One thing there quite simply isn’t enough of in this world is good lesbian romance novels. It’s a highly under-represented genre, and one I personally adore. But as we all know painfully well, there’s also a lack of access to authors of color, even in genres positively crying for more quality voices. So to stumble across a phenomenal #wlw story with two well-written Black female leads also written by a Black American woman? Well, I was basically salivating for a taste. And quite the delicious morsel Being Hospitable by Meka James proved to be. 😍
I fell hard and fast for both Kiki and Charley. They are such spunky, well-developed characters. I can sympathize with Kiki so hard (as a nurse, we lead similar hectic and crazy lives/schedules) so reading about her sleep challenges and exhaustion just really hit home for me. I can’t even begin to imagine waking up to Charley’s bouncy, beautiful butt dang near half-naked in my kitchen, even following a good night’s sleep. 😅
But it isn’t just that. These two, despite being written into a novella, are extremely well-rounded characters. Their story and character arcs weave together beautifully to create a true page-turner that will have you skipping potty breaks because you just must see how they handle the next moment together. It’s just one of those stories that carries you with it from page one to done and you don’t even realize you haven’t looked up from your e-reader in 2+ hours.
I recommend this to all lovers of romance, but especially those looking for a quality FF romance with wonderfully diverse and realistic characters that’ll suck you in and leave you wanting more, more, more!