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Pritty #2
Togetha
Perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Jason Reynolds, this highly anticipated sequel to Lambda Literary Award finalist Pritty finds Jay and Leroy togetha again as they fight to save not only their home but themselves from the powerful Bainbridge family’s treacherous endgame to retake Savannah for themselves, no matter the cost.
After finally reuniting, Jay and Leroy have never been in more danger. Caught in the crosshairs of the affluent Bainbridge family, who they’ve learned is determined to reshape Savannah in their own image, the duo has only just survived a series of near-death experiences before reaching the safety of the Black Diamonds. But the BDs’ ability to protect the Black neighborhoods of their city is slipping….
Missing the key piece of evidence that could have broken the Bainbridges’ hold over Savannah, everyone is scrambling for options. But when one of their own is kidnapped, Jay and Leroy realize they can’t rely on anyone but themselves to save them. Recruiting old friends, former enemies, and their most risky ally, Jay’s once-upon-a-time crush, Will, they set out to do the impossible: find the evidence they lost in order to finally expose the Bainbridges’ corruption to the world, by any means necessary.
But even as their plans bring them closer to revealing the Bainbridges’ treacherous endgame, Jay and Leroy’s own secrets from each other threaten to pull their love apart, just as old feelings between Jay and Will begin to blossom again. And as the battle for a brighter future boils over into the streets, to save their homes—and everyone they love—Jay, Leroy, and Will must decide: When the cost of justice might be each of their happiness, will they be able to make the sacrifice togetha?
After finally reuniting, Jay and Leroy have never been in more danger. Caught in the crosshairs of the affluent Bainbridge family, who they’ve learned is determined to reshape Savannah in their own image, the duo has only just survived a series of near-death experiences before reaching the safety of the Black Diamonds. But the BDs’ ability to protect the Black neighborhoods of their city is slipping….
Missing the key piece of evidence that could have broken the Bainbridges’ hold over Savannah, everyone is scrambling for options. But when one of their own is kidnapped, Jay and Leroy realize they can’t rely on anyone but themselves to save them. Recruiting old friends, former enemies, and their most risky ally, Jay’s once-upon-a-time crush, Will, they set out to do the impossible: find the evidence they lost in order to finally expose the Bainbridges’ corruption to the world, by any means necessary.
But even as their plans bring them closer to revealing the Bainbridges’ treacherous endgame, Jay and Leroy’s own secrets from each other threaten to pull their love apart, just as old feelings between Jay and Will begin to blossom again. And as the battle for a brighter future boils over into the streets, to save their homes—and everyone they love—Jay, Leroy, and Will must decide: When the cost of justice might be each of their happiness, will they be able to make the sacrifice togetha?
448 pages, Hardcover
Published January 7, 2025
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November 3, 2024
Look at this cover! It’s just as beautiful as the one from its prequel Pritty and maybe even more beautiful. Pritty and Togetha are part of a raw duology about two soft-hearted boys falling in love with each other despite the harsh world they’re living in.
It’s difficult to say something about Togetha without spoiling anything. The story starts where Pritty ended. It took me a while to get into this sequel because I hadn’t reread Pritty and forgot all those names, so I felt a bit lost at times. But … even though Jay’s and Leroy’s romance had ups and downs, I liked those boys so much together. In Togetha, Will has his own POV, too, and I enjoyed it being in his head as well. He and Jay had some old (romantic) stuff to deal with, and I actually loved that part. What I loved the most, though, was the brotherly love between Jay and Jacob and Leroy and Taj.
Be aware that you really need to read the first book in this duology if you want to read this one. But it’s worth it, I promise!
Thank you, HarperCollins Children’s Books and NetGalley, for this ARC!
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It’s difficult to say something about Togetha without spoiling anything. The story starts where Pritty ended. It took me a while to get into this sequel because I hadn’t reread Pritty and forgot all those names, so I felt a bit lost at times. But … even though Jay’s and Leroy’s romance had ups and downs, I liked those boys so much together. In Togetha, Will has his own POV, too, and I enjoyed it being in his head as well. He and Jay had some old (romantic) stuff to deal with, and I actually loved that part. What I loved the most, though, was the brotherly love between Jay and Jacob and Leroy and Taj.
