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A review by lit_vibrations
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.5
It only took me five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes to finally read this book‼️ It was just sitting on my shelf filled with all this greatness, collecting dust, patiently waiting for me to crack it open. I can FINALLY say I read Queenie and I loved every moment of it.
This book was wild, raw, and hilarious. Don’t get it twisted Queenie was a piece of work. I wanted to pop her upside the head a few times for her poor decisions and choices in men. She mentioned Tom so many times I know I screamed get the fuck OVER IT Queenie a million times. Her sexual encounters were horrible Adi was cringey, Guy was to damn aggressive, and Ted was the quick pumper. All of em were slaps in the face‼️ Cassandra deserved a slap in the face . . . Her other friends were the right people in her corner though loved Kyazike.
While Queenie irked me at times by the end of the book I sympathized with her more. She was a young woman in her early twenties who was in need of guidance. A lot of things she did were a result of her upbringing, seeing her mother abused, experiencing verbal and physical abuse herself, and being abandoned at such a young age. She was looking for love and comfort in all the wrong places trying to fill this void of loneliness. When what she needed to do was self-reflect, love herself, and find a way to deal with her past trauma.
Overall, if you have the book and haven’t read it listen when I say PICK IT UP AND READ IT‼️ I still don’t get why so many people disliked this book because I would definitely reread it. Can’t wait for the series to air on Hulu.
This book was wild, raw, and hilarious. Don’t get it twisted Queenie was a piece of work. I wanted to pop her upside the head a few times for her poor decisions and choices in men. She mentioned Tom so many times I know I screamed get the fuck OVER IT Queenie a million times. Her sexual encounters were horrible Adi was cringey, Guy was to damn aggressive, and Ted was the quick pumper. All of em were slaps in the face‼️ Cassandra deserved a slap in the face . . . Her other friends were the right people in her corner though loved Kyazike.
While Queenie irked me at times by the end of the book I sympathized with her more. She was a young woman in her early twenties who was in need of guidance. A lot of things she did were a result of her upbringing, seeing her mother abused, experiencing verbal and physical abuse herself, and being abandoned at such a young age. She was looking for love and comfort in all the wrong places trying to fill this void of loneliness. When what she needed to do was self-reflect, love herself, and find a way to deal with her past trauma.
Overall, if you have the book and haven’t read it listen when I say PICK IT UP AND READ IT‼️ I still don’t get why so many people disliked this book because I would definitely reread it. Can’t wait for the series to air on Hulu.