The Bad Boyfriend Curse

Name: The Bad Boyfriend Curse
Brand: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
SKU: 9781665957601
Price: 25.19 USD
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Biographical Note:
Farah Heron is the critically acclaimed author of romantic comedies for adults and young adults filled with huge South Asian families, delectable food, and, most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two teens, plus two cats who rule the house. Please visit FarahHeron.com for more information.

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Praise for The Bad Boyfriend Curse

"A nuanced, socially aware novel that finds its power in the depth of its relationships and representation." --Kirkus Reviews

Publisher Marketing:
From Farah Heron, the critically acclaimed author of adult rom-com Accidentally Engaged , comes a story about a goody-two-shoes teen who concocts a brilliant plan to fake-date the local bad boy to rebel against her mom.

Meera Noorani has spent her whole life playing it safe.

Raised by her single mom, she's had to--especially in love. After all, it has been proven, generation after generation, that all Noorani women are cursed to have partners who ruin their lives.

And though she tried her best to avoid it, Meera's fate comes a-calling, and within the span of a week, she's broken up with, arrested, and then shipped to small-town Canada, where she'll be completing her community service under the watchful eye of her mom and her new stepdad.

Meera's spent her whole life being good, and this is the thanks she gets?

If she can pose a threat to Mom's perfect new life, though, maybe she can get back to the city. And there's no better way to do that than date one of her fellow teen delinquents. Noah has got the piercings, tattoos, and rumors to prove that he's the town's most infamous bad boy...but when the bad boy isn't actually bad, what's a girl meant to do?

Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2026 (EAN 9781665957601, Hardcover)
School Library Journal 05/02/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781665957601, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Heron, Farah
Farah Heron is the critically acclaimed author of romantic comedies for adults and young adults filled with huge South Asian families, delectable food, and, most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two teens, plus two cats who rule the house. Please visit FarahHeron.com for more information.