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Craving Danger by Michelle Heard

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Connect Kidnapped My Heart by Khemistri J
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.

We Could Never Be 3: The Finale by Charae Lewis

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

We Could Never Be 2 by Charae Lewis

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

Dawning and Resurgence by K.C. Mills

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

The Thing about Home by Rhonda McKnight

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Merciless Saints by Michelle Heard
Did not finish book.

Brooklyn by Tracy Brown

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” - Sir Walter Scott 

After a life-changing event as a teenager, Brooklyn James decides to leave home for what she believes is a better life, not under her parents' thumb. 

This belief sets off a chain of events that Brooklyn never saw coming and causes repercussions she can’t return from, ultimately causing a fall from grace, as her father might have said. 

This was my first book from Tracy Brown, and all I can say is she didn’t have to do us like this. From the beginning, I was hooked and couldn’t put the book down. I finished it in less than 24 hours. As I was reading, all I could do was shake my head to see someone repeat the same cycle repeatedly. This book would be suitable for young Black girls ages 15-25. It has a great message that nothing the world offers can satisfy like we think it can. Five stars, hands down! 

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the ARC. 

Destroy Me by Michelle Heard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.

The story really dragged and I didn't care for the setting of sensing two socialites to a training academy for Mafia soldiers. That plot just didn't fit for me.