whether marriage is the goal or not, is so needed.  Truly a great book, with a lot of entry points and utilization.

[Ms. Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus

Huda has graduated from high school and is ready to transfer her community college credits so she can start college as a junior. Her life plan list is going well, and the last thing she needs to check off is "fall in love". She's planning on making her debut into society by going to a lot of weddings in the summer, even if her sister tells her she's the only one who thinks of this as a debut. She doesn't have a lot of luck charming the aunties who might fix herr up with their sons, but she doesn't give up. She's spending a lot of time on the community college campus waiting to pick up her younger sister, and gets involved with a group of young women who are planning an event for women with a dance and a speaker. She really likes them, even if a cute young man, Loki, in one of her classes doesn't have nice things to say about them. She starts to worry that she will never find anyone to love her, but has enough sense to eventually realize that Loki isn't someone with whom she should get involved. She doesn't eventually meet a nice young man her family knows, and at the end of the book, their mothers have been in contact. This seems to be the last book in the series.

My students have enjoyed seeing Huda's other exploits, but I'm not sure how interested middle school girls will be in husband hunting. There are some good messages about how people should treat each other, although I would have liked to see a little more about how Huda navigated the aunties not appreciating that she wanted a career. (Not enough time for domestic chores, and the Huda's idea that her husband would share in them equally did NOT go over well!) It would be fine in a middle school, but I'm going to think about it for a bit.

[Zainab Bint Younus · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS IS THE BEST HUDA F BOOK YET!!!!

Okay, I know I say this every single time, but I mean it, every single time!

May Allah bless Huda Fahmy for managing to always tell a story that's funny, deep, thoughtful, meaningful, and hosts a wide variety of life lessons for Muslim girls (and, frankly, for Muslim boys too!).

In this final installment of the Huda F series (excuse me while I go ugly cry in a corner), Huda is taking a Jane Austen college class and, predictably, daydreaming about love and marriage... as she attends weddings that only fuel her motivation to get hitched as soon as possible. But - as always - Huda discovers that maaaaaaaybe there's something deeper and more important to consider... and that love doesn't always need to be romantic.

I actively squealed aloud while reading this book! I lost count of how many things I adored! From repping MY REAL LIFE FRIEND SHAYKHA MARJAAN (aka Biker Niqabi!!!!!!!!), to name-dropping "A Continuous Charity" (an organization I've featured twice on the MuslimMatters podcast!), to highlighting Khadijah (ra) and Fatima al-Fihriyyah, to brilliantly navigating Muslim girls' pursuit of marriage and how to spot red flags - there's so much in this book that is absolutely incredible and serves as a point of deep reflection for all readers.

Pre-order this IMMEDIATELY and complete your collection ASAP! And then host book clubs with it! Youth group sessions! Force every single one of your best friends to read it!

8297342863/5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheNextGenLibrarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The hilarious and poignant conclusion to the Huda F series by @yesimhotinthis
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Huda has just graduated from high school and is ready for the summer to bring the romance she’s always imagined. A devoted fan of classic love stories, she sets out to meet potential matches at weddings and community events, hoping the aunties will introduce her to the perfect husband. But as she juggles new friendships, college plans, family expectations, and her own ambitions, Huda begins to question what love (and her future) should really look like. Through humorous mishaps, cultural pressures, and heartfelt self-reflection, Huda learns that finding a happily-ever-after might mean redefining the life she thought she wanted.
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This is the book young adults need right now. Huda tackles so many important realities of modern dating from learning how to recognize genuine partners, while avoiding those who gaslight, offer backhanded compliments, or lean into toxic masculinity. It’s funny, honest, and incredibly thoughtful about what it means to build healthy relationships, while still figuring out who you are. I truly wish this series would never end, but this final YA graphic novel arrives on October 20. Thank you Huda for the gift this series has been. I’m so excited and truly honored to moderate your panel at TLA with Jarrett Lerner!

CW: toxic masculinity, gaslighting, divorce, sexism, toxic relationship
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[Xavier Whitman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huda F Would Love You is the finale of the Huda F series, finishing her coming of age story as she starts her first year of college and begins to think about “love”. For Huda, this means entering an Austenian-like world filled with weddings, matchmaking, and getting the aunties’ approval.