Be aware that you really need to read the first book in this duology if you want to read this one. But it’s worth it, I promise!
Thank you, HarperCollins Children’s Books and NetGalley, for this ARC!
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February 28, 2025
4.5 rating
“False hope is more dangerous than any type of violence because where violence can injure the body, false hope injures the soul.”
Thank you Harper Collins and Hear Our Voices for this Book Tour opportunity
Listened via Libby along with the hardcover.
Keith, you’re absolutely amazing at what you do. Your writing is so beautiful. The way you write the simplest of words and put them together with so much emotion and depth is out of this world. Sometimes i caught myself about to cry saying “damn” after reading a moment in the book. Then i had to take a moment. Just know this author knows how to move a story.
I love all the MCs and the side characters. It was great getting Will’s pov. He had a lot going on in his mind and that hurt he was holding had me breaking. Leroy is my heart though. He had me so proud of him. Smiling from ear to ear. The love story between him and Jay is still growing in this book; i so love them togetha. Perfect. There’s so much in this story: hurt, community, love, feeling alone, family, self love and discovery, but most of all HEALING took place. With everything going on these characters still find time to save and bring their community together. Saving families. Highly recommend you to adding to your tbr.
Quotes:
“Our sobs seesaw us back and forth, pissed off that we just hurt boys, tryin our best not to grow up into hurt men who only know how to hurt each otha to win.”
“We know every bruise isn’t from a hand or a fist; some are so deep, they’re invisible.”
“When it hurts too much to smile, dance harder.”
“I want someone to look at me, to love me so much they risk losing me.”
“False hope is more dangerous than any type of violence because where violence can injure the body, false hope injures the soul.”
Thank you Harper Collins and Hear Our Voices for this Book Tour opportunity
Listened via Libby along with the hardcover.
Keith, you’re absolutely amazing at what you do. Your writing is so beautiful. The way you write the simplest of words and put them together with so much emotion and depth is out of this world. Sometimes i caught myself about to cry saying “damn” after reading a moment in the book. Then i had to take a moment. Just know this author knows how to move a story.
I love all the MCs and the side characters. It was great getting Will’s pov. He had a lot going on in his mind and that hurt he was holding had me breaking. Leroy is my heart though. He had me so proud of him. Smiling from ear to ear. The love story between him and Jay is still growing in this book; i so love them togetha. Perfect. There’s so much in this story: hurt, community, love, feeling alone, family, self love and discovery, but most of all HEALING took place. With everything going on these characters still find time to save and bring their community together. Saving families. Highly recommend you to adding to your tbr.
Quotes:
“Our sobs seesaw us back and forth, pissed off that we just hurt boys, tryin our best not to grow up into hurt men who only know how to hurt each otha to win.”
“We know every bruise isn’t from a hand or a fist; some are so deep, they’re invisible.”
“When it hurts too much to smile, dance harder.”
“I want someone to look at me, to love me so much they risk losing me.”
January 12, 2025
I started Togetha last night and stayed up til 2AM reading. I finished earlier today and could not turn the pages fast enough. I LOVED adding Will’s POV. It was absolutely brilliant and I had so much empathy for him. The thoughts of love, loneliness, fear, being used, hurting, heartbreak, family, and more make this a lovely note to miss. I don’t want to give anything away but I was torn for Jay and I loved loved loved that ending. It was so beautiful.
The writing is stunning. The prose is gorgeous. The vulnerability, the fear, love, forgiveness, heartbreak, family dynamics, secrets… everything is so important to the plot. And those covers?! Read both of these books. You will not regret
February 25, 2025
Pritty and Togetha are a powerful and moving exploration of healing, growth, and resilience through trauma, particularly for young Black and Brown individuals. Keith F. Miller Jr. creates a story rooted in truth. The book is dedicated to youth leaders who guide others to heal and thrive. The characters face real-world challenges such as violence, identity, and social pressures. Miller's work highlights the importance of community, friendship, and self-discovery.The narrative explores themes of love, wanting, and the search for something deeper than the surface. Pritty and Togetha emphasize the necessity of truth-telling and finding one's voice, even when it's difficult. Miller’s novel inspires a movement rooted in truth. The Pritty Series is more than just a story; it’s a call to action, urging readers to confront difficult truths and strive for a better future.
