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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
4.5/5 - What a beautiful love letter to Detroit!! I know that city gets so much flack in general, but I enjoyed reading about its charm and character. Prince and Dani were the cutest. Now I will be honest, Prince came off too mature for his age, so it was hard for me to believe that was the type of advice he would give, but I love he wasn’t tainted by the red pill, incel community just yet. lol Dani’s character reminded me so much of Moesha from the tv show.
One thing that bothered me was the author’s use of “mines” instead of “mine”. I feel like that was on purpose, but it irked me to no end. Other than that, a beautiful story.
One thing that bothered me was the author’s use of “mines” instead of “mine”. I feel like that was on purpose, but it irked me to no end. Other than that, a beautiful story.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Loved this book so much. It definitely was emotional at parts, but overall I couldn’t help the cheesy smile that I would get every time the two main characters interacted. Their banter was cute, and I love the friends to lovers trope. Prince is a total sweetheart.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
Minor: Misogyny
While the sexual assault does happen on page it stops at the initial attempt and doesn’t go further than that. There’s some misogyny in how some of the male characters talk about girls but it’s always challenged and corrected by the story or the Love Interest.
(3.5) I really like the book. I loved the depiction of healthy intimacy in black male friendships because I don’t think I see it talked about in books that often.
4.5
we need more black love in the YA genre!!! it’s not a want it’s a NEED!!! where else can i find a man who’s willing to help TAKE DOWN BRAIDS knowing that shit can take hours??? i might just be single forever
we need more black love in the YA genre!!! it’s not a want it’s a NEED!!! where else can i find a man who’s willing to help TAKE DOWN BRAIDS knowing that shit can take hours??? i might just be single forever
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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
it's a solid 3.25 from me.
i liked it in parts, but in other parts it just dragged and i got bored.
i also feel like the side characters were more interesting to me than the main characters- would've loved a book from rashida's or ant's povs. actually, PLEASE write one from ant's or/and rashida's povs!! i used capital letters, i mean it.
i liked it in parts, but in other parts it just dragged and i got bored.
i also feel like the side characters were more interesting to me than the main characters- would've loved a book from rashida's or ant's povs. actually, PLEASE write one from ant's or/and rashida's povs!! i used capital letters, i mean it.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
thoughts while reading
How do I tell my dad, who grew up only understanding to pray the pain away, that prayer won't be enough?
💔
29%: poor prince having to do two hair days in a row 🧑🏾🦱🪮
30%: no that’s not okay. what he needed to do was grow the hell up instead of basically forcing his 9 year old son to
55%: bro is whipped 🥰
79%: 💔💔💔
97%: i would cry if my newly straightened hair got wet like that. kissing in the rain is so damn cute though
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Abandonment
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was super cute! I loved the audio for it as well! Dani and Prince will stay with me and I need an update lol! I loved the balance of romance and the hard topics. This book was well written