I noted that this book had some similarities to Fahmy’s earlier book That Can Be Arranged, both presenting the Muslim marriage process as something similar to a Jane Austen novel and regency practices as a whole. However, this book was clearly not as autobiographical as That Can Be Arranged, which does allow Fahmy to go into some interesting directions with the story.

I found the theme of learning to focus on yourself before feeling the need to jump into a relationship very well done. I also found that it presented how desperation and low self worth can cause people to ignore red flags in a way that was insightful without becoming too excessive.

I really like the ending of this story with one of the girls getting engaged and being supported by her friends without it putting any pressure on anyone else to get married and the romance fake-out at the end with Huda.

The art style is nice. A bit simplistic, but it works well for the story.

Overall, Huda F Would Love You is a heartfelt coming of age story that pushes aside the expectation of marriage without even knowing yourself first.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers for the advanced copy.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huda Fahmy does it again! As with the others, I will definitely be adding this one to my library’s collection & to my own.

Huda F Would Love You? Opens up right after Huda has graduated high school. All of her sisters except Neda are gone for the summer and her best friend has moved. Huda has to put herself out there and make new friends at the community college she is attending AND she has to find a way to impress the aunties so that she can find a husband. As the Jane Austen loving romantic that she is, she is positive she has the moves to rack up all sorts of offers - until she crashes and burns at multiple weddings (aka marriage markets for aunties).

Huda also meets a guy named Loki in her summer class who she starts crushing on. He seems perfect for her - at first - and she is thrilled when he asks her to be his partner on an essay assignment. As her confidence grows, Huda starts speaking her mind more and Loki’s real - and absolutely heinous - personality comes out.

Fahmy ends the book with an informational page on Relationship Red Flags that is something everyone could benefit from reading.

Of the 4 Huda F books, I think this one is my favorite. ❤️ Huda really starts to come into her own and believe in herself & her self-worth.

I am truly going to miss having new Huda F books to read and enjoy.

[Anna Makowska · Rating 5 out of 5]

A contemporary young adult graphic novel about a Muslim girl facing the pressure to get married after graduating high school and entering college. The illustrations are highly stylized and full of humour. There's a lot of cultural references to Muslim life and a diversity of characters of different race / ethnicity. Most importantly, it's a wholesome lesson about self-worth, power of friendship, and a warning against predatory men. While the message is fairly overt, it didn't feel too preachy and was wrapped in humour and vivid personalities of various characters. It's a great message for people of all ages, faiths and ethnicities.

I haven't read the previous installments in the Huda series, but it was pretty easy to jump into this one. I appreciated footnotes explaining cultural and religious terms that could be unfamiliar to the non-Muslim reader. I liked how it mentioned important historical women figures both from the West (Huda is writing an essay about Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice) and from the Muslim world (Huda and her friends are preparing a speech event about Khadijah, the first wife of Muhammed).

Overall, excellent educational value mixed with great fun.

Thank you Netgalley, Penguin Young Readers Group and Dial Books for the ARC!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are familiar with the Huda F series of graphic novels, I think this is the best one of the bunch, and this is coming from someone who thought the third book in the series was the best one. If you are not familiar with this series, but have read “Aren’t you Hot in That?” This is by the same woman, Huda Fahmy.

This forth book is about Huda going to community college, and meeting a club of Muslim women, as well as getting a crush on a guy that she thinks is all that. The group of women know Loki, and Loki knows the women, and they both hate each other. Huda has to get over the puppy love to realize who is right, and who is wrong.

During all this, she keeps going to weddings, with her mother, and wondering if she will meet the Auntie who has a son she can fall in love with.

It is funny and heartfelt, and you want to pull Huda aside, and tell her to stop living in a Jane Austin novel all the time.

