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A review by discarded_dust_jacket
Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up by Charish Reid
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was sweet!
Thyroid disease runs heavily in my family, so I appreciated the hyperthyroidism rep in this. The commentary on how Black women aren’t taken seriously by doctors—with their symptoms getting systematically dismissed and improperly treated—was also notable.
Overall this was a solid contemporary romcom that I would recommend to anyone. It has a grumpy/sunshine relationship dynamic if that’s your thing, and one of the protagonists is a widower, so the topic of grief and opening oneself back up to love after loss is also a key component of this story.
Thyroid disease runs heavily in my family, so I appreciated the hyperthyroidism rep in this. The commentary on how Black women aren’t taken seriously by doctors—with their symptoms getting systematically dismissed and improperly treated—was also notable.
Overall this was a solid contemporary romcom that I would recommend to anyone. It has a grumpy/sunshine relationship dynamic if that’s your thing, and one of the protagonists is a widower, so the topic of grief and opening oneself back up to love after loss is also a key component of this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical trauma