
This ends with the pair colliding though and cracking a camera Rachel was carrying. Sana still wants to get on Rachel's good side, and tries to help her on seeing Rachel struggling with film equipment. However, when she asked Rachel out, the latter thought it was a joke and rebuffed her, loathing Sana for it ever since. Sana Khan has had a crush on her classmate Rachel Recht for years. There is a Fast and Furious reference in every work of fiction I write.Left: Sana Right: RachelA 2019 lesbian YA romance novel by Aminah Mae Safi. What's one of the spots in your city or town that you think is the most romantic? What makes you think that would be an ideal place for a rom-com (or real life) date? Sana and Rachel end up on many dates and quasi-dates around the city of Los Angeles. How do you think this setting plays into Sana and Rachel's love story or their own individual stories? Springtime is a time of growth and renewal. Who was your favorite side character and why? Farrah, Massoud, Daniel, Jeanie, Diesel, just to name a few. Tell Me How You Really Feel is about Sana and Rachel but it's also populated by so many other characters- e.g. Did you relate to either of these storylines of ambition? What are some of your own ambitions? How do you visualize the various paths to achieving those ambitions? When did you realize that some of those ambitions have maybe changed? But she's worried she has to fight for her seat at the table. But she's also worried that she might not like it. What are some classics that you still love? What are some you'd change from the cannon? If you had to make your own list of books (or movies) you think everyone should read/watch- what would be on your top five?

There's a theme the idea of "The Classics" of both books and cinema that runs through this book.


If you were going to write a rom-com, who would you make your leads? Why? Did you feel like this added to the book or took away? Did you find yourself looking up the ones you didn't know? (Almost) All of the chapter titles all references to other romantic comedy films. What are your own favorite rom-com tropes? Why? Was there a point where you changed your mind? What changed your mind? Did you find yourself gravitating towards one narrator or the other? Why? There’s a she said/ she said approach to this story.
