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fngirlactivated's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Very cute YA historical romance book.
I can really tell Beverly does her research to make the historical setting feel true to life, it does feel like im just reading the POV of real person from that time.
I enjoy Belle’s journey, seeing her grow into her own & I love the natural pace of this book. There isn’t a rush to have the couple perfectly married off & together at the end, their ending makes sense for the story.
One major qualm is the antagonist to their love story is written so one-dimensional & typical YA obvious mean girl that just made me roll my eyes every time she was in a scene. This would be a strong 4.5/5 if wasn't such a flat character.
This is overall a good YA black historical romance that I would recommend for teens & think adults can still enjoy something out of it too.
I can really tell Beverly does her research to make the historical setting feel true to life, it does feel like im just reading the POV of real person from that time.
I enjoy Belle’s journey, seeing her grow into her own & I love the natural pace of this book. There isn’t a rush to have the couple perfectly married off & together at the end, their ending makes sense for the story.
One major qualm is the antagonist to their love story is written so one-dimensional & typical YA obvious mean girl that just made me roll my eyes every time she was in a scene. This would be a strong 4.5/5 if wasn't such a flat character.
This is overall a good YA black historical romance that I would recommend for teens & think adults can still enjoy something out of it too.
astoldby_cece's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
2.0
schlawiner's review
emotional
informative
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? Yes
2.5
elomaraaa's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
4.5
lanidacey's review
3.0
I think I'm too old for this book, as it was originally released as a YA novel. Not enough UST and romance for me, but I'm definitely going to give the author another try.
husnaibrahim_'s review against another edition
3.5
Read this back in secondary school and really liked it. Can’t say the same for it this time around
greylandreviews's review
3.0
3.25 stars
Hoping to get through the rest of Ms. Jenkins backlist this year. Very cute YA historical romance.
Trigger Warnings: slavery, racial slurs, drugging, kidnapping, slut shaming, and cheating (not between h/H)
Hoping to get through the rest of Ms. Jenkins backlist this year. Very cute YA historical romance.
Trigger Warnings: slavery, racial slurs, drugging, kidnapping, slut shaming, and cheating (not between h/H)
bookswithgab's review against another edition
5.0
I first read this book when I was a teenager I loved it then and I love it even more now. This is the book that introduced me to Beverly Jenkins work and I haven’t looked back since. Belle was the perfect heroine she was determined,kind,and smart. Daniel was a great hero he was such a gentleman towards Belle and I absolutely loved that. Even if you don’t read YA romance you should definitely give this book a chance it’s that good.