January 7, 2025
This book was part coming of age, part love story, part espionage spy novel. While Jay and Leroy are still navigating falling in love, they’re caught up in the middle of a political plot by Louis Bainbridge to ruin their whole community and bring down the Black Diamonds. Ruin the community might actually be an understatement. They’re trying to wipe it off the map completely to build a prison, a police academy, and a youth detention center (ironic how they were likely gonna use those to negatively impact the people they were trying to entice to give up their homes for the space to build). To do this, they’re offering people a lump sum of money to move into a housing development they’re building that’s so far away, buses don’t even run there. Those who don’t go willingly? Well, that’s what police brutality, false charges, bogus arrest warrants, planted evidence, and gang violence are for. Also, attempted murder and ACTUAL murder aren’t out of the question.
Jay and Lee, along with Taj, Jacob, Rouk, PYT (the hacker extraordinaire), Brown Brown, and the rest of the BDs work nonstop to uncover who murdered Faa and to stop the destruction of their community. Mind you, they’re doing all this while simultaneously exploring love and relationships. Along the way, they also make some unlikely allies. It’s a very beautiful story. I laughed and cried more reading this than I have in a long time. The ending was super satisfying for me. I almost wanna hear more about them, but it really ended in the perfect place
Jay and Lee, along with Taj, Jacob, Rouk, PYT (the hacker extraordinaire), Brown Brown, and the rest of the BDs work nonstop to uncover who murdered Faa and to stop the destruction of their community. Mind you, they’re doing all this while simultaneously exploring love and relationships. Along the way, they also make some unlikely allies. It’s a very beautiful story. I laughed and cried more reading this than I have in a long time. The ending was super satisfying for me. I almost wanna hear more about them, but it really ended in the perfect place
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January 28, 2025
Bare with me, I suck at articulating my thought but…this book was a beautiful reminder of the importance of community and
TOGETHA
ness. I think with the increase of technology after the early 2000s, we’ve kind of lost need for being outside and physically with others. Thanks to COVID and Tiktok during the pandemic, I think that people are now acknowledging more than community is important. Now more than ever with the current political climate set on division.
February 26, 2025
I loved book 1 in this series and book two was really good. I am so glad things worked out because I was definitely nervous that they were not going to win in the end. The only thing I did feel was really fleshed out what’s the relationships. Will and Jay situation felt weird for me and confusing still as well as Princeton and their person I can’t remember the name.
February 9, 2025
A nice conclusion to the duology. This book focused on the importance of community. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading more from the author in the future
January 7, 2025
Keith F. Miller Jr. is first and foremost, a beautiful writer. The craftsmanship between the pages of this book and curation of each sentence is evident. I have been strongly invested in Jay and Leroy's story and Togetha picks up right where Pritty left off. In preparation, I reread Pritty (not a hard feat considering I adored it) and couldn't wait to dive back into minds of Leroy and Jay. Surprisingly, one of my other favorite characters, Will, also had a POV and I was ELATED. Not only was this one of my top reads from 2024, I thin it'll be one of my top reads of 2025 as well. I love that Keith was able to make the differences in POV for all three boys so distinct and individual.
Since receiving this ARC, I have reread the story 3 times. The exploration of love in all forms is what really keeps me coming back. The romantic love between Leroy and Jay, the brotherly love between friends and family, and the halting familial love in both traditional and non-traditional forms. There is no "love triangle" but feelings are hardly linear and hard set. Jay is not above feelings, which is what makes these characters feel so real yet unreal. The expectation from reading about males in books is that they are usually hypersexual and unfeeling. Despite some of my frustrations with Jay and Will and their feelings, I appreciate that they are soft and multidimensional.
My absolute favorite part was that some of the trauma that the adults in the series has experienced is explored more here. It's still YA, so there's reservations, but it's very much explored more than Pritty. While it was still very much centered around the kids, the adults were also fleshed out characters rather than vessels of obstacles and blame for the kids to put on.
The community within this book is achingly strong but the thing about a community is that people aim to tear it down. Jay and Leroy get involved in a resistance fight back in order to protect their community. This book contains a varying amount of multitudes that blend together in the most beautiful story of healing and love.
The pacing was more even than Pritty and I found myself ending the book and immediately wanting to pick Pritty back up just to experience the changes the characters have gone through and understand the deeper meaning behind their initial decisions again.
