4🤩🤩🤩🤩
"Fate, Faith, and Futures"
This book felt so much like home to me, I’m going to tell it like it is, just how it is. Fair warning, I’m about to get my clown on in the good-good part of this review. (It’s like that!)
Accidentally in Love with You is my first book by Kaye Lovett. And the woman did the damn thing! The people and the narrative were so relatable. I’m talking the love of “thick” people, references of bomb a** pu**y, doing people dirty, trifling chicks, Brian McKnight and Deborah Cox, cocoa butter, and silk pillowcases; all spot-on descriptions of “blackness” of this generation that sang to my soul.
It was clear from the jump that I would fall in love with the main characters. Kacie Benjamin is an up-and-coming set designer and photographer. Homegirl is ambitious and I love that about her. She knows what she wants, and she works her butt off to get it. Above all, she won’t let anyone stand in the way of her evolution. Not a man, not even family. That part resonated so much with me; Her pride made me proud. She is also very in touch with her feelings. An accident prompts a chance meeting with Caleb Jackson, a wealthy business owner. He is a gentle giant starving for love and affection and he tends to let folks take advantage of him. He is so sweet and so giving. The way he spoils Kacie is a dream. Make me no mistake, he is no chump. He is all Big Papa. Everybody needs them a Caleb Jackson!
Almost instantly, Kacie and Caleb get hit with the love jones. Experiencing the growth of their relationship was an eye-opening, heart-tugging, panty-melting pleasurable journey. When these two finally got their freak on? Good Lord! There was a brilliant juxtaposition between their personalities and their sex lives. It was so sweet… yet so NASTY. Like Ms. Jackson nasty. I’m talking wildin’ out, turnin’ out, hair-grabbing, head-smashin’, slurping and sloppy… Grab a pair and a spare, my friends. No joke. That gushy stuff was the real deal explosive! BRAVA, Ms. Lovett! BRA-FREAKIN’-VA!
I also thoroughly enjoyed the love language between Kacie and Caleb. The way they communicated was unique, inspiring, and harmonious. The development of their characters was so organic and original. This couple is entirely their best when they are together. Faith plays a big part in both of their lives. It humbles the narrative at times, and I found it endearing. The internal and external conflicts were well developed; the external took the climax for a surprising turn. My only issue with Accidentally in Love with You is the constant POV changes mid-chapters. It’s not my jam; I much prefer scene breaks. In this book, it was a distraction and it made it difficult to stay engaged in the action on the page. If not for that one detail, my rating would have been higher.
Another noteworthy mention: It is quote gold. Here are just some of what jumped out at me:
“With a big heart came greater disappointments.”
“…he was simply a man who loved love.”
“She was exquisite. Letting him know God took His time with her.”
“She helped me see things I didn’t see in myself, but I’m better because of me. However, I can’t deny Kacie makes me want to be better for her, too. She deserves healed me, the best me.”
“I don’t want to be the strong black woman anymore. I want to be vulnerable, supported, and loved on. I want to be someone’s number one priority.”
Accidentally in Love with You is a must-read and a re-read! I felt this book so much, I plan to buy a PB for my collection. I look forward to more of Ms. Lovett’s black magic.
Read if you’re down with:
*Black Love
*Harmonious Love
*Gentle Giant Hero
*Badass Heroine
*Heart-Warming
*Panty-Melting
*Nasty Good-Good
*Unique and Engaging Storytelling