Special thanks to the author, grandcentralpub & netgalley for my advanced copy.

This was a pretty quick read. The author dives deep into how the “ride or die chick” analogy continues to negatively impact black women. Addressing how it’s so widely accepted because society has normalized this mentality. She uses various concepts from her personal life, church, community and the hip-hop culture to analyze how it all plays a role in the lives of black women. We’re always forced to do and take care of others before ourselves.

I feel this was a ploy to help us realize how much being a ride or die has placed pressure and stress on black women to remain loyal in situations that do not benefit us. We’ve been required to uphold this standard no matter the cost. I did like that she used hip-hop culture as the forefront to show how this narrative is continuously praised. We don’t realize how much music really impacts society.

Women have been faced with this same narrative generation after generation to the point it’s been instilled in us to always do the impossible. We take on the ride or die role autonomously because we’ve seen so many women before us do it. We have to always be this superwoman at work, with family, friends, and in our community too.

The author does well intertwining her own personal experiences into the book. I was able to connect with a few of the situations. She discussed a lot of heavy topics and things we experience as young black girls that nobody talks about.

I feel this was more informative than entertaining but still worth recommending!!!!!