<blockquote>”The most radical thing you can do is love yourself and each other.”</blockquote> 
I didn’t care too much about the romance here, but I liked the characters, especially JT! The romance is more so in the background while Nala’s character development is in the front.

As someone who has been involved in community organizing, especially for black and environmental issues, I definitely understood Nala’s feelings with the activists. Sometimes you meet people so passionate (they eat, breathe, sleep it) about something, you feel your zeal doesn’t compare to theirs. I also enjoyed that Nala was self-aware to understand her cousin Imani’s feelings may have stemmed from resentment. 

Let this be a lesson: Sit cho’ behind down and stop lying all the doggone time. Seriously, even the littlest lies can catapult into something big. Just be honest even if it’s uncomfortable. Still, I think the story managed to show this without getting too preachy.