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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

49 reviews

stefanireedmeyer's review against another edition

funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Miscarriage

tenderbench's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Drug use

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infertility, Police brutality, and War

afrenette's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Addiction, Cancer, Suicide, and Death

emyjo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

 I was in the mood for a quick and light read so I picked up A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. It did the trick and was an enjoyable enough read but not one that will stick with me. In romance terms it’s on the slower burn side and there is definitely an element of if not exactly insta-love then definitely insta-obsession. One didn’t bother me; the other I was willing to roll with. My biggest irritation was the over-the-top awfulness of Ricki’s family. I generally prefer a little more subtleness when it comes to characterisation. I always love a New York setting, and the fact that this story also included an historic storyline set during the Harlem renaissance was an extra bonus. The cross-generational friendship/ found family between Ricki and Della was delightful. And the Leap Year magic gave this a fresh, fun feeling. I did miss the emotional intensity that I enjoyed in Seven Days in June though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer

marena02's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Self harm, Blood, Abandonment, Racism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, and Violence

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book is so whimsical! It is somehow equal parts historical fiction, romance, and magical realism. The characters are so endearing and funny. There felt like some minor plot points that were rushed or resolved too quickly, but overall it was a nearly perfect book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Miscarriage

znvisser's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Eesh, Tia Williams can write romance! And with so many more elements that I loved: dramatic and classist family members that could’ve come out of an Austen novel, magical realism, pop culture references that aren’t cringey, and admirable women all over the place. I loved Ricki with all her passion and colourfulness (“Because she (a) found fashion calming and (b) was dramatic, Ricki had dressed carefully for this occasion”.); and Ezra being funny and attractive (“Ricki barely heard him, as she was mid-epiphany. Was Warm Weather Ezra the sexiest Ezra?”) and their entire art-drenched love story, in which their love itself is so wonderfully uncomplicated, despite the circumstances they’re facing together. Loved this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Racism, Cancer, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Toxic relationship

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I love how Tia Williams writes about female friendships. However, I don't usually enjoy magical realism and this book was no exception. I didn't understend the pull and attraction between female and male lead. I would have preferred this novel to be about female friendship without the romance. 
Weaving Harlem history into the story was expertly done and very enjoyable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Chronic illness, Grief, Slavery, and Cancer

Minor: Bullying and Suicide