3.75/4 ⭐️
“I promise you won’t regret it. When one man won’t, there’s always somebody else who will. I’m him.” ❤️
Tropes
Black love
Novella
Celebrity actor MMC
Flower shop owner FMC
body positivity (curvy FMC)
Loss / grief / touch of suspense
To start, this book has such a pretty cover.
I love a good spicy novella, and the spice was definitely spicing. I liked Ezekiel as a character. He ticked all the boxes. Sexy, black, successful, caring, romantic, attentive, protective, and passionate. I loved how hard we went after Denishia. He saw her, knew he wanted her, and wasn’t letting up until she gave him a chance. He didn’t play with her at all, and I loved that for her. I also loved how on multiple occasions, even with his busy schedule, he intentionally made time for her.
I also liked Denishia. She was an entrepreneur, determined, and caring. I do wish she would’ve been stronger though when it came to Will because she should’ve left him long before he popped up showing out at her business.
Her friends were hilarious and I loved how they hyped her up, kept her uplifted and encouraged, and pushed her to open herself up and give Ezekiel a chance.
Will was a trifling pos and I wasn’t here for his “redemption arc”. How do you, a man .., let a woman punk you into dogging/disrespecting your girlfriend? The woman you claim to love?? And I’m not convinced he didn’t know ahead of time that Sabrina planned to break into her shop and possibly attack her. Zeke should’ve really put hands on him lol
Because this was a novella, we didn’t get much depth as it pertained to Zeke and Denishia’s chemistry/emotional connection/relationship growing, and I wish we had. I also wanted more from the ending. I didn’t really feel like a true HEA, since they were still just boyfriend and girlfriend. I would’ve loved to see a engagement, marriage, and or kids