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To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins

7 reviews

dreezy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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caseythereader's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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ashleybeereads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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toffishay's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

I often have a lot of fun reading Beverly Jenkins and this is no exception. This is the last book in the Women Who Dare trilogy and it may also be my favorite series from her. I really appreciated the characterization of the women in this trilogy; they are so strong and interesting and Raven fits right in! She is cool and has her own life and plans when Braxton enters her life. He has to broaden his perspective to meet up with her. There are some plot points that are messy. The way that they meet up is a little annoying and the plot kind of comes and goes. I was fine with that because the romance is the more interesting part, but if you are into the plot you may be disappointed.
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iamsammie27's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative 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

4.25

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churrosmom's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

Disclaimer: I won an ARC in a giveaway.

This is the third Beverly Jenkins historical I have read and is my favorite so far! Raven comes from a large family in New Orleans that runs heists and scams and Braxton is a wealthy tailor from Boston. A detective blackmails Raven and Braxton into stealing back a copy of the Declaration of Independence from a Senator by posing as his married employees. The historical setting is the South after the end of Reconstruction.

As always, the author incorporates Black American history so well. She is also so good at writing fun family dynamics. The heist premise and Raven and her family's antics were really fun, and the romance between Raven and Braxton was really sweet. I also loved the side romance of Raven's mother and Braxton's father rekindling the romance they had when they were young. The reason this is not 5 stars is that the pacing was a little off because some of the conflicts and issues felt rushed in at the end and were resolved a little too easily and hastily.
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