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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Kaliyah and Danny have a shot at a second chance romance years after meeting in college. When Danny offers Kaliyah a chance to work on the movie he wrote and is now directing. Trouble ensues and Myah Ariel does not disappoint with the drama, the cute romance, and the strong female empowerment.
I loved this book until about the last 80% when the MCs couldn't get together for like no reason at all other than to be apart. For her to "find herself". That's where it lost it for me. I also really wish his mom came back in at the movie premiere near the end because she was one of my favorite characters! And lastly I would've loved if the name of the book was the same as the title of his movie rather than some romcommy meh line, but potatoes, potAtoes.
I loved this book until about the last 80% when the MCs couldn't get together for like no reason at all other than to be apart. For her to "find herself". That's where it lost it for me. I also really wish his mom came back in at the movie premiere near the end because she was one of my favorite characters! And lastly I would've loved if the name of the book was the same as the title of his movie rather than some romcommy meh line, but potatoes, potAtoes.
4✨
A stunning debut. Absolutely adored Danny and Kaliya’s love story. The audiobook narration was top notch!
I would have loved to witness a couple of more physical intimacy moments between these two. Felt like the spark was trying to light for so long and then once it caught fire, it sizzled out completely.
A stunning debut. Absolutely adored Danny and Kaliya’s love story. The audiobook narration was top notch!
I would have loved to witness a couple of more physical intimacy moments between these two. Felt like the spark was trying to light for so long and then once it caught fire, it sizzled out completely.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was very well written, with many cultural jokes, black music references, black TV and movie references, etc. I just absolutely hated the dynamic between the main characters Kaliya and Danny for about 96% of the book. I actually kind of hated that by the end of the book, I actually was rooting for them to work out, but it did seem like Danny finally got his shit together and was going to go public about his love for Kaliya and not keep lying to himself and everyone else about it. Buttt that never actually came to fruition when it mattered, so who knows really? I just thought Kaliya's blanket acceptance of all the wrongs Danny did her throughout the book and still loving him and wanting to be with him time after time after time was exhausting and not the kind of message I want to read in a black romance. I want to see more stories of strong black female characters who know their worth and don't continually accept disrespect and poor treatment throughout their stories. I also thought the author was leading up to something shady having happened between Neha and Danny but that also never came to fruition, which made Neha being so pro-Danny despite knowing what he'd done to Kaliya a bit weirder.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How many chances do these two need?
This was a second chance romance but I actually would’ve preferred that Danny and Kaliya stayed apart. As a male main character Danny fell very flat to me with his constant dipping in and out. They have more than two chances to be together yet it felt like every little thing would be a reason to keep to them apart. And when there was no reason to stay apart? They’d find a reason from the past and go without communicating. I didn’t feel the chemistry between them in the present or past. Towards the end of the story, I was thinking this was a second chance romance where the chances passed and we see the main characters grow from it and move on with their lives. I thought the focus was going to shift to Kaliya and what she wanted out of life. I don’t want to say she settled (she found something new to do) but towards the end it did feel a bit like settling. Otherwise, this made a great story about discrimination and the movie industry (with a bit or romance sprinkled in).
This was a second chance romance but I actually would’ve preferred that Danny and Kaliya stayed apart. As a male main character Danny fell very flat to me with his constant dipping in and out. They have more than two chances to be together yet it felt like every little thing would be a reason to keep to them apart. And when there was no reason to stay apart? They’d find a reason from the past and go without communicating. I didn’t feel the chemistry between them in the present or past. Towards the end of the story, I was thinking this was a second chance romance where the chances passed and we see the main characters grow from it and move on with their lives. I thought the focus was going to shift to Kaliya and what she wanted out of life. I don’t want to say she settled (she found something new to do) but towards the end it did feel a bit like settling. Otherwise, this made a great story about discrimination and the movie industry (with a bit or romance sprinkled in).
emotional
hopeful
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
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes