4.12 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional funny mysterious 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

The book sort of started off slow for me then it kind of threw me off. Which is probably why it took 8 days for me to read it. The ending definitely surprised me.

well great now im fucking sobbing
emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

I appreciate the history woven throughout this book and I also really enjoyed the cast of characters, but at it's core, this book is marketed as a romance and I just wasn't that invested in the love story. Too much time was spent on the side plots so I never really understood why the two main characters loved each other (or even really believed in their love).
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

There were so many things that made this book special. Definitely the quirkiness of the characters and the setting. The twist (if we can call it that) was interesting, and it gave the story and extra depth. But my favorite thing of all was how Tia Williams brought Harlem to life. The history and the culture and the historical places brought this story to life for me. It was like Harlem was a sentient character in the story. A beautiful story. 
emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes