A review by ebonyessencebookshelf
The Marriage Favor by Shvonne Latrice

dark funny hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“Show me who this dick belong to lisara. Earn this motherfucker.” 

Shvonne!!! Girl you know how to write a messy page turner ass book. I listened on audio but still i was hooked. I couldn’t even get 1% into the book good enough before things started popping off. She hit us with a boom and didn’t let off the gas. Lisara did what she had to and i respect that. I’m glad she was written to not stay by that man’s side. He was a total joke. She was about it too. No punk in her blood. She was going to swing them things. All in all she was just a down to earth woman with a heart of gold. As far as Prime goes he is THAT N***A. I can respect people that stand on their word and you never have to guess. There is a touchy subject regarding Nori and their son. He got on nori for worrying more about lisara than him and their son i said get her ass. When he said “imma turn that pool out back into a crime scene” i hollered. Nori thought shit was a game but girl really needed help. The way Prime and Lisara was getting it in 🫣🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵😈. That bar scene though. Oh yea and when it got to this one scene all i could say was “OH SHIT!”

Khari and couture had me ready to shake them both up. Like girl STAND UP.  Like do your legs not work? Baby girl was too desperate and khari wanted to be a man so bad that he couldn’t realize when he was being used. He definitely needed someone like Prime to set him straight. That sperm donor wasn’t it. By the end of the book i liked him more but still had one eye open. Can’t wait to listen to book two. 

“Mothers always had to figure shit out.”
“This was a queen whose crown had slightly shifted off her head.” 
“You so busy thinking you’re protecting your home from being invaded, when this shit is crumbling from within.”