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51 reviews

Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.0

I love when the titles of the book make their grand appearance in the book and connects the entire book/theme together. This tale of a young Nigerian girl growing up in a typical African household was really captivating and intriguing. Patience, the young girl, just wanted love. But she wanted it in right places. Throughout Patience's life, she made silly choices which then led to her demise but I enjoyed the journey of how Patience had to lose herself to then be able to find herself again.

Beautifully written!
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really good book! I felt every emotion that the FMC was going through. Not that I could relate, but the author did such a great job of emotional description and character development.
When I Think of You by Myah Ariel

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A cute little rom-com! Very lighthearted!
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

I love this book. I read it in one day. It was very lighthearted and informative. The only thing I did not like was the contradiction of religion.
Somebody's Wife by Robbi Renee

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I tend to not know what exactly makes a book a 5 for me..but this one definitely nailed it. It felt so good reading it. At the end, I was like "damn I want that."

Truly, I loved every bit of this romance. The drama Jules had to get through in order to finally meet her real king. The spicy romance made me crave some intimacy. & the full-circle moment of Black women getting exactly what they deserve which is TRUE love, and despite her at first being "SOMEBODY's WIFE."
Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

Great story and history shared but I wasn’t blown away! I felt like the climax & the plot took too long to build up and it happened towards the middle of a book. I finally caught interest once I got to the middle of the audiobook and then I enjoyed it. I’ve heard so many other great stories that kept me entertained since the beginning about racial discrimination, segregation, and mass oppression in the 1900s
Never Lie by Freida McFadden

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

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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? No

4.0

Loved it! Pure spicy romance, with interesting twists!
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? No

5.0

A true work of art! 
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

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adventurous emotional 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

When I tell you Kennedy, Ryan can write a book, believe me so. She makes you feel like you’re in her story. She makes you feel like you’re a part of her story. She makes you feel like you’re literally watching the characters in the story. Face 2 Face. 

This book for me was more than a romance, this was the true journey of Soledad finding herself. And at some point in time, we as women have to find ourselves first before we can find anyone else. We have to love ourselves first before we can love anyone else. And although she took a backwards journey, I was so happy that she finally got there.

5/5 ⭐️ I highly recommend!