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A review by tyras_bookshelf
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
Izzy is the tokenized Black girl in her workplace and quickly realizing that her career in editing will be rife with challenges. She bites off more than she can chew with her first big assignment. To prove herself and get her moody, distant client’s book in the hands of her publishing house, she falls into a situation she was never prepared for.
Beau has a dark past and wants nothing to do with Izzy pushy ways but somehow they also end of living together to finish his book. He’s got his own stuff to deal with and heal from and he spends most of the book running from that emotional reckoning.
It’s a sappy, romantic, and predictable Beauty and the Beast retelling (no fur I promise) that really gives the Black girls something to root for.
Beau has a dark past and wants nothing to do with Izzy pushy ways but somehow they also end of living together to finish his book. He’s got his own stuff to deal with and heal from and he spends most of the book running from that emotional reckoning.
It’s a sappy, romantic, and predictable Beauty and the Beast retelling (no fur I promise) that really gives the Black girls something to root for.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism