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REVIEW: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen

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CW: Sexual assault, and scenes of remembered trauma and death from Hurricane Katrina, racism. Dear Michelle Hazen, I was attracted to Unbreak Me because it promised to be angsty and it was; but I wonder if my relationship with angsty reads is cooling.  Because my reaction to this book wasn’t ... more >

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REVIEW: A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

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Dear Alyssa Cole, Once again you have been blessed by the cover gods. But better than that, the inside of the book lives up to the promise of that beautiful cover. A Prince on Paper was lovely.  I’m generally a hero-centric reader. And I did love Johan. But the star ... more >

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REVIEW: Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon

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Dear Rebekah Weatherspoon, I LOL’d at the cover quote. (For the visually impaired, it says ‘”Gimme!” – People you know on Twitter’). Frankly, I was probably one of them. You’ve described the book, unapologetically, as “fluffy af” and it is. It is very low conflict; Rafe is a good guy ... more >

REVIEW x 2: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

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A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty debut novel. Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s ... more >

REVIEW: Sweet Jazz by Ursula Renee

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The Big House’s “Coloreds Only” policy makes the club popular with Harlem residents. The same policy makes it harder for the owners to find and retain musicians. After four weeks of listening to saxophonists with bigger dreams than talent, the owners are ready to hire the first person who walks ... more >

REVIEW: Mr. Right-Swipe by Ricki Schultz

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Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle–even if it is her best friend’s wedding. She’s too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol’ novel in the drawer to ... more >

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