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Love in an elevator

December 29, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory was simply lovely. Alexa and Drew meet when stuck in a hotel elevator together in San Francisco. Alexa is on her way to meet her sister to celebrate a promotion. Drew is begrudgingly going to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. The two strangers hit it off immediately, so Drew takes a chance and invites Alexa to the wedding. He gets a bit carried away and tells everyone she’s his girlfriend. Luckily, Alexa doesn’t mind and they have an amazing time at the wedding and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: african american protagonist, african-american author, black author, black protagonist, jasmine guillory, los angeles, romance, San Francisco, the wedding date

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:15 · Genres: Romance · Tags: african american protagonist, african-american author, black author, black protagonist, jasmine guillory, los angeles, romance, San Francisco, the wedding date ·
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A gripping time-travel slave narrative

July 26, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Kindred was our June Cannonball Read book club selection. I decided to read both the original novel by Octavia E. Butler and graphic novel adaptation by John Jennings and Damian Duffy. Both works focus on Dana, a young writer living in 1970s northern Los Angeles (much like Butler herself). She is recently married and moving into her new home with her older white husband, Kevin. They seem quite in love and happy. Dana is unpacking some books when suddenly and inexplicably she travels through time […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Science Fiction Tagged With: african american protagonist, American History, Graphic Novel, graphic novel adaptation, historical fiction, kindred, octavia e. butler, sci-fi, science fiction, slave narrative, Speculative Fiction, time travel

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, History, Science Fiction · Tags: african american protagonist, American History, Graphic Novel, graphic novel adaptation, historical fiction, kindred, octavia e. butler, sci-fi, science fiction, slave narrative, Speculative Fiction, time travel ·
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