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Holy Grail by Charae Lewis

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slow-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

4.0

Lessons From a Hidden Treasure: An Interlude by Antoinette Sherell

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emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Good book. Enjoyed reading more about Treasure and Pierre's story together and their backstories. This was a nice lil interlude to keep me trapped in "a hood love story" and wanting more. I was extremely pleased with the progression of Pierre. He grew so much and wanted to do better and be better for himself, his kids, his parents and his lil Birdie. And I was happy that Treasure didn't let her burgeoning relationship deter her from going after her education. Now gimme one on Los and one on Relic and that's all I need!

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In Sickness and In Health: What Did You Vow? by Lakisha Johnson

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Loved this book but I really do love all of Mrs. Johnson's books. I don't consider myself the most Christiany Christian and I haven't been to church in years but I thoroughly enjoy the messages in her books. The scriptures and utilization of therapy outside of every black person's go to of "you don't need therapy, you need to go to church". She incorporates them both. Now to the story, I've been where Jade was as a caregiver for my husband and it strained our relationship so bad I contemplated leaving. But I stuck in through. You never really know how an accident or illness can affect a person but it doesn't just affect that person, it affects the caregiver as well. You don't get to rest and nobody ask how you're doing. Because you're doing what your vows said to do. It's a difficult situation to navigate but I'm happy things worked out for Alex & Jade. They turned something tragic that was meant to break them into something beautiful.

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Wreckless Love by Nina.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

Whew! This was a good, slow burn. You habe to just take your time with it and fully digest it. It was intense. I even cried in some. And I am not a cryer. My tears were tears of hurt and pain. Wreck and His have played a game of cat and mouse from their very first introduction and you get all of that here. Their story was very well put together and the way the universe does things all I could do was shake my head. This love story was beautiful, insightful, thought provoking and "wreckless". Wherever this story goes I can't wait to see it because I love all of the Porters and love reading their growth. This book was extremely well written and put together. The storyline was storylining! And the growth and character development is top tier!

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Lemon Pepper: Where Love & Grief Meet by Nina., Nina.

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challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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

5.0

This book was beautiful! Absolutely beautiful. Sometimes love can come out of a dark place like grief. But not a trauma bond type of love. A true, genuine, from the deepest depths of your soul, one of a kind love. And that's what I felt even as a reader. The love poured off of the pages. I loved Benz and Daun and how they loved and cared for Busy and Tyler. A true unconditional, parental love even though they weren't biologically their children. I even loved the dogs 😂 I loved their story and how they came to be. Shout out to the universe and Arli and Travis 😉. I loved the community, family, love and care of Pepper. Makes me want to get a "P" tattoo and I ain't even from Pepper. Now to my real favorite.... Oak! My Oaky Pokey....he is amazing! Every time he graced a page my heart smiled. I loved how he loved and how his family loved him. He was a beautiful, well written character and I love to see it. I don't want to give too much away bc I want everybody to read this book bc it was just beautiful. A beautiful love that grew from grief. And I loved the incorporation of lemons honestly. Lemons symbolize love, light, they cleanse, detoxify and have healing properties. All traits that Benz and even Oak carried. Maybe that’s why they were drawn to each other and had the beautiful friendship that they did. And also probably why Daun was so drawn into her as well. He saw this qualities and his mind & body knew he needed to cleanse, detox and heal.

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No Woman No Cry by Rita Marley, Rita Marley

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

The storytelling was so good. I felt like I was at my mawmaw's house curled up on the couch having "girl talk" which consisted of her telling me all about her childhood and life as though I've never heard it before. Just from the way she speaks you can tell she still loves and respects bob very much. And I love that for her. She endured a lot! More than most women this day in age are probably willing to put up with but she loved her man so who am I to judge. But these women some of them, mainly Esther Anderson were so low down and disrespectful. Whew she deserved a good dragging. I loved Mrs. Marley's aunty Vie! But the way this woman was treated after Bob's passing was downright despicable. Peter and Bunny saddened me and I'm just an observer. It probably tore her up. Don Taylor was trash. Idk bow to feel about Cindy. She seems to still love and adore bob and he probably cared very much about her but he clearly was leading her on, and that came out of her mama's mouth so she had to have told her mama what he was telling her. But he wasn't leaving Rita and Rita wasn't leaving him.

Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette by Ronnie Spector

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've been waiting to get my hands on this book for some time now and it didn't disappoint. Ronnie had a life full of the highest highs and unfortunately the lowest of lows. She was extremely honest and forthcoming in this book. She released everything on these pages. This memoir was very well written and her story reels you in instantly. This is a story of resilience and second, third and even fourth chances. I'm glad she found her peace and happiness. RIP Ronnie, the bad girl of rock n' roll.

Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton

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sad slow-paced

3.75

Compared to other autobiographies this one is ok. I felt like there was still so much missing. But I understand keeping some things private and in house. I learned some things because I can't really say I'm a Toni Braxton fan per se but I like some of her songs, so it was nice getting to learn about her. Her mommy see.s like the worst of the worst and I can see why her daddy stepped out on her. She is a mean spirited, insufferable "christian". Also Toni just seems so naive. Maybe its her Libra and her being very non-confrontational, but she just let ppl put her into bad situations. And she feels as tho nobody looked out for her but she wasn't even looking out for her. You can't expect more from other ppl than you do ypurself.

Ronnie and Clyde: A Gang Love Story by Jade Jones

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Story started off too slow for my liking and I contemplated DNF'ing the book. But it did pick up drastically towards the end. And I liked the turn it took. Because it was also a little predictable. Would I read part 2? Yes. Could it have all been 1 book? YES! because this book was way too short for it to be broken up into sequels. I wish y'all would stop with the cheap money grabs and just put out 1 full book.

Bobby Womack: My Autobiography - Midnight Mover by Bobby Womack

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emotional funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

This was a solid autobiography. This man had one heck of a life. I learned so many knew things about him and this book also cleared up a lot of untruths and misconceptions about him and his life. I've said for years he needed a movie about his life and reading this made me believe it even more. I would definitely recommend this book.

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