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Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden
challenging
emotional
tense
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? Yes
5.0
๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ด ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ x @bernicelmcfadden
100/5 โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
This is one of those books where you donโt know where to start when it comes to the review. I will start by saying that Ms. Bernice McFaddenโs writing style is phenomenally iconic. It embodies everything the words say and more as you read through her wonderful stories. This one on particular took me away and into a world I knew nothing about from page 1! Sugar has never known what it meant to have someone who truly cared for her starting with her own mother. She seeks love and a better life except she has no idea what a better life consists of. I could literally go on and on about this one , but I would rather you see for yourself how captivating, heartstring pulling, and unforgettable this book truly is. There is literally an essence to capture here. Please add this book to your radar asap if you havenโt already!!!
100/5 โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
This is one of those books where you donโt know where to start when it comes to the review. I will start by saying that Ms. Bernice McFaddenโs writing style is phenomenally iconic. It embodies everything the words say and more as you read through her wonderful stories. This one on particular took me away and into a world I knew nothing about from page 1! Sugar has never known what it meant to have someone who truly cared for her starting with her own mother. She seeks love and a better life except she has no idea what a better life consists of. I could literally go on and on about this one , but I would rather you see for yourself how captivating, heartstring pulling, and unforgettable this book truly is. There is literally an essence to capture here. Please add this book to your radar asap if you havenโt already!!!
When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
1.0
This book fell flat for me.
Maame by Jessica George
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
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? Yes
5.0
AMAZING!
โ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐, ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.โ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
This book left an impact in my life and on my soul from page one. I related to Maddie through the entire story because she was a bearer of weight that she had no business bearing at such a young age. But also, Maddie is a trooperโ like myself. She endured many things yet she never let anything truly stop her., except for her dad. He was worth it. He loved her genuinely. I didnโt really like her mother, because letโs call a spade a spadeโ she wasnโt the best one she could be. I wish that she nurtured Maddie way more. My heart truly broke for Maddie in all aspects of her life. This book touched on so many subjects that the world needs to hear. Itโs so hard to write an honest review without spoiling the book! I will say that this book was captivating and prodigious. I learned so much not only about Maddie and her hurdles but also about myself. This is without a doubt my favorite book this year so far. Kudos to @jessicabgeorge. Queen ๐ If you havenโt read Maame yet, donโt miss out! This story will stay with you for life!
โ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐, ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.โ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
This book left an impact in my life and on my soul from page one. I related to Maddie through the entire story because she was a bearer of weight that she had no business bearing at such a young age. But also, Maddie is a trooperโ like myself. She endured many things yet she never let anything truly stop her., except for her dad. He was worth it. He loved her genuinely. I didnโt really like her mother, because letโs call a spade a spadeโ she wasnโt the best one she could be. I wish that she nurtured Maddie way more. My heart truly broke for Maddie in all aspects of her life. This book touched on so many subjects that the world needs to hear. Itโs so hard to write an honest review without spoiling the book! I will say that this book was captivating and prodigious. I learned so much not only about Maddie and her hurdles but also about myself. This is without a doubt my favorite book this year so far. Kudos to @jessicabgeorge. Queen ๐ If you havenโt read Maame yet, donโt miss out! This story will stay with you for life!
Sticky Situation by Chassilyn Hamilton
emotional
tense
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
4.0
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ด๐ ๐ข๐ฒ๐ฝ๐พ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ท ๐ซ๐ @authorchassilynhamilton
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ/ 5/5 ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
Woooโฆ. ๐ฅต
This book made me wanna turn my air conditioner on.. and itโs JANUARY ; talk about ๐๐ท๐ฝ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝโฆ
With several failed attempts, Cynanna and her husband have been trying to have a baby for a while now. Cyanna has been blessed with a fine man who caters to and loves her with his every being. Cyanna has a bright idea to โspice upโ their sex life by including a fine hot girl for a one night escapadeโฆ
Time passes.. Cyanna and her husband Shemar are faced with consequences months later that are linked to that one nightโฆ was the aftermath worth it? Did they finally conceive and build the family that they have always dreamed of? Read to find outโฆ
It gets real sticky..
