Jane Igharo

*A Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this. This is my honest and unbiased review*


Hello Fellow Readers,

I was really excited to see that Igharo had another book coming out, since I really liked the Ties that Tether. So I pretty much jumped at the chance to read this. This book, like Igharo's previous one, not only gives you a spicy romance but has a lot of other themes including family. The main character Hannah just recently lost her absentee father, a product of an affair she makes the decision to fly to Nigeria and meet her half siblings. She also meets the very sexy Lawrence who is single.

This book is much more than a romance, Igharo gives you a peak into the Jolades family. While Hannah is a main character each of her half siblings do have a POV as well as Lawrence. Despite the multiple POVs I was never lost on who was talking, each character had their own distinct voice and characteristics, admittedly some more than others.

I did have a small problem with the romance as it seemed like instalove which did bother me a little. Also, some conflicts seemed a little cliche and I was able to guess a lot of the plot, which took away from it a little bit. I really loved Hannah though, she was very real and honest which endeared her to me.

Overall, a solid book about finding family with a good romance thrown in.… (más)

*A Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. This is my honest and unbiased review*

Hello Fellow Readers,

I really loved this book and fell in love with the characters. Azere was just so realistic and amazing, I knew from the very first chapter that I would just love her and I was right. While she was such a strong character, she had her insecurities and vulnerabilities. Rafael was great too, and it was nice to read his point of view and meet his family, but I was just more more invested in Azere's chapters.

Igharo has a way of writing so well that you can really feel the emotions and tension leap from the page. My emotions, when reading this, were all over the place but in a good way. I gotta admit that when I was nearing the end, I really didn't want it to be over. I wanted to continue Azere and Rafael's story, but I was really grateful for the epilogue that ended and wrapped up the story beautifully.

I gotta say that being a biracial child, the tension of two different cultures trying to come together was captured so well and you could really feel the way Azere was being torn in two separate directions. This story really had me on the edge of my seat and I could do nothing but continue reading because I had to see how it ends.

Overall, this was such a great book and I wish it didn't have to end.… (más)

3.5 stars

The strength in this book lies in its deft balance of detailing an immigrant's assimilation into a different society while trying not to lose their original identity. The book honestly truly shone in those moments. I loved the Nigerian culture bits sprinkled in. It was done in such a way as to not feel pandering or inauthentic.

I enjoyed our main protagonists a lot. The 2 of them had chemistry right from the onset and liked seeing their journey. I also really like Efe! I do not know if I am being too greedy but I would really love to read her book sometime in the future. Her last 1-on-1 conversation with Azere was so good.

I disliked 2 things so much however. There were about 10 references to "taking virginity" and by the 2nd/3rd reference I was done. It just went on and I feel that could have been edited out. I also immensely disliked the Mom. She was terrible. TBH she dragged down my enjoyment of the book up to the 75% mark! The last quarter however was so super strong that I ended up enjoying it.

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