Heartbreak Geeks

and <10 Things I hate About You <all with a brilliant South Asian twist by emerging YA talent Anam Iqbal.

Aliya and Kabir are rivals, both willing to do
At their elite private school Kabir is basically royalty! He''s the most popular boy in the school: smart, funny and determined. He never loses sight of his goals and prides himself on being loved by everyone, teachers included. Everyone except Aliya, the quietly confident scholarship student. To her, he represents EVERYTHING she hates. He''s rich, obnoxious and pokes fun at her at every chance he gets.

When forced to pair up and help each other with their university applications their academic rivalry heats up. They both begin pulling out the stops and each vow to do everything they can to outshine the other.

Aliya refuses to let her scholarship go to waste and be beaten to a place at a top university by someone who doesn''t really deserve it. Without an audience Kabir is suddenly vulnerable and shares all the tips and tricks he''s learnt along the way. As the pair spend more time together, Aliya begins to lets her guard down.

She realises that maybe she doesn''t hate Kabir. And maybe, he doesn''t hate her either? Or perhaps, this is just another one of their games.....<>

About the author

Anam Iqbal is a debut author and her writing is inspired by her experiences growing up as a British Pakistani Muslim woman in London. She holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, where her thesis explored the identity of British South Asians in contemporary London. In her spare time, you can find her swooning over romances on TikTok @anamiiqbal with her 44,000+ followers.

Product details

• Authors: Anam Iqbal
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 05.02.2026
• EAN: 9780241662878
• ISBN: 978-0-241-66287-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General, Relating to British South Asian people, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Own Voices, Relating to people of the South Asian diasporas / heritage, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories