I have a lot of thoughts about this book, but I don’t know if I can explain them well. On the one hand, I loved the concept, the underlying meanings, the discussions of racism, misogynoir, and social justice and how the author used Black women as sirens to explore those ideas. However, on the other hand...wth did I read??? The mystery of what was happening in town mixed with the story of the sirens seemed like a lot...sort of like two different stories clashed into one. I enjoyed both, but I think combining them just caused me to be a bit more confused and unfocused that I wanted to be. It also felt like some things were unfinished/rushed in favor of closing out other plot lines. Either way, this was definitely a one of a kind read.

Alexandra really gave us what Love & Basketball could not and I STAN

Definitely a great collection of short erotica stories. This compilation has something for everyone. Kink, sapphic, role play, sweet and sensual? Definitely something for all of these flavors. I picked it up because Katrina Jackson is featured and she’s one of my favorite authors, but other authors such as Elia Winters, Naima Simone, Mia Hopkins, and Elizabeth Safleur (plus a few others) did not disappoint. A few of the stories were a little out there for me, but I enjoyed majority of them. Would definitely recommend.

Does second chance friends to lovers deserve rights? Juan Pablo says yes!