A review by sashawins
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

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? No

5.0

 📚Comic Book Review📚
Rate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

🎶Song for the Book
 "Deja Vu (uptown baby)" by Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz

📚 Favorite Quotes
"I'm not about to waste the best years of my hoe phase being in a relationship."

"Baconeggandcheeseonaroll.Please."

📚Review
This book has been circulating for a minute on my timeline. When I saw it last year on my girl @borderlineescapist page and how much she loved it-- I wanted to give it a read. When you see a beautiful comic cover with 4 melanated queens, I had to drop some coins😂.

Wash Day Diaries was so New York, specifically so Bronx! From the lingo of 
"Baconeggandcheeseonaroll" ( side note: this is how it's said, as one word no pause 🤣).

The 4 Besties: Kimana, Devana, Cookie, and Kamesha are best friends. Each woman has a scene of them doing their hair or getting done by a style. From the shampoo, creams, detangling - it was so relatable. It was beautiful to witness all the different hair textures and styles showcased.

Each character had a short story of their day. I appreciate the author and illustrator as they conveyed a variety of emotions and topics such as depression, family forgiveness, friendships, and momenta at Black Hair Salon. Even though short, each character's story was genuine.

My favorite chapters were the " Group Chat" chapter when Kamesha was juggling two dudes and almost got caught😆😆😆 &  " Ride or Die" when Kimana's ex-boyfriend was being hella stalker-ish and girls ready molly whop him.

Also, the artwork by Robyn Smith was amazing. The color scheme chosen represented spring to me. 
(Robyn is the illustrator of Nubia Comic.)

🚇 Did I mention that the homage to the Bronx gave me all the feels😍.

💗Overall, I enjoyed this Wash Day Diaries -- there is nothing like seeing Black & Latinx women living their best life and with their hair done!

#Yeeeeeeeerrrrrrr #Bx #NY #hairday #Texture #Castelhill #UptownBaby