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

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was absolutely spectacular and very fun to read during a leap year. 5/5 stars.

I have always been a fan of Tia Williams and was not sure I could love a book as much as Seven Days in June but this one blew me away.

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a love letter to Harlem, Black excellence, and the Black historical influence on music and culture. It is a love letter to found family. It is a love letter to neurodivergent girls who don't always fit in or live up to family expectations but find ways to live freely and wholly as themselves.

Ezra was dreamy and the chemistry between him and Ricki jumped right off the page. 

I wasn't a fan of magical realism until more recently and I will say it is an aspect of the book that you have to lean into. The storyline becomes fairly predictable, but that doesn't take away from the touching relationships between the characters.

I wept at the end. This story will stick with me for a while. Side note - can we please get a full book about Tuesday???

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. 
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