A review by bookishends
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

5.0

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde was everything to me. From the dual timeline and multiple perspectives to the tinge of magic and the Blackness of it all, this story felt so intentionally crafted. The genre blending was very smooth, and I found myself just as taken with the Harlem Renaissance setting as the contemporary one. 

This story was made to get lost into, and after the first three chapters, I knew this was going to be a book that I loved. Ricki herself was so easy to understand and root for. I loved her eccentricity, desire to make her own name, and insecurities. Her connection with Ms. Della was beautiful to witness as I thoroughly appreciate intergenerational friendships. Although, their relationship went a lot deeper than just friends. Ezra’s backstory was quite tragic, but I loved that he created a lane for himself with his talent. And he and Ricki were a match made in heaven.

The way everything connected and came together by the end felt so rewarding. And even though I knew how the story would end, I cried anyway. I was as emotionally invested as one can get in a fictional world with fictional characters. And while I rarely reread books, I could genuinely see myself revisiting this one to experience all the feels again. At the very least, I need to read Seven Days of June too.