Ayo’s Reviews > The Compound > Status Update

“I looked at him. He was incredibly undeniably gorgeous.

I could see why I’d gravitated towards him in the beginning. I liked beautiful things. But there was a part of me that was ashamed by the shallowness I had shown in betting on him with so little thought.”

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“I think the way we are living now preys on the idea of desire. It amplifies it to the point of absurdity.

You have to find someone to share a bed with or you’re out. You have to make someone want to share a bed with you or you’re out.”

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“I didn’t hate that I was the second most beautiful. I hated that I had to stand there and be told that everyone else thought so.”

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“Do you think any of the men would be black?

There’s usually one but not always. . . If it’s all white boys I’m screwed. The white boys never go for the black girl.”


GIRL!!! You went there??? I’m eating this book up quickly!!!

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“While the sheer size of the compound was incredible, it was distinctively rundown. It looked a lot like the home of a billionaire if the billionaire’s staff had gone on strike.”

I LOVE so many things about this book already. This is so NOW!!!

Also I am fascinated by how Rawle describes. Her use of figurative language is neck turning !!!

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