Overall, this book still reigns high as a book about black love and happiness but it does not shy away from the fluctuations of life and feelings. Thank you for the absolute pleasure of sharing your work with me again Keith, I'd read your grocery lists.
Since receiving this ARC, I have reread the story 3 times. The exploration of love in all forms is what really keeps me coming back. The romantic love between Leroy and Jay, the brotherly love between friends and family, and the halting familial love in both traditional and non-traditional forms. There is no "love triangle" but feelings are hardly linear and hard set. Jay is not above feelings, which is what makes these characters feel so real yet unreal. The expectation from reading about males in books is that they are usually hypersexual and unfeeling. Despite some of my frustrations with Jay and Will and their feelings, I appreciate that they are soft and multidimensional.
My absolute favorite part was that some of the trauma that the adults in the series has experienced is explored more here. It's still YA, so there's reservations, but it's very much explored more than Pritty. While it was still very much centered around the kids, the adults were also fleshed out characters rather than vessels of obstacles and blame for the kids to put on.
The community within this book is achingly strong but the thing about a community is that people aim to tear it down. Jay and Leroy get involved in a resistance fight back in order to protect their community. This book contains a varying amount of multitudes that blend together in the most beautiful story of healing and love.
The pacing was more even than Pritty and I found myself ending the book and immediately wanting to pick Pritty back up just to experience the changes the characters have gone through and understand the deeper meaning behind their initial decisions again.
Overall, this book still reigns high as a book about black love and happiness but it does not shy away from the fluctuations of life and feelings. Thank you for the absolute pleasure of sharing your work with me again Keith, I'd read your grocery lists.
February 25, 2025
it helped to already be introduced to the characters/dynamics/intricate plot points from book 1, because it flowed more easily in book 2. but it was still a very dense book. i honestly would've preferred less of the gentrification subplot and other random scenes in favor of building up character's relationships in a "slice of life" way.
But I do really like the message of the gentrification subplot and the little festival at the end to teach people about their property rights and community bonds. it's fun to have wish fulfillment scenarios.
in contrast, the scenes with the villains were all lowkey cartoonish. like everybody just shows up to threaten/flirt with the main characters, they all wear "african tribal masks" (bruh). they still work for the Bainbridges for whatever reason even tho they're literally from the neighborhood he's trying to gentrify. i didn't find it compelling. but issokay. It was also interesting to see more of the BD's group structure and everything, like i'm now understanding more of the vision of what they're meant to be as far as a community leadership group. #goals
I think the most compelling subplot for me was Will and Lyric, even tho it didn't start until part 2 of the book. Idk they just ate, i really vibed with their motives of parental protectiveness, and swimming rivalry, and then power struggle/toxic interdependance & whatever juicy shit was happening... meanwhile, sadly, Leroy and Jay's relationship STILL felt so underdeveloped. again with the noncommunication and hesitancy and disconnect smh. oh well. im glad they developed into self-confident characters, who relaized their full potential, and got to go to college. wooo on the way to <3 chicagooo <3 (but its actually evanston and madison)
lastly, why does Will call his mother "Mum" ... he's a new yorker, not british. what the hell happened to "Moms" "Mama" maybe even "Mommy??" ok but so happy there was a nice resolution to Jay's dad subplot and i really like the way this book includes the adults/parental figures in the narrative realistically.
Btw :) still waiting :) for that animation :) haha any day now please. also i would sooo love it if that animatic concentrated more on the characters just going thru normal teenage stuff and we dont rlly NEED the espionage subplot. like you can still include themes of gentrification and stuff in a basic, slice of life way. still cool either way tho.
