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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I think this is the first book by Beverly Jenkins that I didn't care for too much. I still want to go through her back list but I was just not vibing with this one. The writing was good but I just wasn't as convinced about the desire between the two MMCs.
As someone who does not typically read romance, I decided to give it a try with this book. I found it unable to hold my attention (only got to page 5 or so).
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Top notch banter. Drake is a consent king. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Idc what anyone says I love Beverly Jenkins. This was a reread for me because I just kept coming across black love that weren’t really the black love I was looking for. Almost all of her historical books follow the same pattern of a strong woman and a strong man who wants to do nothing but love on her and I eat it up everytime 🤣 the writing can be very simple at times and it does jump POVs sporadically even when explaining or giving a historical fact but it’s not like I went in expecting to read the romance of the century. I just wanted a simple love story
NOBODY deals with villains like Ms. Beverly "there's a knife in the boat to cut yourself loose if you can find it before the boat sinks but whoops the gators got you" Jenkins!!! Nobody is doing it like her!!!
CW: Racism, violence, sexual content, sexual assault, slavery, death, homophobia
CW: Racism, violence, sexual content, sexual assault, slavery, death, homophobia
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Romantic and sexy in the way that historical fiction often is, with a relatively good (not necessarily totally truthful) representation of a black woman's experience in the South after the Civil War.
While very romanticised, it's still really nice to see a thriving black woman in this period who still faces discrimination and fear that would be expected. Wealth and education is her protection, along with wealthy friends, and she wants to pass it on for the community. Drake is dashing, adventurous, and very very rougeish that it's hard to not fall into his charms.
The men we're supposed to root for are ridiculously forward thinking, but again this is more of a fantastic romance than an academic history work.
While very romanticised, it's still really nice to see a thriving black woman in this period who still faces discrimination and fear that would be expected. Wealth and education is her protection, along with wealthy friends, and she wants to pass it on for the community. Drake is dashing, adventurous, and very very rougeish that it's hard to not fall into his charms.
The men we're supposed to root for are ridiculously forward thinking, but again this is more of a fantastic romance than an academic history work.
my first romance novel! it was ok. I wanted more feminism. I'll try others!
Had me wanting to put on some pantyhose, a slip, and clutch my pearls. I ate this up!!!!