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A review by okelle
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
5.0
A sweet romance and a great Black history lesson
This book weaves romance into a compelling, well-researched story about the lives of Black people in the West following Reconstruction. Not only was the love story sweet and fulfilling, the rest of the story was engrossing and well-written instead. It’s nice to read a book that features Black joy instead of Black suffering. I’m looking forward to reading more of this author’s work.
On a steaminess scale of 1 to 5 I give this a 2, but while the love scenes aren’t explicit or long, they’re still compelling.
This book weaves romance into a compelling, well-researched story about the lives of Black people in the West following Reconstruction. Not only was the love story sweet and fulfilling, the rest of the story was engrossing and well-written instead. It’s nice to read a book that features Black joy instead of Black suffering. I’m looking forward to reading more of this author’s work.
On a steaminess scale of 1 to 5 I give this a 2, but while the love scenes aren’t explicit or long, they’re still compelling.