But I do really like the message of the gentrification subplot and the little festival at the end to teach people about their property rights and community bonds. it's fun to have wish fulfillment scenarios.
in contrast, the scenes with the villains were all lowkey cartoonish. like everybody just shows up to threaten/flirt with the main characters, they all wear "african tribal masks" (bruh). they still work for the Bainbridges for whatever reason even tho they're literally from the neighborhood he's trying to gentrify. i didn't find it compelling. but issokay. It was also interesting to see more of the BD's group structure and everything, like i'm now understanding more of the vision of what they're meant to be as far as a community leadership group. #goals
I think the most compelling subplot for me was Will and Lyric, even tho it didn't start until part 2 of the book. Idk they just ate, i really vibed with their motives of parental protectiveness, and swimming rivalry, and then power struggle/toxic interdependance & whatever juicy shit was happening... meanwhile, sadly, Leroy and Jay's relationship STILL felt so underdeveloped. again with the noncommunication and hesitancy and disconnect smh. oh well. im glad they developed into self-confident characters, who relaized their full potential, and got to go to college. wooo on the way to <3 chicagooo <3 (but its actually evanston and madison)
lastly, why does Will call his mother "Mum" ... he's a new yorker, not british. what the hell happened to "Moms" "Mama" maybe even "Mommy??" ok but so happy there was a nice resolution to Jay's dad subplot and i really like the way this book includes the adults/parental figures in the narrative realistically.
Btw :) still waiting :) for that animation :) haha any day now please. also i would sooo love it if that animatic concentrated more on the characters just going thru normal teenage stuff and we dont rlly NEED the espionage subplot. like you can still include themes of gentrification and stuff in a basic, slice of life way. still cool either way tho.
February 17, 2025
Wow!!! This book and duology blew me away! This story is such a breath of fresh air. All the vulnerability, heart, political intrigue, community, angst, heartbreak, love, betrayal, forgiveness, and mystery had me captivated from beginning until the very last page. I was completely enthralled by the storytelling of each character and the growth they had to work through. In this installment, we have an additional pov ( Will), and all the brotherly love from book one remains a staple and even takes it up a few notches as we get to see their deeper communication with other characters in the story.
I adored the connections all these guys formed with each other. They truly felt like a brotherhood and family regardless of blood relations. There were a couple of scenes in here that cracked my little heart and left me hurting for the boys. The author has a beautiful way of expressing emotions that makes it heartfelt even for the reader. A few few of the character shad to work through some feelings, and I'm really happy that they didn't shy away from those hard moments.
This book made me smile, blush, kick my feet, and clutch my pearls lololol. It was a pleasure to get caught up in this world and root for these fictional boys and men to make it to the other side of everything they were dealing with. I've never read a duology this fast in my life. I started Pritty today and went straight into book 2. I will absolutely be recommending these books to by friends.
Thank you Harper Collins Childrens Books and HearOurVoicesTours for the gifted copy of this novel.
I adored the connections all these guys formed with each other. They truly felt like a brotherhood and family regardless of blood relations. There were a couple of scenes in here that cracked my little heart and left me hurting for the boys. The author has a beautiful way of expressing emotions that makes it heartfelt even for the reader. A few few of the character shad to work through some feelings, and I'm really happy that they didn't shy away from those hard moments.
This book made me smile, blush, kick my feet, and clutch my pearls lololol. It was a pleasure to get caught up in this world and root for these fictional boys and men to make it to the other side of everything they were dealing with. I've never read a duology this fast in my life. I started Pritty today and went straight into book 2. I will absolutely be recommending these books to by friends.
Thank you Harper Collins Childrens Books and HearOurVoicesTours for the gifted copy of this novel.
January 23, 2025
(4.75 rounded up)
Dear God this was raw, and real, and a bit fast pace (probably because it took 3 days instead of the 3 weeks where I white-knuckled Pritty) and sooooooo needed. Togetha picks up right where we left off and it's no less engaging than the first book.
I knew at the back of my head that there would be Love Triangle Tingz, and as the biggest hater of that trope, I prayed that it wouldn't taint my reading experience. And it didn't!! Mostly because there were too many other things the story focused on and every single part played a role.
I love and appreciate how queer, and Black, and southern, this book is. I love Keith F. Miller's prose (the way he constructs some of his sentences??? I must have reread so many passages before I had to force myself to highlight and keep moving lol!)
Speaking specifically about the additional POVs, I appreciated WIll's and what his perspective brought to the table. Jay will forever and always be my baby, and I must have said "awwww" a dozen times when it came to him and Leroy.
I wish I could better articulate what Pritty and Togetha mean to me, but just know that this series will forever be one of my favorites and I probably will be rereading Togetha this year LOL!
