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weelasswithabook's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5 🌟
CW: death of parents, mentions of Jim Crow America and lynching, graphic sexual content
🌟 Love Triangle
🌟 Contemporary Romance
🌈 Black MCs
I don't know how to review this book. It wasn't objectively good, but it wasn't objectively bad either. It just "was". It fell solidly in the middle.
I could've totally vibed if this hadn't been a love triangle. I think part of the problem is the fact that from VERY early on in the book I had already sussed what was the situation. So I didn't have a twist or a moment to catch me off guard, I was more just waiting for it to happen.
I'm annoyed the eventual hero had to apologise to the heroine even though she was the one who messed up. She was such an amazing and inspirational woman, I genuinely adored the FMC, up until someone with SO much knowledge in publishing, didn't think "wait this could get someone seriously sued" 😫
The main thing I loved about the book was the sense of community, and the importance of literature in fostering that community. Zora was the perfect heroine and a genuine inspiration (apart from that fumble with the twist).
CW: death of parents, mentions of Jim Crow America and lynching, graphic sexual content
🌟 Love Triangle
🌟 Contemporary Romance
🌈 Black MCs
I don't know how to review this book. It wasn't objectively good, but it wasn't objectively bad either. It just "was". It fell solidly in the middle.
I could've totally vibed if this hadn't been a love triangle. I think part of the problem is the fact that from VERY early on in the book I had already sussed what was the situation. So I didn't have a twist or a moment to catch me off guard, I was more just waiting for it to happen.
I'm annoyed the eventual hero had to apologise to the heroine even though she was the one who messed up. She was such an amazing and inspirational woman, I genuinely adored the FMC, up until someone with SO much knowledge in publishing, didn't think "wait this could get someone seriously sued" 😫
The main thing I loved about the book was the sense of community, and the importance of literature in fostering that community. Zora was the perfect heroine and a genuine inspiration (apart from that fumble with the twist).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, and Murder
purplepenning's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
A little messy, a little mysterious, and as much a foodie rom-com as it is a bookish one. It didn't end up working for me but I knew going in that it featured a love triangle — one of my least favorite tropes — so I'm not going to rate it low for doing what it said it would do. In addition to the foodie and bookish vibes, you'll find Black D.C. community, a hilarious girl and granny group, and very frank and steamy conversations and depictions of sex.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, and Sexism