This is Book 1 of a two book series. If you havenโt picked this up, you should definitely add this to your tbr. PAGE TURNER for real. I read it all in less than 24 hours. This here is a sticky quick read just in time for Valentineโs Day๐ถ๏ธโค๏ธ๐คค
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ/ 5/5 ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
Woooโฆ. ๐ฅต
This book made me wanna turn my air conditioner on.. and itโs JANUARY ; talk about ๐๐ท๐ฝ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝโฆ
With several failed attempts, Cynanna and her husband have been trying to have a baby for a while now. Cyanna has been blessed with a fine man who caters to and loves her with his every being. Cyanna has a bright idea to โspice upโ their sex life by including a fine hot girl for a one night escapadeโฆ
Time passes.. Cyanna and her husband Shemar are faced with consequences months later that are linked to that one nightโฆ was the aftermath worth it? Did they finally conceive and build the family that they have always dreamed of? Read to find outโฆ
It gets real sticky..
This is Book 1 of a two book series. If you havenโt picked this up, you should definitely add this to your tbr. PAGE TURNER for real. I read it all in less than 24 hours. This here is a sticky quick read just in time for Valentineโs Day๐ถ๏ธโค๏ธ๐คค
A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating/Spice:
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ/ 5/5๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
โ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ-๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ**๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ค* ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ*๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ขโ๐ข๐ฎ.โ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
I will never look at Beauty & The Beast the same after Finley & Nyfain ๐ฅต in a good way tho lol talk about some hot sh!tโฆ
This story was soooo juicy from page one! Finley endured so much to try and save her family but instead she ended up getting captured and using her knowledge and love to help change the shifters around her. She was resilient and loved her family, especially her father who was dying. She continues to cross the forbidden woods ๐ซ knowing she could die each time., but what she didnโt expect was to get into a love/hate/ relationship with โthe beastโโฆ. Man this story will take you on an entire roller coaster ride with twist and things you wouldnโt believe!!! This is your sign to read A Ruin of Roses!! It was amazing! The only thing I didnโt really like was the age gap,( I donโt think I like that trope honestly , I think because Iโm a mom lol) but other then that itโs really worth the read! Try itโฆ cross over to the forbidden woods real quick ๐ What wouldnโt Finley do for some Everglass?โฆ
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ/ 5/5๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
โ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ-๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ**๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ค* ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ*๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ขโ๐ข๐ฎ.โ
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
I will never look at Beauty & The Beast the same after Finley & Nyfain ๐ฅต in a good way tho lol talk about some hot sh!tโฆ
This story was soooo juicy from page one! Finley endured so much to try and save her family but instead she ended up getting captured and using her knowledge and love to help change the shifters around her. She was resilient and loved her family, especially her father who was dying. She continues to cross the forbidden woods ๐ซ knowing she could die each time., but what she didnโt expect was to get into a love/hate/ relationship with โthe beastโโฆ. Man this story will take you on an entire roller coaster ride with twist and things you wouldnโt believe!!! This is your sign to read A Ruin of Roses!! It was amazing! The only thing I didnโt really like was the age gap,( I donโt think I like that trope honestly , I think because Iโm a mom lol) but other then that itโs really worth the read! Try itโฆ cross over to the forbidden woods real quick ๐ What wouldnโt Finley do for some Everglass?โฆ
Sun Keep Rising by Kristen R Lee
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.0
Book Tour: Sun Keep Rising by @kristenleebooks
Book Review & Favorite Quotes:
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
This story captivated me from the beginning, because as a now single mother of 3, the main character โ Bโonca was me. I was resilient, determined, and motivated to do WHATEVER I had to do as a mom, fresh out of high school. NO MATTER THE COST!
