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A review by beautynbks
Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
Things I loved:
A fabulously thick Black woman comfortable in her own skin. Aaliyah had a great support system with her girlfriends. We are nothing without our girls. Her family loved and supported her except for her Uncle Al. I couldn’t stand him.
Ahmad was EVERYTHING. Enough said.
Things I didn’t love:
What I didn’t enjoy was how Aaliyah got in her own damn way and the need to have a boyfriend by her thirtieth birthday. It was giving desperation and she was better than that. The endless dates Aaliyah went on stretch on far too long. The book could have ended 100 pages earlier.
Danielle Allen is a fantastic author but I didn’t love this one.
A fabulously thick Black woman comfortable in her own skin. Aaliyah had a great support system with her girlfriends. We are nothing without our girls. Her family loved and supported her except for her Uncle Al. I couldn’t stand him.
Ahmad was EVERYTHING. Enough said.
Things I didn’t love:
What I didn’t enjoy was how Aaliyah got in her own damn way and the need to have a boyfriend by her thirtieth birthday. It was giving desperation and she was better than that. The endless dates Aaliyah went on stretch on far too long. The book could have ended 100 pages earlier.
Danielle Allen is a fantastic author but I didn’t love this one.