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Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
3.0
challenging hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There wasn’t as much about the Kingdom of Happy Land as I hoped there was. The American Queen by Vanessa Miller was a much more rich version of the story. With this one, I struggled with the constant tension and bitterness in the women in Nicki’s portion of the timeline and in Luella’s, there were things in the storyline that were mentioned that she faced or felt and then never was addressed or developed. It felt half done. Also really not a fan of the love triangle situation.