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The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Danielle Jackson is great at writing women. Cassie and her troupe of friends are all wonderful, strong, amazing women. Cassie's love interest, Reid, however, is... a white dude. That's honestly one of the best things I can say about him.
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
5.0
"Every single day we had to fight for food, for carfare. And this trip downtown had shown me that we even had to fight for what should have been free: our dignity."
Ruby Pearsall is on her way to being the first in her family to go to college, despite growing up with a mother uninterested in raising a child. A forbidden relationship threatens to throw all her plans down the drain. Eleanor Quarles is attending Howard University when she meets and falls in love with William Pride, a member of one of DC's elite wealth Black families. Eleanor hopes that a baby will warm her frosty relationship with her mother-in-law and finally give her the life she wants. When the lives of these two women collide, they will both have to face life-altering decisions and choose whether their dignity is worth more than the lives they've envisioned for themselves.
This book reminded me of how much I love historical fiction. Sadeqa Johnson develops her stories with finesse and the reader falls right into the story, walking down the street right next to the characters. You feel what the characters feel, cry when they cry, hurt when they hurt. I don't even have enough words to describe how much I loved this book. I can't wait to read more of this author's work.
Ruby Pearsall is on her way to being the first in her family to go to college, despite growing up with a mother uninterested in raising a child. A forbidden relationship threatens to throw all her plans down the drain. Eleanor Quarles is attending Howard University when she meets and falls in love with William Pride, a member of one of DC's elite wealth Black families. Eleanor hopes that a baby will warm her frosty relationship with her mother-in-law and finally give her the life she wants. When the lives of these two women collide, they will both have to face life-altering decisions and choose whether their dignity is worth more than the lives they've envisioned for themselves.
This book reminded me of how much I love historical fiction. Sadeqa Johnson develops her stories with finesse and the reader falls right into the story, walking down the street right next to the characters. You feel what the characters feel, cry when they cry, hurt when they hurt. I don't even have enough words to describe how much I loved this book. I can't wait to read more of this author's work.
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Every time I'm convinced that I can't love Tia Williams any more, I read something new that makes me love her even more. Ricki and Ezra's love story is one of the best I've ever read. Tia Williams weaves her stories with such magic in her words. Her books are impossible to put down. They evoke feelings that other books can't even imagine. I literally cannot get enough of her writing.
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
It was a sweet book. I enjoyed the Disney movie references throughout the book. I loved how you could see the relationship actually growing between Izzy and Beau. It wasn't insta-love, which is one of my least favorite tropes. I need my love interests to have more in common than their appreciation for each other's body. My love interests need to be able to have conversations, which Beau and Izzy do. I also appreciated the growth each character experiences throughout the story. It made them both exponentially more likable.