Mickey Hayward has finally made it—she has a fancy media job and a loving girlfriend. But when she finds out another Black woman is replacing her, Mickey finds herself doubting everything she's worked hard for, her (now dying) career, (seemingly perfect) relationship, and (only down for fun) friend group.

HOMEBODIES is a coming-of-age story that depicts how tiring it is to exist in spaces that constantly overlook you. At work, Mickey faces microaggressions from her white-dominant coworkers. At home, she can't confront her girlfriend's mom's homophobia for fear of causing fights.

While Mickey has her spiraling moments, I appreciate how Denton-Hurst writes with so much sympathy and compassion. She doesn't cast blame on Mickey's (sometimes questionable) decisions but raises systemic issues that often force BIPOC women to fight for scraps. Propulsive and insightful, HOMEBODIES is reminiscent of MAAME (Jessica George) and ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT (Sarah Thankam Mathews).

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