Preorder this now, if you haven’t already, which I have. In fact, buy all four books, while you are at it. All the stars.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out on the 20th of October 2026.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so excited when I saw this book was coming out. I have followed Huda Fahmy's series for years, and this is such a satisfying addition.
Set in her first year of college, Huda F Would Love You explores the tension of building your sense of self and self-confidence in the face of social pressures that give a single narrative about how to find love. Huda is desperate to get married, because she sees that as a way to be validated and loved, and is twisting herself into knots to try and meet the expectations of aunties on the marriage circuit who value a particular form of female submissiveness. Meanwhile as she starts her English literature degree she becomes infatuated with man in her class on Jane Austen who is a walking red flag, but thankfully makes friends with four fabulous women when she accidentally joins the Muslim Student Association's organising committee for the women's ball, who help shift her perspective and feel more empowered to live her own life. It is a wonderful read, full of Huda's normal wit and self-effacing humour. This series should be in every school library.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.

[Deborah Zeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot girl summer… but make it auntie-approved matchmaking 💅🏽✨

Huda just graduated, and she’s got a plan:
✔️ Build the ultimate girl squad
✔️ Charm every aunty in sight
✔️ Secure the perfect desi love story

Because obviously… love is just a setup away, right? 😌

Except—plot twist—feelings get messy.
Friendships get complicated.
And suddenly it’s not just about finding “the one”…

It’s about figuring out who she wants to be. 💔➡️💖

💭 What happens when your dreams don’t match the life everyone planned for you?

I am sad that this amazing series has come to an end. I think Huda F Would Love You was my favorite of all the books in the series. The references to Jane Austen AND Hamilton had me squealing. Huda manages, in just a quick word/illustration, to represent the struggles for young women getting ready to step out into the real world, after HS. She does so in a way with humor, that takes the actual sting of being gaslit, dealing with toxic masculinity, trying to find one's way, and with the family always having something to say! Thank you for this book Huda! Can't wait to hear you speak at TLA. Thank you Penguin School & Library team for a copy of the ARC!

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huda continues to write humorous and heartwarming tales about her lived experiences and since we're now post-graduation and post-parental divorce, she's thinking about her own love life and is a true romantic at heart, so when she ends up at college and spends a lot of time attending weddings for family/friends, every opportunity is a change to meet a future Mr. but she often is overkill and turns off potential suitors (or their mothers who she's talking to at the weddings). Luckily, Huda's mom also knows a thing or two about her daughter and gossip and helps to counteract Huda's awkwardness (though endearing).

I like that her books are hyperfocused on an element of growing up, similar to how Ogle's using his "Four Eyes" middle grade series to do similar things. It's not overwhelming, provides just the right balance of an SEL-focused coming-of-age using humor and grace in all the ways Fahmy has done for the previous three.

[Mrs. G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Join Huda on another adventure - this time she's searching for love and trying to find the best route to her happily ever after.

This episode helps girls see the beauty in themselves apart from needing a man. It also gives advice on how to spot red flags and gaslighting in relationships or potential partners.

My students absolutely love Huda and I love that they have a book where they can see themselves represented. Just like other editions, this book uses humor in the best ways possible to tackle big issues and important societal discussions that are often overlooked or ignored. If you have a young woman in your life, hook her up with Huda.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers for allowing me to read this ARC edition. Can't wait to get this in my school library!

***NetGalley ARC Review***

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Readers who have followed Huda's story from the beginning will adore this conclusion to her graphic novel memoir series. It takes place the summer after Huda graduates high school as she takes her first college classes and tries to find true love. Essential guidance and cultural elements interwoven with Huda's signature wit make this a great addition to her collection.

Each of Huda's graphic novel memoirs offer an engaging story, clever quips, and thought provoking reflection. This one is no exception. I love the incorporation of red flags in relationships, as well as being one's true self. I find each of Huda's memoirs to be easily accessible reads that offer teens important life advice in a non-didactic way. A definite purchase to add to our collection.

I read an ARC from NetGalley.

