Reviews

A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster

siria's review

1.0

When I first picked this book up, I really wanted to like it—a novel about a successful African-American woman who negotiates issues of body image and self-esteem, has a career as a journalist and finds love? Awesome! But after a page or two, I really wanted to be able to finish it, but in the end, I couldn't even manage that. A Change Had to Come is just flat out bad—the prose is awful, the dialogue is terrible ("What the devil do you mean by undermining me and grabbing my assignment?" Twenty-first century American man, or upper-class twit from London in 1854? You decide.), and the characterisation ham-fisted.

I abandoned this book on about page 30 or so, but not my search for good romance novels with PoC in the lead roles—any recommendations gratefully received.

meganreadsome's review

4.0

“A Change Had to Come” starts with Leticia Langley putting the right foot forward. She’s graduated from college, landed a great job, so what’s left but to get a great make over? The reader is quickly swept up into Leticia’s and her cousin Kenyetta’s world of friendly rivalry and the dramatic roller coaster begins. Foster writes real women with real problems that are both easy to relate to and be astonished by. There was plenty of drama and just enough ‘will they, or won’t they?’ moments to keep me hooked. This was an enjoyable read with an ending that made me smile.