Dear God this was raw, and real, and a bit fast pace (probably because it took 3 days instead of the 3 weeks where I white-knuckled Pritty) and sooooooo needed. Togetha picks up right where we left off and it's no less engaging than the first book.
I knew at the back of my head that there would be Love Triangle Tingz, and as the biggest hater of that trope, I prayed that it wouldn't taint my reading experience. And it didn't!! Mostly because there were too many other things the story focused on and every single part played a role.
I love and appreciate how queer, and Black, and southern, this book is. I love Keith F. Miller's prose (the way he constructs some of his sentences??? I must have reread so many passages before I had to force myself to highlight and keep moving lol!)
Speaking specifically about the additional POVs, I appreciated WIll's and what his perspective brought to the table. Jay will forever and always be my baby, and I must have said "awwww" a dozen times when it came to him and Leroy.
I wish I could better articulate what Pritty and Togetha mean to me, but just know that this series will forever be one of my favorites and I probably will be rereading Togetha this year LOL!
July 26, 2025
3.5 stars.
This was good.
I will admit that the beginning of the story had me nervous because we as the reader knew the "big misunderstanding" was coming, and we knew what that meant.
When it happened, it wasn't as bad as I thought, and it was actually alright. It wasn't that bad, and I think it was something that needed to happen. I also liked how the story line between Will, Ley and Jay finally ended.
This is more than a love story, it's a story about family, brothers, friendship, and a community rooted in love.
I didn't give it 4 stars because I have no idea if this is how the story is ending. I still have many questions. Will we get a third and final book so we can finally see Jay and Lee together, like actually together. Will we see how the new chapter of the BD's are doing, and how about Will and Lyric.
I have many questions, and I am hoping we get a final book so we can get the answers.
This was good.
I will admit that the beginning of the story had me nervous because we as the reader knew the "big misunderstanding" was coming, and we knew what that meant.
When it happened, it wasn't as bad as I thought, and it was actually alright. It wasn't that bad, and I think it was something that needed to happen. I also liked how the story line between Will, Ley and Jay finally ended.
This is more than a love story, it's a story about family, brothers, friendship, and a community rooted in love.
I didn't give it 4 stars because I have no idea if this is how the story is ending. I still have many questions. Will we get a third and final book so we can finally see Jay and Lee together, like actually together. Will we see how the new chapter of the BD's are doing, and how about Will and Lyric.
I have many questions, and I am hoping we get a final book so we can get the answers.
February 27, 2025
With returning characters from Pritty as well as some added new characters, Togetha gives us a conclusion like no other, and has the same emotional roller coaster ride of Pritty. It had so many lessons throughout both stories, I might have to do a re read one of these days. Without giving away too much, these were some of the most enjoyable Queer Books I've read this year, and I can't wait to see what the author comes up with next. They are now officially on my autobuy list.
I received a copy of the book via the Publisher in conjunction with a tour hosted by hear our voices and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.
I received a copy of the book via the Publisher in conjunction with a tour hosted by hear our voices and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.
July 19, 2025
I read this book because I read the first one about a year ago. I have a lot of the same feelings about this one that I had about the first one. I feel like the characters didn’t develop enough for me throughout the story. The events in the story were too convenient and this may be a hot take, but I hate the way Leroy’s POV is written. I get that’s the way they speak but it was still annoying to me. I will give props for the consistency, however. I did appreciate the theme of how important community is. Every other plot point, to me, felt shallow. This series has a lot of potential but feels flat in the sense of character development and plot-driving incidents.
February 25, 2025
Keith F. Miller has done it again! Pritty book #2 Togetha continues this much needed story of young men growing into manhood and learning what it means to manage various aspects of life while acknowledging the desires of the heart and the flesh. The author does a great job of taking the reader on a journey of self-awareness, tough decision-making, honesty, forgiveness, community, and, most of all, love with these young men. Where book #1 leaves you with questions, this book answers them all.
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February 7, 2025
I love that Togetha picks up right where Pritty left off. Keith F. Miller is such a beautiful writer. The exploration of love in all forms is what really carries these books. Familial love, romantic love, brotherly love, found-family love - it's not all linear and the miscommunication can be frustrating, but ultimately the love is big, and that's what matters. Read these books. (The covers are so pretty I could print and hang them, btw)
February 16, 2025
“At the end of the day, we are not only precious but we are worthy of protection. But we can’t protect what we don’t see. And we can’t appreciate what we don’t feel. So, above all, I’m grateful to each and every person who, by existing, proves that I’m not alone. And because of it, we will always find each other. Because we are each other’s medicine.”