[Wendy Jonson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interacting with the opposite sex can be awkward and nerve wracking for any young person, but it’s especially difficult in the Muslim community where the two genders are kept apart in social situations until they are considered the age to marry. Then the mothers/“aunties” arrange to get them together. It’s entertaining to see how Huda navigates through all the “rules” and personalities. Thank goodness she has some amazing and supportive friends.
This is the final installment in the Huda F series, and it’s superb. I also believe it’s appropriate for a wide range of ages (even though it’s listed as “Teens & YA), Muslim or not. Fahmy points out that she wishes she had some experiences like this growing up. I will miss the series, the banter, the funny scenes, the serious situations and the drawings. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group/Dial Books for the digital ARC.

[L.A. Montgomery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huda Fahmy has done it again!! This book was so funny, I could not stop smiling/laughing! I am so sad that this series is ending.

I really like how throughout the whole Huda series, Huda has grown as both a character and a person. She faces life like a challenge, and grows stronger from her experiences. Huda is strong, funny, and overall, just amazing! I love the dialogue, it is so witty and relatable.

I liked the graphics too. I think that Huda Fahmy does an amazing job conveying meaning with pictures, while also not making it too overwhelming. Also, the photo montage at the end was perfect!

Thank you to Penguin Young Readers Group, Edelweiss, and NetGalley for an arc of this book! All opinions are my own.

[Shilo Quetchenbach · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've really enjoyed all the Huda F graphic novels, but I think this one is my favorite. It has great lessons on living for yourself and what love really means.

Huda is such a great character, and I've loved seeing her grow and seeing her relationships with her mother and sisters develop over the course of the books. In this book she also finds a group of friends to lift her up.

It's so important to read diverse stories and I wish I'd had these as a teen to have more exposure to Muslim stories.

The art style is very distinctive and expressive which really adds to the message and adds a lot of humor.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Dial Books for providing an early copy for review.

[Mariam Mirza · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Huda, and I love her writing and illustration style.

I feel as though she tells of her experience and it's literally my own experience! Finding new friends, trying to impress aunties at weddings and being the perfect daughter, and just following her own way-she really captures how most (if not all) young Muslim women feel while they are in the college-age years.

I loved that she showed the different red flags to look out for, and I really loved that she showed how gossip and rumors can influence you.

So good, as always!

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily my fav Huda F graphic novel!! This final one sees Huda in college finding herself as she makes new friends, falls briefly for a toxic guy and makes the rounds of the wedding circuit trying to please the Aunties and make a good match. In the end, Huda realizes she values herself, her family and her friendships more than she does the idea of love. Heartfelt and humorous with an important message to young girls. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

[Yusra ❥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was super wholesome and a pretty relatable depiction of a young muslim woman's experience in the west. I can definitely see myself rereading this and even recommending it to other muslim girls. I enjoyed the humour, personal growth and sisterhood aspects immensely. The only thing I will say is I wish there was at least one likeable male character in this story, of course I understood what Huda was trying to do but like even if her dad had more of presence it would have felt more holistic idk.

[Azanta (azantareads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent, as per usual. i have come to expect bigger and greater things every time i pick up a Huda Fahmy book; she captures Muslim joy, love, and the American experience in a way that matters deeply to me. her stories feel like home and each new one is my new favorite of hers. as a big romantic — and as someone who’s 27, with no prospects, frightened, etc., this really, really hit home for me. i’ll continue to hold my friendships in high regards and hold my love life to higher standards! thank you Huda xo

[Basma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huda never misses!!! Another beautiful book that is both so touching and so funny!!

So many women are brought up to think that marriage needs to happen while we’re young, that our lives won’t start without it, that our hobbies and careers should be chosen with it in mind. Huda tackles this topic with so much grace and I felt so so seen!

Another absolutely brilliant arc for Huda the character, this might just be my favorite of the series!

[Shifa Safadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yall know anything Huda writes is a masterpiece and this is no different so GO PREORDER NOW!! This one is the perfect book I would hand to Muslim teens, including my own, about love- and how to be true to yourself! Gorgeous and heartfilled and humorous and perfect as all Huda’s books are🩷🩷🩷

[aasiyah m. ✴︎˚｡⋆]

pre-read:
this can't come fast enough. eeeeeeeek

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this older, college version and all the Jane Austen in it. This may be my favorite of the series.

[Caitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this finale to the series!

[Anastasia Wiley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review of advance copy received from Netgalley.