dionnesims 's review for:

Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare

4.25

emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

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a fantastic debut novel. a Black sugar baby with religious trauma is such a great concept and it's pulled off with nuance and without shame. the writing style is one I had to warm up to, by now I can't wait to read anything else this author writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders