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The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
3.5
adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book made my head hurt. The back and forth timelines really did me in. I read many dual timelines but I’ve never said anything like “wait a minute, this is the 1930’s why are we talking about bubble tea straws?” only to find out I missed the switch to 2018. 

The story itself was written in a very thriller-esque style which I am here for 100%! I absolutely loved it. 

Maybe the timelines wouldn’t have been so confusing reading a physical or digital copy but admittedly I listened to the audio so that could be the problem. But it was a pretty big problem for me.