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She's Elite Cutz
by Charity Shane'
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
Girl Blerds this one if for you!!!
If you follow my reviews, then you know I'm currently in my Crescent Falls Era. This is a shared world that focuses on members of a predominately black community that is rich in entertainment, business, family values, community, and sprinkled with crime families.
In several of the books I've already read, our girl Nyla has been mentioned as the premiere barber in town. I was too excited to finally meet her and read her story. Ya'll her entire persona and aesthetic instantly made me fall in love with her.
She's the perfect of hard and soft. I've met several women like her and have always found them fascinating. Nyla is what Cardi B would call an emotional gangster. Nyla has short hair with shaved sides, rocks sneakers, watches anime, loves ramen, and hustles non-stop to grow her bag and word towards achieving her goals. She does this with minimal support as she was a ward of the state and has no family. Just coworkers and one bestie that she met as an adult.
Aarick was a fun change from the street MMCs I've been reading. He's the white-collar VP of the local Credit Union which is where he met Nyla and developed a little crush on her. OMG it was soo cute seeing his coworkers and employees shipping them before he even made a move.
When a move is made, our boy is very frank about his intentions. I loved all his romantic gestures, his patience, understanding, and desire to give Nyla the world. He wanted to replace all her bad with good and I was here for it.
At first glance these two look like opposites but the more time they spend the more we see Aarick outside the bank and in his natural element, we see how perfect they are for one another.
Trigger Warning: There is a subplot regarding a parent with substance abuse and it was heartbreaking to how it affects their loved ones.
I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it as it's a beautiful feel-good stand alone.
(SIDE RANT/SPOILE: While in the foster care system, our girl was mistreated by someone with the last name Mitchell and while Alexandria House is NOT part of the CF Universe and this is a reach, when I heard the last name Mitchell, I immediately saw red and thought of Omar Mitchell. Check out Alexandria's Them Boys trilogy to learn more about why the last name triggered me. )
If you follow my reviews, then you know I'm currently in my Crescent Falls Era. This is a shared world that focuses on members of a predominately black community that is rich in entertainment, business, family values, community, and sprinkled with crime families.
In several of the books I've already read, our girl Nyla has been mentioned as the premiere barber in town. I was too excited to finally meet her and read her story. Ya'll her entire persona and aesthetic instantly made me fall in love with her.
She's the perfect of hard and soft. I've met several women like her and have always found them fascinating. Nyla is what Cardi B would call an emotional gangster. Nyla has short hair with shaved sides, rocks sneakers, watches anime, loves ramen, and hustles non-stop to grow her bag and word towards achieving her goals. She does this with minimal support as she was a ward of the state and has no family. Just coworkers and one bestie that she met as an adult.
Aarick was a fun change from the street MMCs I've been reading. He's the white-collar VP of the local Credit Union which is where he met Nyla and developed a little crush on her. OMG it was soo cute seeing his coworkers and employees shipping them before he even made a move.
When a move is made, our boy is very frank about his intentions. I loved all his romantic gestures, his patience, understanding, and desire to give Nyla the world. He wanted to replace all her bad with good and I was here for it.
At first glance these two look like opposites but the more time they spend the more we see Aarick outside the bank and in his natural element, we see how perfect they are for one another.
Trigger Warning: There is a subplot regarding a parent with substance abuse and it was heartbreaking to how it affects their loved ones.
I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it as it's a beautiful feel-good stand alone.
(SIDE RANT/SPOILE: While in the foster care system, our girl was mistreated by someone with the last name Mitchell and while Alexandria House is NOT part of the CF Universe and this is a reach, when I heard the last name Mitchell, I immediately saw red and thought of Omar Mitchell. Check out Alexandria's Them Boys trilogy to learn more about why the last name triggered me. )