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sistatv's review against another edition
funny
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? No
5.0
I really loved this short. It definitely left me wanting more and I loved that both of them were realistic people in character, thoughts, actions, and body also. I really loved all of it. No struggle love or needless trauma. Just a black man and black woman loving each other well. A true walk in the park... lol. Yayyyyy love. This is my first from this author and it will not be my last. 10 of 10. Oh I also LOVED both narrators and would love to see them do more black romance and romcoms. Excellent voice actors!
Graphic: Sexual content
wilybooklover's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship
f18's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Super cute, low drama romance with a nice (but short) sex scene. A great romcom premise! Loved having a large-bellied male lead as the typical body type you see for guys in romance and erotica (even in curvy/fat subcategory) isn't my personal preference. André's personality was just as dreamy and I liked Janelle also.
My main gripe was with the narrators. They were both good (excepting the typical slightly overdone falsetto for when Hawk was reading the women characters' lines), but their reading speeds were VERY mismatched. I had to switch back and forth between 1.2x speed for the Marissa Hampton chapters and 1.7x for the Chinua Hawk ones. Not something I've run into at that extreme in a multi-narrator book before.
My main gripe was with the narrators. They were both good (excepting the typical slightly overdone falsetto for when Hawk was reading the women characters' lines), but their reading speeds were VERY mismatched. I had to switch back and forth between 1.2x speed for the Marissa Hampton chapters and 1.7x for the Chinua Hawk ones. Not something I've run into at that extreme in a multi-narrator book before.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing and Toxic relationship
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Infidelity
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
CW: Sick dog (brief, nothing serious) discussion of previous relationship with cheating and dismissing partner's feelings/choices
🌈 Black mcS
🌈 Plus size MCs
⭐ Forced proximity (sort of)
⭐ Black love
Well shit, if this isn't the cutest thing I've read in a while.
This may indeed be the most wholesome thing I've read this year. The premise here is our hero and heroine are trying to adopt the same dog and end up co-parenting the dog. The two end up getting to know each other, there's instant chemistry between the two, it was believable, it was sweet, it was a little bit steamy, there is absolutely nothing that I can complain about whatsoever.
There was no heavy conflict or drama, the only time anything vaguely along those lines came up was related to exes, and it was dealt with so maturely and I was just cheering from the sidelines.
Absolute gem of a find!!
🌈 Black mcS
🌈 Plus size MCs
⭐ Forced proximity (sort of)
⭐ Black love
Well shit, if this isn't the cutest thing I've read in a while.
This may indeed be the most wholesome thing I've read this year. The premise here is our hero and heroine are trying to adopt the same dog and end up co-parenting the dog. The two end up getting to know each other, there's instant chemistry between the two, it was believable, it was sweet, it was a little bit steamy, there is absolutely nothing that I can complain about whatsoever.
There was no heavy conflict or drama, the only time anything vaguely along those lines came up was related to exes, and it was dealt with so maturely and I was just cheering from the sidelines.
Absolute gem of a find!!
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship and Medical content
starshine1's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Minor: Cursing and Sexual content
littlefoot1919's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Sexual content
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