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Talk Sweetly to Me by Courtney Milan
5.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This novella is the final installment in The Brothers Sinister series, and I was so sad to see it end. This is a perfectly sweet happily ever after for Stephen O'Shaugnessy, a side character introduced in The Suffragette Scandal. It's a tender and well-built story (particularly for its sub-100 page count) that feels so swoony. It centers a Black mathematician ("computer") as our female main character and an Irish Catholic satirist as our male main character. Milan, as always, deftly navigates racism, classism and power imbalance with nuance and respect for her characters, and I fully rooted for this couple's happily ever after. A delightful sub-plot that astronomy lovers will love, and a perfect little epilogue.

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