~Keith F. Miller, Jr.
This was everything and more.
~Keith F. Miller, Jr.
This was everything and more.
July 9, 2025
DNF. A disappointment compared to the first, I'm sad to say. Too much focus on things like clothing choice and less on relationship building. And Jay's choice to stay silent in the first 3/4 of the book presented him as far more immature and callous than I'd thought. A few moments of joy and building of relationship (nearly all platonic this time, none romantic and very few familial) are what keeps it from 1 star rating.
August 11, 2025
I am so happy I read this duology! It is such a great coming of age story specifically for Queer Black and Brown youth 🩵
My only complaint is that there is a wide variety of characters so it was a bit hard to keep up with at times and some of the sexual scenes were a little uncomfy for me as an adult, but I don’t think it was anything outrageous.
So very excited to see what else the author puts out!
My only complaint is that there is a wide variety of characters so it was a bit hard to keep up with at times and some of the sexual scenes were a little uncomfy for me as an adult, but I don’t think it was anything outrageous.
So very excited to see what else the author puts out!
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January 26, 2025
I Really enjoyed reading Togetha. It picks up right where we left off in Pritty and the story moves pretty quickly in the first part of this story. I was so invested in the characters and seeing their growth felt good. I lowkey kept yelling at Jay like he could hear me. I felt a lot of emotions reading this and I couldn’t put it down.
February 14, 2025
Keith Miller’s Togetha is a gripping and emotional read that pulls you into a world where trust is fragile, and survival comes at a cost. The story feels real and raw, showing the weight of the choices people make when they feel like they have no other options. Miller’s writing makes you connect with the characters, feel their struggles, and question what you would do in their shoes. It’s the kind of book that sticks with you, making you think long after you’ve turned the last page.
February 22, 2025
conclusion
I loved how this story came together in the end and how everyone came together to save their neighborhood and get justice for a friend/family member lost. Then the building on the relationship between Jay, Lee and others definitely the conclusion I need to end a good story.
I loved how this story came together in the end and how everyone came together to save their neighborhood and get justice for a friend/family member lost. Then the building on the relationship between Jay, Lee and others definitely the conclusion I need to end a good story.
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June 2, 2025DNF. Unfortunately the author had to pull out of the book festival for which I was reading this title, absolutely obliterating any motivation I had to finish it. It is beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not what I would usually read (because I am unfortunately as shallow as a teaspoon when it comes to reading sometimes).
January 10, 2025
Audiobook listen
February 11, 2025
If I were to take a shot every time the word “togetha” came up in the book, I would need to go get my stomach pumped 🙃
July 28, 2025
How do I even find a book to top these two books 😩😩 took me so long to finish because I didn’t want it to end
June 13, 2025
I liked this less than Pritty but it was still good.
June 11, 2025
Wow. Honestly I prefer the sequel in this duology much more than the first book! In my opinion, this successor was a much more well rounded experience than the first in that the story was a bit easier to follow. There were still a lot more characters than I would have liked to keep up with, but, that aspect didn't take away too much of my interest. I enjoyed being able to explore more depth within each of the main characters while still gaining a deeper understanding on how all of their stories/relationships intertwined together throughout the book! The writing felt beautiful and youthful and very "grown up" all at the same time. I also enjoyed the camaraderie between the entire community, the world felt very steeped in it's southern roots and they make a lot of nods to black southern culture that I came back to appreciate time and time again! One thing I was really hoping and wishing for after I read Pritty #1 was more insight into Will's backstory and a TRUE POV from his perspective and this second book definitely delivered in that department, it was eloquently put together. The characters in this world are nuanced, complex and don't necessarily fit into any specific box so it adds some great layers. Great read truly, I usually don't care for coming of age stories but we definitely need more black and queer stories like this! 4⭐️
August 30, 2025
The sequel we needed! ALL of this was so good. It had EVERYTHING!! Coming of age, romance, mystery, action, community. Ughhh just EVERYTHING. The boys were tender-hearted, loving, and wise. Love this book down. 🖤
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