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medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you’re looking for a book that has the perfect balance of struggles, perseverance, latinx rep, with a dash of romance, then this book is for you.
Set in 2017 following the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico, In this book we follow Olga who is a famous wedding planner. We learn about her rise to fame through reality tv. It’s a true “rags to riches” story. Along the way we start to learn about Olga family and the dynamics that contributed to the person she has become.
We also learn about Olga’s brother a congressman who is closeted out of fear of not only what his sexual identity will do to his career but also how his family will perceive him.
This book is packed with activism, sticking it to the 1%, and shows what happens when family secrets become to much to bear
Overall, I enjoyed this story. I especially enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I found it difficult to put down. My only critic is how it ended. I’m not sure if I loved it, or hated it. It was a great read and I can’t wait to read more from this author
Set in 2017 following the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico, In this book we follow Olga who is a famous wedding planner. We learn about her rise to fame through reality tv. It’s a true “rags to riches” story. Along the way we start to learn about Olga family and the dynamics that contributed to the person she has become.
We also learn about Olga’s brother a congressman who is closeted out of fear of not only what his sexual identity will do to his career but also how his family will perceive him.
This book is packed with activism, sticking it to the 1%, and shows what happens when family secrets become to much to bear
Overall, I enjoyed this story. I especially enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I found it difficult to put down. My only critic is how it ended. I’m not sure if I loved it, or hated it. It was a great read and I can’t wait to read more from this author
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Murder
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Netgally for providing me with this advanced reading copy. With that being said, I have some thoughts about this book.
A quick run down of the synopsis of this book. We meet Feyi who has lost her husband Jonah in a tragic way. The story follows her as she tries to overcome the grief of her husband passing and learning how to love herself again. We watch as she struggles internally with the trauma of losing her husband while also trying to find a way to bring balance back to her life. Enter the romance of the book
Feyi is dating men, but she never truly feels the connection with them like she had with her husband. Feyi finds love, but it is messy and that’s all you need to know. If you want to find out what happened, you’ll have to read it.
This is a slow burn, forbidden love, age-gap, love triangle romance done well.
What I liked- the writing is amazing, but that’s no surprise as the author of this book always comes through with the writing. I also enjoyed how slow the romance progressed between the characters. It got annoying at times, but it made it feel more realistic. I also loved the Black love spilling from page to page. It’s just beautiful.
What I didn’t like- I found the love triangle trope to be a little off putting with how it happened. Just not for me. I also struggled with how codependent the love story seemed, although that can be overlooked as most romance stories seem to have some level of codependency in it.
Honestly I can’t find much to not like about this story. I found the romance to be cute, fun, and it drew me in. I truly enjoyed this story and I think most romance readers will enjoy thi
A quick run down of the synopsis of this book. We meet Feyi who has lost her husband Jonah in a tragic way. The story follows her as she tries to overcome the grief of her husband passing and learning how to love herself again. We watch as she struggles internally with the trauma of losing her husband while also trying to find a way to bring balance back to her life. Enter the romance of the book
Feyi is dating men, but she never truly feels the connection with them like she had with her husband. Feyi finds love, but it is messy and that’s all you need to know. If you want to find out what happened, you’ll have to read it.
This is a slow burn, forbidden love, age-gap, love triangle romance done well.
What I liked- the writing is amazing, but that’s no surprise as the author of this book always comes through with the writing. I also enjoyed how slow the romance progressed between the characters. It got annoying at times, but it made it feel more realistic. I also loved the Black love spilling from page to page. It’s just beautiful.
What I didn’t like- I found the love triangle trope to be a little off putting with how it happened. Just not for me. I also struggled with how codependent the love story seemed, although that can be overlooked as most romance stories seem to have some level of codependency in it.
Honestly I can’t find much to not like about this story. I found the romance to be cute, fun, and it drew me in. I truly enjoyed this story and I think most romance readers will enjoy thi
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, that ending hurt.
I love this book! I don’t know why I have never heard of it until recently. Although this is a YA book I felt it could be appropriate for adult readers as well. It gave me very much Romeo and Juliette vibes.
I enjoyed the premise of looking at the world as if native African people had colonised the European people. It mirrors our world but with African (crosses) being the more privileged group of as opposed to the European (naughts). Nothing was very different from we’ve seen throughout history with the exception of the racial hierarchy switch. However, the author did a great job drawing you in and demonstrating how arbitrary race truly is- roles could have been switched.
I found this book to be a page turner and a must read. I’ll be continuing the series
I love this book! I don’t know why I have never heard of it until recently. Although this is a YA book I felt it could be appropriate for adult readers as well. It gave me very much Romeo and Juliette vibes.
I enjoyed the premise of looking at the world as if native African people had colonised the European people. It mirrors our world but with African (crosses) being the more privileged group of as opposed to the European (naughts). Nothing was very different from we’ve seen throughout history with the exception of the racial hierarchy switch. However, the author did a great job drawing you in and demonstrating how arbitrary race truly is- roles could have been switched.
I found this book to be a page turner and a must read. I’ll be continuing the series