Bโonca was young when she became a mother and did whatever she had to do to protect her baby girlโฆ even at the expense of everyone she cared for. This book was very well written, and most importantly very relatable to the world today. Teen pregnancy is definitely an epidemic that this world is faced with each and everyday.
In this book, Bโonca is faced with eviction, being financially stable, and race issues. This book highlights all of the things that I have personally experienced in my life which is why this book will always be so dear to me. The best part is the fact that Bโonca overcame rhe adversities and diversities of life as a teen mom.
This book was definitely worth the read. Slide to see some of the quotes that related so precisely with me
Book Review & Favorite Quotes:
4/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
This story captivated me from the beginning, because as a now single mother of 3, the main character โ Bโonca was me. I was resilient, determined, and motivated to do WHATEVER I had to do as a mom, fresh out of high school. NO MATTER THE COST!
Bโonca was young when she became a mother and did whatever she had to do to protect her baby girlโฆ even at the expense of everyone she cared for. This book was very well written, and most importantly very relatable to the world today. Teen pregnancy is definitely an epidemic that this world is faced with each and everyday.
In this book, Bโonca is faced with eviction, being financially stable, and race issues. This book highlights all of the things that I have personally experienced in my life which is why this book will always be so dear to me. The best part is the fact that Bโonca overcame rhe adversities and diversities of life as a teen mom.
This book was definitely worth the read. Slide to see some of the quotes that related so precisely with me
To The Grave by Caitlin Moss
emotional
inspiring
fast-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? Yes
5.0
แทOOK แEแฏIEแฏ:
โ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต ๐ถ๐ด. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด? ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต.โ
๐ฃ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ x @caitlinmossauthor
5/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
แฐY TแผOแGแผTแ:
To say the least, I will NEVER forget this book and I will probably be re-reading it soon! This story tells us that no matter what bad things may come along in life, thereโs always room for hope when you have people who care. From the beginning, I fell in love with the strength and love in the friendship between Quinn, Emma, and Steph. Then I was captured by the love stories within the love story.
Quinn & Theo weโre resilient and beautiful. Emma & Niko weโre hopeful and full of happy endings, and Steph & Jay displayed how beautiful and how ugly co-parenting after a divorce can be. The way all of these relationships issues went out the window, and friendship overcame, sisterhood was honored first. This is a beautiful story about secrets that can very well destroy you โ if you let them. This story was beautifully written, and very well thought out. So well written that it makes you wonder: what is worth taking to the grave in your life? I would definitely and highly recommend you read this book if you havenโt already. This one is for life. To The Grave.๐ค๐ฝ
โ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต ๐ถ๐ด. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด? ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต.โ
๐ฃ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ x @caitlinmossauthor
5/5 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
แฐY TแผOแGแผTแ:
To say the least, I will NEVER forget this book and I will probably be re-reading it soon! This story tells us that no matter what bad things may come along in life, thereโs always room for hope when you have people who care. From the beginning, I fell in love with the strength and love in the friendship between Quinn, Emma, and Steph. Then I was captured by the love stories within the love story.
Quinn & Theo weโre resilient and beautiful. Emma & Niko weโre hopeful and full of happy endings, and Steph & Jay displayed how beautiful and how ugly co-parenting after a divorce can be. The way all of these relationships issues went out the window, and friendship overcame, sisterhood was honored first. This is a beautiful story about secrets that can very well destroy you โ if you let them. This story was beautifully written, and very well thought out. So well written that it makes you wonder: what is worth taking to the grave in your life? I would definitely and highly recommend you read this book if you havenโt already. This one is for life. To The Grave.๐ค๐ฝ
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
5.0
This book was soooo good!!!. It definitely kept me in the edge of my seat. The story kept taking unexpected twists that made it even more interesting. The writing style was perfect and so were the different POVs. I really enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend you reading The Family Upstairs by @lisajewelluk !
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
5.0
This was a classic enemy turned lovers story. It was very sweet how they slowly fell in love with each other. I love how Quin always had the support of her mother throughout everything. I would definitely recommend this book over and over again!